You can install a Horizon Agent hotpatch where Horizon Agent is already installed without needing to uninstall and reinstall Horizon Agent. You can also install a patch silently.
You can install the latest patch which is included in a Horizon Agent build.
Prerequisites
- In Horizon Agent is already installed and note the build number. , verify
- In Horizon Agent Update Patch is the same build number as the Horizon Agent build. , verify the
Procedure
- To start the Horizon Agent installation program, double-click the Horizon Agent Update Patch installer file. The installer filename is VMware-Horizon-Agent-x86_64-YYMM-y.y.y-xxxxxx.msp, where YYMM is the marketing version number, y.y.y is the internal version number, and xxxxxx is the build number.
- Select Repair from these three options:
- Modify: add or remove the components that are installed.
- Repair: install patches, fix missing or corrupt files, shortcuts, and registry entries.
- Remove: remove Horizon Agent from the computer.
- Follow the prompts to finish the installation.
- Restart the system for the changes to take effect.
What to do next
Verify the patch build number is updated in the registry: HKLM:\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\VMware, Inc.\AgentVersions!view-agent
and HKLM:\SOFTWARE\VMware, Inc.\Vmware VDM!BuildNumber
and in .