Horizon Agent Direct-Connection Plug-In (formerly View Agent Direct-Connection Plug-In) enables Horizon Client applications to directly connect to virtual machine-based desktops, published desktops, or applications. Horizon Agent Direct-Connection Plug-In is an extension to Horizon Agent and is installed on virtual machine-based desktops or multi-session hosts.
Horizon Agent Direct-Connection Plug-In System Requirements Horizon Agent Direct-Connection Plug-In (formerly View Agent Direct-Connection Plug-In) is installed on machines where Horizon Agent is already installed. For a list of operating systems that Horizon Agent supports, see "Supported Operating Systems for Horizon Agent" in the Horizon Installation and Upgrade document and "System Requirements for Horizon Agent for Linux" in the Linux Desktops and Applications in Horizon document.
Install Horizon Agent Direct-Connection Plug-In Horizon Agent Direct-Connection Plug-In (formerly View Agent Direct-Connection Plug-In) is packaged in an installer file that you can download from the VMware website and install. You can install Horizon Agent Direct-Connection Plug-In on a Windows or Linux machine where Horizon Agent is already installed.
Windows - Install Horizon Agent Direct-Connection Plug-In Silently You can use the silent installation feature of Microsoft Windows Installer (MSI) to install Horizon Agent Direct-Connection Plug-In (formerly View Agent Direct-Connection Plug-In). In a silent installation, you use the command line and do not have to respond to wizard prompts.