VMware Horizon View Client for Windows Release Notes
Horizon View Client for Windows 5.3 | 14 March 2013
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Last Updated: 14 March 2013
These release notes cover the following topics:
Key Features
VMware Horizon View Client for Windows makes it easy to access your Windows virtual desktop with the best possible user experience on the
Local Area Network (LAN) or across a Wide Area Network (WAN).
- Support for Windows 8 Desktop, Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP systems.
- Unmatched performance - The adaptive capabilities of the PCoIP display protocol are optimized to deliver the best user experience, even over
low-bandwidth and high-latency connections. Your desktop is fast and responsive regardless of where you are.
- Simple connectivity - Horizon View Client for Windows is tightly integrated with VMware Horizon View for simple setup and connectivity.
- Secure from any location - At your desk or away from the office, your data is delivered securely to you wherever you are. SSL/TLS encryption
is always used to protect user credentials, and enhanced certificate checking is
performed on the client. View Client for Windows also supports optional RADIUS and RSA SecurID authentication. (RADIUS support was added with VMware View 5.1 and
View Client for Windows 5.1.)
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What's New in This Release
VMware Horizon View Client for Windows 5.3 includes the following new features:
- Microsoft Lync support on Windows 7 client systems - You can now use a Microsoft Lync 2013 client on a Windows 7 Horizon View desktop to
participate in Unified Communications (UC) VoIP (voice over IP) and video chat calls with Lync certified USB audio and video devices. A dedicated IP phone is no longer
required. Requires Horizon View 5.2 servers, and desktop connections must be made with the PCoIP display protocol. Recording audio is not yet supported.
- Enhanced support for 3D applications - If you use the PCoIP display protocol when using CAD or 3D applications in a Horizon View 5.2 desktop, you can
enable the relative mouse feature for an improved user experience.
- Localization support for Traditional Chinese - Both the Horizon View Client user interface and documentation are now available in Traditional
Chinese.
- Optional customer experience improvement program (CEIP) - If you are using View Connection Server 5.1 or later and your company participates in
the CEIP, Horizon View Client collects anonymous data about client usage to prioritize hardware and software compatibility. No user-identifiable data is collected. For a
complete list of the client information collected, see
Using VMware Horizon View Client for Windows.
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Internationalization
The user interface and documentation for Horizon View Client are available in English, Japanese, French, German, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, and Korean.
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Before You Begin
- VMware Horizon View Client for Windows requires one of the following operating systems:
- 32-bit or 64-bit Windows 8, Enterprise or Pro edition
- 32-bit or 64-bit Windows 7 SP1 or no service pack, Home, Enterprise, Ultimate, or Professional edition
- 32-bit Windows Vista SP2, Home, Enterprise, Ultimate, or Business edition
- 32-bit Windows XP SP3, Home or Professional edition
- VMware Horizon View Client for Windows is supported with VMware View 4.6.1 or later, 5.0.1 or later, 5.1.x, and Horizon View 5.2.
- Horizon View Client requires SSL for connections to View Connection Server. This SSL requirement is also true for all other Horizon View clients, including
Horizon View Client for Mac, Linux, iPad, Android, and Windows Store.
Therefore, you must enter a fully qualified domain name for View Connection Server, rather than an IP address, in the View Server field of Horizon View Client.
By default, Horizon View Client then checks the server certificate that View Connection Server presents. For more information, see the topics about configuring
certificate
checking in the VMware Horizon View Installation document and in the Using VMware Horizon View Client documents for the various platforms of Horizon View Client.
- To install, download the installer from the VMware Horizon View Client download
page.
- For more system requirements and installation instructions, see
Using VMware Horizon View Client for Windows.
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Resolved Issues
The Horizon View Client 5.3 release adds features and bug fixes. For a list of the resolved issues, see the resolved issues for the
View Client section of the VMware Horizon View 5.2 Release Notes.
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Known Issues
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If you use a touch-enabled screen on your client system to work in a Windows 7 View desktop, do not use the Enable Relative Mouse feature. This feature provides improved
mouse performance for 3D and CAD applications, but for Windows 7 View desktops, the mouse coordinates are not translated properly if you use a touch-enabled screen or a
tablet.
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If you have multiple monitors with different screen resolutions, if you expand Horizon View Client to all monitors and then select the Enable Relative Mouse feature, occasionally, the mouse pointer might not be able to move downward beyond a certain position.
Workaround: Press Ctrl+Alt.
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If you use smart cards with ActivClient middleware, to log in to a Windows 8 View desktop, you must have ActivClient 7.0.0.42 or later installed on both the client
system and the View desktop.
For more known issues, see the known issues for
View Client and Remote Desktop Experience section of the
VMware Horizon View 5.2 Release Notes
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