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Downloads:
177,550
Downloads of v 4.4.0:
21,179
Last Update:
10 Apr 2017
Package Maintainer(s):
Software Author(s):
- VMware Inc.
Tags:
vmware horizon view client virtual-machine vdi admin- Software Specific:
- Software Site
- Software License
- Software Docs
- Software Mailing List
- Package Specific:
- Package Source
- Package outdated?
- Package broken?
- Contact Maintainers
- Contact Site Admins
- Software Vendor?
- Report Abuse
- Download

VMware Horizon Client
This is not the latest version of VMware Horizon Client available.
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- Software Vendor?
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- Download
Downloads:
177,550
Downloads of v 4.4.0:
21,179
Maintainer(s):
Software Author(s):
- VMware Inc.
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VMware Horizon Client 4.4.0
This is not the latest version of VMware Horizon Client available.
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2 Passing Test
To install VMware Horizon Client, run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:
To upgrade VMware Horizon Client, run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:
To uninstall VMware Horizon Client, run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:
NOTE: This applies to both open source and commercial editions of Chocolatey.
1. Ensure you are set for organizational deployment
Please see the organizational deployment guide
2. Get the package into your environment-
Open Source or Commercial:
- Proxy Repository - Create a proxy nuget repository on Nexus, Artifactory Pro, or a proxy Chocolatey repository on ProGet. Point your upstream to https://chocolatey.org/api/v2. Packages cache on first access automatically. Make sure your choco clients are using your proxy repository as a source and NOT the default community repository. See source command for more information.
- You can also just download the package and push it to a repository Download
-
Open Source
- Download the Package Download
- Follow manual internalization instructions
-
Package Internalizer (C4B)
- Run
choco download vmware-horizon-client --internalize --version=4.4.0 --source=https://chocolatey.org/api/v2
(additional options) - Run
choco push --source="'http://internal/odata/repo'"
for package and dependencies - Automate package internalization
- Run
3. Enter your internal repository url
(this should look similar to https://chocolatey.org/api/v2)
4. Choose your deployment method:
choco upgrade vmware-horizon-client -y --source="'STEP 3 URL'" [other options]
See options you can pass to upgrade.
See best practices for scripting.
Add this to a PowerShell script or use a Batch script with tools and in places where you are calling directly to Chocolatey. If you are integrating, keep in mind enhanced exit codes.
If you do use a PowerShell script, use the following to ensure bad exit codes are shown as failures:
choco upgrade vmware-horizon-client -y --source="'STEP 3 URL'"
$exitCode = $LASTEXITCODE
Write-Verbose "Exit code was $exitCode"
$validExitCodes = @(0, 1605, 1614, 1641, 3010)
if ($validExitCodes -contains $exitCode) {
Exit 0
}
Exit $exitCode
- name: Ensure vmware-horizon-client installed
win_chocolatey:
name: vmware-horizon-client
state: present
version: 4.4.0
source: STEP 3 URL
See docs at https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/modules/win_chocolatey_module.html.
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chocolatey_package 'vmware-horizon-client' do
action :install
version '4.4.0'
source 'STEP 3 URL'
end
See docs at https://docs.chef.io/resource_chocolatey_package.html.
Chocolatey::Ensure-Package
(
Name: vmware-horizon-client,
Version: 4.4.0,
Source: STEP 3 URL
);
Requires Otter Chocolatey Extension. See docs at https://inedo.com/den/otter/chocolatey.
cChocoPackageInstaller vmware-horizon-client
{
Name = 'vmware-horizon-client'
Ensure = 'Present'
Version = '4.4.0'
Source = 'STEP 3 URL'
}
Requires cChoco DSC Resource. See docs at https://github.com/chocolatey/cChoco.
package { 'vmware-horizon-client':
provider => 'chocolatey',
ensure => '4.4.0',
source => 'STEP 3 URL',
}
Requires Puppet Chocolatey Provider module. See docs at https://forge.puppet.com/puppetlabs/chocolatey.
salt '*' chocolatey.install vmware-horizon-client version="4.4.0" source="STEP 3 URL"
See docs at https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/ref/modules/all/salt.modules.chocolatey.html.
5. If applicable - Chocolatey configuration/installation
See infrastructure management matrix for Chocolatey configuration elements and examples.
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This package was approved as a trusted package on 20 Jun 2018.
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 10, Windows 8 and 8.1 (with Updates), and Windows 7.
$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop';
$toolsDir = "$(Split-Path -parent $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Definition)"
$packageArgs = @{
packageName = 'vmware-horizon-client'
unzipLocation = "$(Split-Path -parent $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Definition)"
fileType = 'exe'
url = 'https://download3.vmware.com/software/view/viewclients/CART17Q1/VMware-Horizon-Client-4.4.0-5171611.exe'
silentArgs = '/S /V"/qn REBOOT=Reallysuppress"'
validExitCodes= @(0, 3010, 1641)
softwareName = 'vmware-horizon-client*'
checksum = '3599907f92da1e15f4393952d7c4d8cf'
checksumType = 'md5'
}
Install-ChocolateyPackage @packageArgs
$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop';
$packageName = 'vmware-horizon-client'
$softwareName = 'VMware Horizon Client*'
$installerType = 'MSI'
$silentArgs = '/qn /norestart'
$validExitCodes = @(0, 3010, 1605, 1614, 1641)
if ($installerType -ne 'MSI') {
$validExitCodes = @(0)
}
$uninstalled = $false
$local_key = 'HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\*'
$machine_key = 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\*'
$machine_key6432 = 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\*'
$key = Get-ItemProperty -Path @($machine_key6432,$machine_key, $local_key) `
-ErrorAction SilentlyContinue `
| ? { $_.DisplayName -like "$softwareName" }
if ($key.Count -eq 1) {
$key | % {
$file = "$($_.UninstallString)"
if ($installerType -eq 'MSI') {
$silentArgs = "$($_.PSChildName) $silentArgs"
$file = ''
}
Uninstall-ChocolateyPackage -PackageName $packageName `
-FileType $installerType `
-SilentArgs "$silentArgs" `
-ValidExitCodes $validExitCodes `
-File "$file"
}
} elseif ($key.Count -eq 0) {
Write-Warning "$packageName has already been uninstalled by other means."
} elseif ($key.Count -gt 1) {
Write-Warning "$key.Count matches found!"
Write-Warning "To prevent accidental data loss, no programs will be uninstalled."
Write-Warning "Please alert package maintainer the following keys were matched:"
$key | % {Write-Warning "- $_.DisplayName"}
}
Log in or click on link to see number of positives.
- vmware-horizon-client.4.4.0.nupkg (46534e0c9919) - ## / 59
- VMware-Horizon-Client-4.4.0-5171611.exe (da1cb9ab9e8b) - ## / 60
In cases where actual malware is found, the packages are subject to removal. Software sometimes has false positives. Moderators do not necessarily validate the safety of the underlying software, only that a package retrieves software from the official distribution point and/or validate embedded software against official distribution point (where distribution rights allow redistribution).
Chocolatey Pro provides runtime protection from possible malware.
Version | Downloads | Last Updated | Status |
---|---|---|---|
VMware Horizon Client for Windows 8.1.0.17349995 | 6796 | Monday, January 11, 2021 | Approved |
VMware Horizon Client for Windows 8.0.0.16531419 | 18519 | Friday, August 14, 2020 | Approved |
VMware Horizon Client 5.5.0.16975072 | 158 | Monday, October 19, 2020 | Approved |
VMware Horizon Client 5.4.4.16879994 | 19 | Monday, October 19, 2020 | Approved |
VMware Horizon Client 5.4.3.16346110 | 5504 | Friday, July 3, 2020 | Approved |
VMware Horizon Client 5.4.2.15936851 | 9585 | Tuesday, April 14, 2020 | Approved |
VMware Horizon Client 5.4.1.15897311 | 4216 | Wednesday, March 25, 2020 | Approved |
VMware Horizon Client 5.4.0.15805437 | 2355 | Wednesday, March 18, 2020 | Approved |
VMware Horizon Client 5.3.0.15208953 | 18110 | Thursday, December 19, 2019 | Approved |
VMware Horizon Client 5.2.0 | 19783 | Tuesday, September 17, 2019 | Approved |
VMware Horizon Client 5.1.0 | 22313 | Tuesday, July 9, 2019 | Approved |
VMware Horizon Client 5.0.0 | 19515 | Thursday, April 4, 2019 | Approved |
VMware Horizon Client 4.10.0 | 11726 | Friday, December 14, 2018 | Approved |
VMware Horizon Client 4.8.1 | 3292 | Friday, August 24, 2018 | Approved |
VMware Horizon Client 4.4.0 | 21179 | Monday, April 10, 2017 | Approved |
VMware Horizon Client 4.3.0 | 3969 | Monday, December 12, 2016 | Approved |
VMware Horizon Client 4.2.0 | 953 | Wednesday, September 21, 2016 | Approved |
VMware Horizon Client 4.1.0 | 3071 | Thursday, June 30, 2016 | Approved |
VMware Horizon Client 4.0.1 | 593 | Sunday, April 3, 2016 | Approved |
VMware Horizon Client 4.0.0 | 390 | Wednesday, March 23, 2016 | Approved |
VMware Horizon Client 3.5.2 | 620 | Wednesday, December 23, 2015 | Approved |
VMware Horizon Client 3.5.0 | 380 | Thursday, September 10, 2015 | Approved |
VMware Horizon Client 3.4.0 | 522 | Saturday, June 6, 2015 | Approved |
VMware Horizon Client 3.3.0 | 1425 | Sunday, March 15, 2015 | Approved |
VMware Horizon Client 3.2.0 | 640 | Monday, December 15, 2014 | Approved |
VMware Horizon Client 3.1.0 | 505 | Wednesday, September 10, 2014 | Approved |
VMware Horizon Client 3.0.0 | 462 | Tuesday, July 22, 2014 | Approved |
Copyright © 2014 VMware, Inc. All rights reserved.
- Support for Blast Extreme Adaptive Transport (BEAT)
- With the VMware Blast display protocol, Horizon Client for Windows uses TCP networking when it connects to a server or BEAT if the agent and Blast Secure Gateway (if enabled) support BEAT connectivity. You can select network condition options to use only TCP networking or BEAT networking.
- Hide security information for enhanced security
- A Horizon 7 version 7.1 administrator can configure global settings to hide security information in Horizon Client for Windows, including server URL information and the Domain drop-down menu. To authenticate when the Domain drop-down menu is hidden in Horizon Client, you must provide domain information by entering your user name in the format domain\username or [email protected] in the User name text box.
- Restart a remote desktop
- You can restart a remote desktop from Horizon Client for Windows. Restarting a remote desktop is the equivalent of the Windows operating system restart command.
- Proxy fail over with PAC file in Internet Explorer
- Horizon Client supports proxy fail over with the Use automatic configuration script setting under Automatic configuration in Internet Options > Connections > LAN settings in Internet Explorer. To use this setting, you must create an automatic configuration script (PAC file) that returns multiple proxy servers.
- Resolution helper tooltip shows remote desktop resolution
- If you drag a corner of the remote desktop window to resize it, a tooltip displays the screen resolution in the lower-right corner of the window
- Unauthenticated access to remote applications
- A Horizon 7 version 7.1 administrator can create Unauthenticated Access users and entitle those users to remote applications. Unauthenticated Access users can log in to the server anonymously from Horizon Client for Windows and connect to their remote applications. For information about creating Unauthenticated Access users, see the View Administration document.
- Support for Microsoft Aero Peek
- Horizon Client for Windows supports the Microsoft Aero Peek feature.
- OpenSSL 1.0.2k support
- The OpenSSL library is updated to version openssl-1.0.2k.
This package has no dependencies.
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- Tell us what you love about the package or VMware Horizon Client, or tell us what needs improvement.
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