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Downloads:

612,707

Downloads of v 8.1.0.17349995:

17,448

Last Update:

11 Jan 2021

Package Maintainer(s):

Software Author(s):

  • VMware
  • Inc.

Tags:

vmware horizon view client virtual-machine vdi admin

VMware Horizon Client for Windows

This is not the latest version of VMware Horizon Client for Windows available.

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8.1.0.17349995 | Updated: 11 Jan 2021

Downloads:

612,707

Downloads of v 8.1.0.17349995:

17,448

Maintainer(s):

Software Author(s):

  • VMware
  • Inc.

VMware Horizon Client for Windows 8.1.0.17349995

This is not the latest version of VMware Horizon Client for Windows available.

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This Package Contains an Exempted Check

Not All Tests Have Passed


Validation Testing Passed


Verification Testing Exemption:

Package requires reboots due to dependencies.

Details

Scan Testing Successful:

No detections found in any package files

Details
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Deployment Method: Individual Install, Upgrade, & Uninstall

To install VMware Horizon Client for Windows, run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:

>

To upgrade VMware Horizon Client for Windows, run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:

>

To uninstall VMware Horizon Client for Windows, run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:

>

Deployment Method:

NOTE

This applies to both open source and commercial editions of Chocolatey.

1. Enter Your Internal Repository Url

(this should look similar to https://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/)


2. Setup Your Environment

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://community.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

3. Copy Your Script

choco upgrade vmware-horizon-client -y --source="'INTERNAL REPO URL'" --version="'8.1.0.17349995'" [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="'INTERNAL REPO URL'" --version="'8.1.0.17349995'" 
$exitCode = $LASTEXITCODE

Write-Verbose "Exit code was $exitCode"
$validExitCodes = @(0, 1605, 1614, 1641, 3010)
if ($validExitCodes -contains $exitCode) {
  Exit 0
}

Exit $exitCode

- name: Install vmware-horizon-client
  win_chocolatey:
    name: vmware-horizon-client
    version: '8.1.0.17349995'
    source: INTERNAL REPO URL
    state: present

See docs at https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/modules/win_chocolatey_module.html.


chocolatey_package 'vmware-horizon-client' do
  action    :install
  source   'INTERNAL REPO URL'
  version  '8.1.0.17349995'
end

See docs at https://docs.chef.io/resource_chocolatey_package.html.


cChocoPackageInstaller vmware-horizon-client
{
    Name     = "vmware-horizon-client"
    Version  = "8.1.0.17349995"
    Source   = "INTERNAL REPO URL"
}

Requires cChoco DSC Resource. See docs at https://github.com/chocolatey/cChoco.


package { 'vmware-horizon-client':
  ensure   => '8.1.0.17349995',
  provider => 'chocolatey',
  source   => 'INTERNAL REPO URL',
}

Requires Puppet Chocolatey Provider module. See docs at https://forge.puppet.com/puppetlabs/chocolatey.


4. If applicable - Chocolatey configuration/installation

See infrastructure management matrix for Chocolatey configuration elements and examples.

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Package Approved

This package was approved as a trusted package on 11 Jan 2021.

Description

VMware Horizon 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.

Please see the README for chocolatey-test-environment installation.


tools\chocolateyinstall.ps1
$ErrorActionPreference  = 'Stop';
$toolsDir               = "$(Split-Path -parent $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Definition)"
$packageName            = 'vmware-horizon-client'
$fileType               = 'exe'
$url                    = 'https://download3.vmware.com/software/view/viewclients/CART21FQ4/VMware-Horizon-Client-2012-8.1.0-17349995.exe'
$softwareName           = "VMware Horizon Client*"
$checksum               = '77E5B2DE068CC675CED808DA6744B62988E83FB7756AB92478B9DD1F130D4C36'
$checksumType           = 'sha256'
$silentArgs             = '/silent /norestart'
$validExitCodes         = @(0, 3010, 1641)

    $packageArgs = @{
      packageName       = $env:ChocolateyPackageName
      fileType          = $fileType
      url               = $url
      softwareName      = $softwareName
      checksum          = $checksum
      checksumType      = $checksumType
      silentArgs        = $silentArgs
      validExitCodes    = $validExitCodes
    }

Install-ChocolateyPackage @packageArgs
tools\chocolateyuninstall.ps1
$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop';
$packageArgs = @{
  packageName   = $env:ChocolateyPackageName
  softwareName  = '"VMware Horizon Client*"'
  fileType      = 'MSI'
  silentArgs    = "/silent /uninstall /norestart"
  validExitCodes= @(0, 3010, 1605, 1614, 1641)
}

$uninstalled = $false
[array]$key = Get-UninstallRegistryKey -SoftwareName $packageArgs['softwareName']

if ($key.Count -eq 1) {
  $key | % { 
    $packageArgs['file'] = "$($_.UninstallString)"
    if ($packageArgs['fileType'] -eq 'MSI') {
      $packageArgs['silentArgs'] = "$($_.PSChildName) $($packageArgs['silentArgs'])"
      
      $packageArgs['file'] = ''
    }

    Uninstall-ChocolateyPackage @packageArgs
  }
} 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.

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.

Add to Builder Version Downloads Last Updated Status
VMware Horizon Client for Windows 8.11.1.22783278 29070 Tuesday, November 21, 2023 Approved
VMware Horizon Client for Windows 8.11.0.22660907 14191 Friday, October 27, 2023 Approved
VMware Horizon Client for Windows 8.10.0.21964678 44509 Friday, July 7, 2023 Approved
VMware Horizon Client for Windows 8.9.0.21444108 24095 Friday, March 31, 2023 Approved
VMware Horizon Client for Windows 8.8.1.21249081 11780 Thursday, February 9, 2023 Approved
VMware Horizon Client for Windows 8.8.0.21079405 7967 Friday, January 13, 2023 Approved
VMware Horizon Client for Windows 8.7.0.20649873 18747 Friday, October 21, 2022 Approved
VMware Horizon Client for Windows 8.6.0.20094380 40194 Tuesday, July 19, 2022 Approved
VMware Horizon Client for Windows 8.5.0.19584195 66527 Tuesday, April 5, 2022 Approved
VMware Horizon Client for Windows 8.4.1.19480429 43642 Tuesday, March 15, 2022 Approved
VMware Horizon Client for Windows 8.4.0.18968194 54824 Tuesday, November 30, 2021 Approved
VMware Horizon Client for Windows 8.3.0.18287501 17917 Friday, July 16, 2021 Exempted
VMware Horizon Client for Windows 8.2.0.17759012 19655 Tuesday, March 30, 2021 Approved
VMware Horizon Client for Windows 8.1.0.17349995 17448 Monday, January 11, 2021 Approved
VMware Horizon Client for Windows 8.0.0.16531419 18707 Friday, August 14, 2020 Approved
VMware Horizon Client for Windows 5.5.6.21409430 39 Tuesday, March 21, 2023 Approved
VMware Horizon Client for Windows 5.5.4.19469119 100 Friday, March 11, 2022 Exempted
VMware Horizon Client for Windows 5.5.3.19201434 100 Tuesday, January 18, 2022 Approved
VMware Horizon Client for Windows 5.5.2.18035009 1791 Friday, May 21, 2021 Exempted
VMware Horizon Client for Windows 5.5.1.17575367 296 Friday, April 2, 2021 Approved
VMware Horizon Client 5.5.0.16975072 487 Monday, October 19, 2020 Approved
VMware Horizon Client 5.4.4.16879994 173 Monday, October 19, 2020 Approved
VMware Horizon Client 5.4.3.16346110 5683 Friday, July 3, 2020 Approved
VMware Horizon Client 5.4.2.15936851 9705 Tuesday, April 14, 2020 Approved
VMware Horizon Client 5.4.1.15897311 4337 Wednesday, March 25, 2020 Approved
VMware Horizon Client 5.4.0.15805437 2461 Wednesday, March 18, 2020 Approved
VMware Horizon Client 5.3.0.15208953 18253 Thursday, December 19, 2019 Approved
VMware Horizon Client 5.2.0 19922 Tuesday, September 17, 2019 Approved
VMware Horizon Client 5.1.0 22438 Tuesday, July 9, 2019 Approved
VMware Horizon Client 5.0.0 19772 Thursday, April 4, 2019 Approved
VMware Horizon Client for Windows 4.10.0.11021086 268 Friday, April 2, 2021 Approved
VMware Horizon Client 4.10.0 11870 Friday, December 14, 2018 Approved
VMware Horizon Client 4.8.1 3490 Friday, August 24, 2018 Approved
VMware Horizon Client 4.4.0 21329 Monday, April 10, 2017 Approved
VMware Horizon Client 4.3.0 4110 Monday, December 12, 2016 Approved
VMware Horizon Client 4.2.0 1091 Wednesday, September 21, 2016 Approved
VMware Horizon Client 4.1.0 3239 Thursday, June 30, 2016 Approved
VMware Horizon Client 4.0.1 752 Sunday, April 3, 2016 Approved
VMware Horizon Client 4.0.0 552 Wednesday, March 23, 2016 Approved
VMware Horizon Client 3.5.2 759 Wednesday, December 23, 2015 Approved
VMware Horizon Client 3.5.0 510 Thursday, September 10, 2015 Approved
VMware Horizon Client 3.4.0 669 Saturday, June 6, 2015 Approved
VMware Horizon Client 3.3.0 1554 Sunday, March 15, 2015 Approved
VMware Horizon Client 3.2.0 805 Monday, December 15, 2014 Approved
VMware Horizon Client 3.1.0 603 Wednesday, September 10, 2014 Approved
VMware Horizon Client 3.0.0 610 Tuesday, July 22, 2014 Approved

The 8.1.0 release of Horizon Client for Windows 2012 includes the following new features:

* Using encrypted USB thumb drives with the client drive redirection feature
See Share Local Folders and Drives
* Generating log files for remote desktop features
You can set log levels and generate log files in a Data Collection Tool (DCT) bundle for remote desktop features. See Collecting Logs for Remote Desktop Features and Components.
* Customizing the USB forwarding list
You can use the Exclude Automatically Connection Device Family and Exclude Automatically Connection Vid/Pid Device client or agent group policy settings to filter the USB devices that are forwarded automatically. For the client group policy settings, see USB Settings for GPOs. For the agent group policy settings, see USB Settings in the Horizon Agent Configuration ADMX Template. This feature requires Horizon Agent 2012.
* Copying and pasting files and folders
You can copy and paste files and folders between the client system and remote desktops and published applications. See Copying and Pasting Files and Folders.
* Client drive redirection dependency changes
The drag and drop, file association, and file copy and paste features are no longer dependent on the client drive redirection feature being enabled.
* DPI synchronization enhancements
The client's per-monitor DPI setting is synchronized to the agent and changes take effect immediately during a remote session by default. This feature is controlled by the DPI Synchronization Per Monitor agent group policy setting. This feature requires Horizon Agent 2012. Horizon Client for Windows 2012 does not support the DPI Synchronization Per Connection feature in earlier Horizon Agent releases. See Using DPI Synchronization.
* Customizing the Horizon Client for Windows online update feature
You can use the Allow user to skip Horizon Client update, Automatically check for updates, and Update message pop-up group policy settings to customize the Horizon Client for Windows online update feature. See General Settings for Client GPOs.
* Setting a preferred speaker
If you have multiple speakers on your client system, you can specify which speaker is preferred in a remote desktop. This feature requires Horizon Agent 2012. See Select a Preferred Speaker for a Remote Desktop.
* Windows 10 2009 support
You can install Horizon Client for Windows on a Windows 10 2009 client system.

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