The installer should have put an icon on your desktop (if not, check the Windows Start Menu). Starting the Horizon Client for the first time You can click “I Agree & Install” to start the process.įinally, the installer will ask you to restart your computer.

Navigate there and double-click the file to start the install process. Once your version has been selected, click the Download button again to start the download.īy default, your browser should have downloaded the Horizon client to your “Downloads” folder on your computer. If you’re having trouble with the 64-bit version and aren’t sure of your operating system, try the 32-bit version. For the test setup, we’re running a 64-bit copy of Windows, so we’ll select the 64-bit version of the Horizon client. Make sure to choose the version that matches your operating system. You can download it from VMware’s website. Generally it is best to download the latest Horizon client. Here’s a quick tutorial on installing the vmware horizon client on windows Downloading TLSv1.Installing the VMware Horizon Client on Windows In the field beneath 'Configures SSL protocols and cryptographic algorithms', type the following: If the field beneath 'Configures SSL protocols and cryptographic algorithms', is not set to 'TLSv1.2:!aNULL:kECDH+AESGCM:ECDH+AESGCM:RSA+AESGCM:kECDH+AES:ECDH+AES:RSA+AES', this is a finding. If 'Configures SSL protocols and cryptographic algorithms' is set to 'Disabled' or 'Not Configured', this is a finding.

Double-click 'Configures SSL protocols and cryptographic algorithms'. Navigate to Computer Configuration > Policies > Administrative Templates > VMware Horizon Client Configuration > Security Settings.

Open the site-specific GPO applying Horizon settings to the VDI desktops. Open the 'Group Policy Management' MMC snap-in. VMware Horizon 7.13 Client Security Technical Implementation Guideĭetails Check Text ( C-50312r768598_chk )Įnsure the vdm_agent*.admx templates are added. Note: Mandating TLS 1.2 may affect certain thin and zero clients. The Horizon Connection Server STIG mandates TLS v1.2 in order to protect sensitive data-in-flight and the Client must follow suite. TLS v1.1 is still enabled in the default configuration, despite known shortcomings, for the sake of backward compatibility with older servers and clients. The Horizon Client disables the older TLS v1.0 protocol and the SSL v2 and SSL v3 protocols by default.