
The Horizon Client didn’t display a message stating it lost the network connection. Previously (pre Horizon Client for Windows 2103 release), when you lost your network connection, and therefore your connection to your VDI or RDSH session, the only thing displayed was the last window/picture/screen from your session. One feature that isn’t mentioned in the 2103 release notes, is the Network Disconnection Messaging feature. The full release notes for Horizon Client for Windows 2103 can be found here.
Hotkey combination to release input focus group policy enhancement. 32-bit Core Remote Experience component for 64-bit machines removed. Group policy settings for H.264 decoding. As part of this release, the following key features are new. On March 23, 2021, VMware introduced an updated release of the Horizon Client for Windows, version 2103. A feature that hasn’t been mentioned in the release notes and only shortly mentioned on the Digital Workspace Tech Zone. This is another reminder that you need an Windows 10 Enterprise license when installing the Horizon Agent on a Physical PC.This blog post describes the VMware Horizon Client for Windows network disconnect messaging feature. Once Sascha and the other users upgrades or installed a Windows 10 Enterprise license, the issues stopped immediately. As per the VMware Horizon release notes, a Windows 10 Enterprise license must be used when installing the Horizon Agent on a Physical PC. In Sascha’s case (along with the other readers), we troubleshot the issue and realized that in each and every case the problem was due to the use of a Windows 10 Profesional license being used. Most recently a reader by the name of “Sascha” reached out and reported issues with audio, particularly the microphone not functioning or being redirected from the VMware Horizon View Client to the Physical PC. On a few occasions I’ve had readers reach out to inform me that they are experiencing these issues.
These issues include not working, or not working in it’s entirety. After installing the VMware Horizon Agent on a Physical PC, you may have noticed some issues with USB redirection, audio, and hardware redirection.