Deployment Guide

Add-on creation for VMware Horizon Client

packages

Prerequisites

Before installing the package, ensure that Write Filter is disabled. If Write Filter is not disabled, it fills the Unified Write Filter

Overlay and the updates made are not persistent across reboot.

Steps

1. Download the VMware Horizon Client package from https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/info/slug/

desktop_end_user_computing/vmware_horizon_clients/.

2. Create a folder named C:\Temp\VMware on your thin client.

3. Copy the following text on a notepad and save the file as HKLM.reg:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\ThinPrint\TPView]

"DebugFile"="C:\\Windows\\Temp\

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]

"pnusbclitray"=-

NOTE: Edit the file to customize the VMware registry.

4. Copy the following text on a notepad and save the file as ExecuteVMWare.bat:

REM For installing VMWare horizon client

cd C:\Temp\ .\VMware-Horizon-Client-5.3.0-15208953.exe /rcu /silent /quiet /

AutoUpdateCheck=disabled

REM For Remerges with respect to HKLM

regedit /s C:\Temp\HKLM.reg

For more information about latest updates and examples, see the respective VMware Horizon Client release notes.

NOTE:

Auto updates are disabled as part of the installation parameter. You should add the silent installation

parameter, /Silent if the package needs to be installed in a remote environment.

Figure 1. Package Structure

5. Create a self extractor package using the following steps:

Add-on creation for VMware Horizon Client packages 5