As VMware VDI administrators, you should learn the common issues that could lead to VMware Horizon displaying a black screen for your users and how to fix them. Unsupported display resolution One of the main causes of the VMware Horizon black screen problem is a support issue with the physical device display.
One option is to allow your end users to download Horizon Client directly from Download VMware Horizon Clients. Another option is to determine which Horizon Client each end user can download, and store the Horizon Client installers on a local storage device using the View user portal (the default landing page for Connection Server).

When you use the VMware Blast display protocol or the PCoIP display protocol, you can use printers configured for the local computer from a remote desktop or application. You do not need to install printer drivers on the remote desktop to use the virtual printing feature.

Sets the user name that Horizon Client uses for all connections and adds the user name that you specify to the User Name field in the authentication dialog box. For kiosk mode, the account name can be based on the client's MAC address, or it can begin with a recognized prefix string, such as custom. 22 Jan 2021 Software (Webex Meeting Optimization Client) Installation Guide for Windows Personal Devices Software (VMware Horizon) Update Guide for Personal/Vendor Computer Connecting to Horizon HVD with Chromebook Software (Citrix) Update Guide for Apple iPads Software (Citrix) Configure Audio and Video on Windows and MAC. On the client machine, run the downloaded VMware-Horizon-Client-2006-8.1.0.exe or VMware-Horizon-Client-5.5.0.exe. If you want to use the URL Content Redirection feature in Horizon 7 and newer, run the installer with the following switch: /v URLFILTERINGENABLED=1; In the Install VMware Horizon Client page, click Agree & Install.

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You can enable virtual printing the first time you start Horizon Client. Click Continue when Horizon Client prompts you to start remote desktop USB and printing services and type your system credentials.

If you do not enable virtual printing the first time you start Horizon Client, you can use the Connection menu to enable virtual printing.

To enable virtual printing before you connect to a remote desktop or application, select Connection > Start Printing Services from the VMware Horizon Client menu. Click Continue and type your system credentials.
To enable virtual printing after you connect to a desktop, select Connection > Start Printing Services from the VMware Horizon Client menu. Click Continue, type your system credentials, and reconnect to the desktop or application. If you cancel the reconnection, you can select Connection > Enable Printing and Horizon Client prompts you to reconnect again.

When the virtual printing feature is enabled, the Connection menu displays Printing Enabled.

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Note: If you install Horizon Client on a Mac on which VMware Fusion was previously started, printing services are already enabled when you start Horizon Client. This behavior occurs because VMware Fusion and Horizon Client use some of the same files to implement virtual printing.