The operation of remote desktops and published applications depends on several Windows services.
Horizon Agent Services
| Service Name | Startup Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Horizon Blast | Automatic | Provides services for HTML Access and for using the Horizon Blast display protocol for connecting with native clients. |
| Horizon View Agent | Automatic | Provides services for Horizon Agent. |
| Horizon View Script Host | Disabled | Supports the running of start session scripts, if any, that configure desktop security policies before a desktop session begins. Policies are based on the client device and the user's location. |
| Netlink Supervisor Service | Automatic | Supports the scanner redirection and the serial port redirection features by providing monitoring services for transferring information between kernel and user space processes. |
| Scanner Redirection Agent | Automatic | Provides services for the scanner redirection feature. |
| Serial Com Redirection Agent Service | Automatic | Provides services for the serial port redirection feature. |
| Snapshot Provider | Manual | Provides services for virtual machine snapshots, which are used for cloning. |
| VMware Tools | Automatic | Supports the synchronization of objects between the host and guest operating systems, which enhances the performance of virtual machine guest operating systems and improves the management of virtual machines. |
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