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April 23, 2026

Allow Client Remote Sessions

Using the Allow Client Remote Sessions GPO, administrators can allow or block virtual desktop connections when the Windows Horizon Client is launched from within a Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) session. This security feature helps prevent unauthorized virtual desktop sessions from launching when Horizon Client is running inside a Windows RDP session.

The Allow Client Remote Sessions configuration is enabled by default, allowing virtual desktop connections to launch from RDP.

To configure Allow Client Remote Sessions (preventing virtual desktop connections from launching in RDP), registry keys and the GPO values must be modified.

Allow Client Remote Sessions Configuration Settings

Registry

  • Registry Name - AllowClientRemoteSessions
  • Value - true

Allow Client Remote Sessions GPO

  • Not Configured - Nothing is configured for the Allow Client Remote Sessions GPO.

  • Enabled - The default configuration, allowing virtual desktop connections to launch from RDP.

  • Disabled - Blocks virtual desktop connections to launch from RDP.

When virtual desktop connections are blocked, a message explaining that the remote connection is not allowed when a connection to RDP is attempted.

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