Log Out or Disconnect from Horizon Windows Client

If you disconnect from a remote desktop without logging out, applications in the remote desktop might remain open. You can also disconnect from a server and leave published applications running.

You can log out from a remote desktop even if you do not have the remote desktop open. This feature has the same result as sending Ctrl+Alt+Del to the remote desktop and then clicking Log Off.

Note: The Windows key combination Ctrl+Alt+Del is not supported in remote desktops. Instead, click the Send Ctrl+Alt+Delete button in the menu bar. Alternatively, you can press Ctrl+Alt+Insert.

Procedure

• Disconnect from a remote desktop without logging off.

  Option	Action
  From the remote desktop window	Perform one of the following actions: Click the Close button in the corner of the remote desktop window. Select Options from the menu bar in the remote desktop window and select Disconnect.
  From the desktop and application selector window	In the upper-left corner of the desktop and application selector window, click the Disconnect from this server icon and click OK in the warning dialog box. If you are entitled to multiple remote desktops or published applications on the server, the desktop and application selector window is open.

  
  

  Note: A Horizon administrator can configure remote desktops to log out when they are disconnected. In that case, any open applications in the remote desktop are closed.

• Log out and disconnect from a remote desktop.

  Option	Action
  From within the remote desktop	Use the Windows Start menu to log off.
  From the menu bar	Select Options and select Logoff Desktop. If you use this procedure, files that are open on the remote desktop are closed without being saved first.

  
  

• Disconnect from a published application.

  Option	Action
  Disconnect from the published application but not the server	Quit the published application in the usual manner, for example, click the Close button in the corner of the application window.
  Disconnect from the published application and the server	In the upper-left corner of the application selector window, click the Disconnect from this server icon and click OK in the warning dialog box.
  Close the application selector window, but leave the published application running	Click the Close button. The application selector window closes.

  
  

• Log out when you do not have a remote desktop open.

  If you use this procedure, files that are open on the remote desktop are closed without being saved first.

  1. Start Omnissa Horizon Client, connect to the server that provides access to the remote desktop, and supply authentication credentials.

  2. Right-click the remote desktop icon and select Logoff.

• Close a remote application by resetting it. See Reset Remote Desktops or Published Applications on Horizon Windows Client.

Using the Session Disconnect Hotkey

You can configure Horizon Client to allow immediate session disconnection or log off using a keyboard shortcut. When enabled, pressing CTRL+ALT+F12 disconnects from the active session without displaying a confirmation prompt. This feature is disabled by default and must be enabled through the Horizon Client configuration file.

• Open the configuration file located at %APPDATA%\Omnissa\config.ini
• Add the following configuration parameter to the file viewClient.enableSessionDisconnectHotKey = TRUE

If you disable this feature, then change the configuration file by setting the parameter to FALSE or remove the parameter entirely.