Feature Support for Horizon Client for Android Clients

Certain guest operating systems and remote desktop features require specific Horizon Agent versions. Use this information when planning which features to make available to your end users.

Supported Windows Virtual Desktops

Windows virtual desktops are single-session virtual machines.

This version of client software works with Windows virtual desktops that have Horizon Agent 2006 or later installed. Supported guest operating systems include Windows 7, Windows 8.x, and Windows 10, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, and Windows Server 2022 with the following limitations:

• Windows 7, Windows 8.x, and Windows Server 2008 R2 virtual desktops are not supported with Horizon Agent 2006 and later.

Supported Published Desktops on RDS Hosts

RDS hosts are server computers that have Windows Remote Desktop Services and Horizon Agent installed. Multiple users can have published desktop sessions on an RDS host simultaneously. An RDS host can be either a physical machine or a virtual machine.

This version of client software works with RDS hosts that have Horizon Agent 2006 or later installed. Supported guest operating systems include Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, and Windows Server 2022, with the following limitations:

• Windows Server 2008 R2 RDS hosts are not supported with Horizon Agent 2006 and later.

Requirements for Specific Remote Desktop Features

Some remote desktop features have specific requirements or limitations.

• The Integrated Printing feature requires Horizon Agent 2006 or later.
• The Integrated Printing feature is supported only with Windows 10, Windows Server 2016, and Windows Server 2019 remote desktops. Windows 7, Windows 8.x, and Windows Server 2012 R2 remote desktops cannot use this feature.
• Because of device and operating system limitations, certain Horizon Client features work only on an Android device. These limitations are mentioned where the features are described in this document.

Supported Linux Desktops

For a list of supported Linux guest operating systems and information about supported features, see the Linux Desktops and Applications in Horizon 8 document.