Configuring USB Redirection for Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Horizon Web Clients

To use the USB redirection feature with Omnissa Horizon Client for Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge (Chromium) browser, and Horizon Web clients, you must perform some additional steps.

1. Install the USB Redirection component in Horizon Agent. See Overview of Setting Up USB Redirection.
2. Set the UsbVirtualChannelEnabled registry key to true on the agent machine. See Enabling the USB Over Session Enhancement SDK Feature.
3. Using the administrator account, install the USB device driver on the agent machine.

For information about configuring USB redirection for Linux remote desktops, see "VHCI Driver for USB Redirection" in the Desktops and Applications in Omnissa Horizon 8 document.

For information about using USB redirection in Horizon Client for Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge (Chromium), or Horizon Web Client, see the client's user guide or installation and setup guide.