UoS laptops and desktops have already been configured. Using your own computer with macOS or Linux Instructions Using a computer own by the University of Southampton (UoS) with Windows Using a computer own by the University of Southampton (UoS) with Windows There may be later clients you can use, however we cannot guarantee the best experience with those. This is the most compatible with the version of Horizon we have configured at this time. To do that, we suggest you using the VMware Horizon Client 5.5.3 (build-19201434). If you accept this prompt, you will see your local hard drive available inside the computer lab virtual machine an you will be able to copy files back and forth between your computer lab virtual machine and your personal computer.You can connect to the University of Southampton Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) from a UoS laptops / desktops or using your own device. The first time you login to a Computer Lab you may be prompted to allow access to your local hard-drive. When your done, you can simply close the window to disconnect from the virtual machine, everything will stay just the way you left it.If you need to send Control-Alt-Delete to the virtual machine, you can click the Send Ctrl-Alt-Delete button at the top.Double-Click one of the computer lab icons to launch your virtual machine for that lab, a separate window will open and you'll be logged into your virtual machine.You should now see the list of Computer Labs that you have available to you.Enter your UNW Username and Password, select the Domain from the drop down (STU for students, EMP for employees) from the drop-down menu, click Login.Double-Click the Add Server button to add the server connection.Click the VMWare Horizon Client icon on your desktop to launch the client.

Once your computer restarts you are ready to open the VMWare Horizon Client.Once the download is complete, double-click the installer to begin the installation.Click the large blue Download button and save the installer to your computer.Browse to this VMWare website to download the VMWare Horizon Client installer:.

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