VMware says users will be able to use the service to access their Windows applications, data and desktops from a web-based application catalog on their Chromebooks. Using VMware’s Horizon Chromebook-optimized DaaS, Google says, enables “customers to centralize other desktop environments and manage these as a cloud service.” Right now, this service is only available as a fully managed, subscription-based offering by VMWare and its partners, both in the cloud and within hybrid deployments. According to the companies, today’s launch will bring an enterprise-ready solution to the growing number of businesses that have deployed Chrome OS devices. For the most part, though, these solutions don’t offer the kind of security features that enterprises look for in a remote access tool. Google offers its own Remote Desktop app for this, and there are a number of third-party options that offer the same kind of service. Remote access to a Windows machine on Chrome OS is nothing new. Using VMware’s Horizon desktop as a service (DaaS), which uses VMware‘s HTML5 Blast protocol, it will now be easier for Chromebook users to connect to a traditional Windows experience. You can tap the Restore button to make the remote desktop window go back to the Chromebook monitor.Google and VMware today announced that they are working together to make it easier for Chromebook users in the enterprise to access Windows apps and the Windows desktop on their machines.
To extend a remote desktop window to the external monitor, tap the Maximize button. Tap Restart Now to restart your Chromebook and make the change take effect.Īfter your Chromebook restarts, you can open the Chromebook Settings and tap Display settings to configure Unified Desktop display options. Scroll down to Unified desktop mode and tap Enable.
Open a browser window on your Chromebook and type chrome://flags in the URL bar.
You must install the helper extension to make the remote desktop window display correctly on an external monitor when the Chromebook display and the external display have different width-to-length ratios.ĭownload and install the VMware Horizon Client Helper extension from the Chrome Web Store. To enable the multiple monitor feature for Horizon Client, you install a helper extension and enable Unified Desktop Mode on your Chromebook. With the multiple monitor feature, you can extend a remote desktop to one external monitor.
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