
Re-launch Mac View Client and connect to Windows 8 desktop via RDP protocolĤ. Copy it and replace the file in /Applications/VMware Horizon View Client/Contents/Resources/vmware-view.rdpĤ. Download the attached template file "vmware-view.rdp"Ģ. Quickly reconnect to your remote desktop or published application by selecting shortcuts in Horizon Client.

If it works, you can replace the RDP template file for the Mac View Client app with below steps:ġ. Simple connectivity - Horizon Client for Mac is tightly integrated with VMware Horizon 6 and VMware Horizon 7 for simple setup and connectivity. Try to change some settings as the attached screenshot shown. Top menu of RDC app: RDC -> Preferences -> Display And then reconnect to the remote desktop directly via IP (without View client) to check if the performance has some improvement. If you're using RDP protocol from Mac View client, please changing the Display settings for Remote Desktop Connection app (RDC) first.

This may be the reason for the performance issue on Windows 8 with RDC. The MS RDC app is a very old app, there isn't new version for so long time and there isn't any updates to improve the performance that specific to new Windows OS (Win8/8.1/2012). HTML Access allows users to use a web browser to act as the Horizon Client, where installation of the client software is not possible. When connecting to remote desktop with RDP protocol from Mac View Client, it'll use the high image quality as default for RDC connection. The Horizon Client is available for all major OS platforms including Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android, Chrome OS and also as HTML Access.
