When you use the VMware Blast display protocol or the PCoIP display protocol, you can extend a remote desktop to multiple monitors. If you have a Mac with Retina Display, you can see the remote desktop in full resolution.

With the VMware Blast display protocol or the PCoIP display protocol, a remote desktop screen resolution of 4K (3840 x 2160) is supported. The number of 4K displays that are supported depends on the hardware version of the desktop virtual machine and the Windows version.

Hardware Version

Windows Version

Number of 4K Displays Supported

10 (ESXi 5.5.x compatible)

7, 8, 8.x, 10

1

11 (ESXi 6.0 compatible)

7

(3D rendering feature disabled and Windows Aero disabled)

3

11

7

(3D rendering feature enabled)

1

11

8, 8.x, 10

1

13 or 14

7, 8, 8.x, 10

(3D rendering feature enabled)

1

13 or 14

7, 8, 8.x, 10

4

When a remote desktop window is open, you can use the Window > Enter Full Screen menu item or the expander arrows in the upper-right corner of the remote desktop window to extend the remote desktop across multiple monitors. You can select the Window > Use Single Display in Full Screen menu item to make the remote desktop fill only one monitor.

With Split View, which is supported in El Capitan (10.11) and later, you can fill your Mac screen with two applications without manually moving and resizing windows. You can use Split View with remote desktops in full-screen mode (Full Screen or Use Single Display in Full Screen option).

If you use the VMware Blast display protocol or the PCoIP display protocol, Horizon Client supports high resolutions for client systems that support Retina Display. After you connect to a remote desktop, you can select the Connection > Resolution > Full Resolution menu item to enable high-resolution mode. This menu item appears only if the client system supports Retina Display.

The DPI Synchronization feature ensures that the DPI setting in a remote desktop matches the client system's DPI setting.

If you have two or more monitors, you can select the monitors on which to display a remote desktop window. For example, if you have two monitors, you can specify that the remote desktop window appears on only one of those monitors.

If you have two or more monitors, you can select the monitors on which to display published application windows. For example, if you have three monitors, you can specify that published application windows appear on only two of those monitors.

Exclusive mode is similar to full-screen mode in that the remote desktop fills the screen. With exclusive mode, unlike full-screen mode, the VMware Horizon Client menu bar and Dock do not appear when you move your pointer to the edges of the screen.

You can use Horizon Client to customize the display resolution and display scaling for a remote desktop. The display resolution determines the clarity of the text and images. At higher resolutions, such as 1600 x 1200 pixels, items appear sharper. Display scaling, which is represented as a percentage, increases or decreases the size of text, icons, and navigation elements.