These are the last client and agents that will run on XP and Vista. The VMware Horizon Client 3.2 runs on XP and Vista client hardware the Horizon agent 6.0.2 runs on XP and Vista virtual desktops. On December 9, 2014, VMware released VMware Horizon 6.0.2, with updates to the clients and agent. Retiring old operating systems such as Windows XP, Windows Vista and the older Mac OS X versions, 10.6 and 10.7, will enable the Horizon team to better support upcoming OS updates as well as put more energy into creating features that make our products even better.

For all these reasons, VMware is clearly outlining the support plan for Horizon to give our customers time to plan a transition.įew Horizon customers are using Vista and with Microsoft’s end of support looming, it makes sense to create a policy for both operating systems. As Windows XP will not be support, there will be no drivers for new hardware, libraries that our products use will be incompatible and XP will not get the benefits of regular security fixes.

But with Microsoft dropping support, it is time for VMware to align with Microsoft’s decision. We don’t do this lightly we know that many customers are still using Microsoft XP. Now, 8 months later, it’s time for VMware Horizon to accept that loss and plan a memorial. Queen Maria Eleonora of Sweden kept her dead husband, King Gustav Adolf, in her bedroom for 18 months before he was finally interred.

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