Chapter 13. Creating a Master Horizon Desktop Image
When designing your VMware Horizon infrastructure, creating a Master Horizon desktop image is second only to infrastructure design in terms of importance. The reason for this is simple: as ubiquitous as Microsoft Windows is, by default, it is not optimized for use as a virtual desktop.
The good news is that, with a careful bit of planning and a thorough understanding of what your end users need, you can build a Windows desktop that serves all your needs, while requiring the bare minimum of infrastructure resources.
A default installation of Windows contains many optional components and configuration settings that are either unsuitable for, or likely not needed in, a Horizon environment. Understanding the impact of these items and settings plays an important part in keeping the performance of the Horizon infrastructure consistent over time.
Uninstalling unnecessary components, and disabling services or scheduled tasks that are not...
