This article assumes the audience has recently requested a Virtual Desktop or Horizon Windows Remote Applications and received confirmation the request is complete. If you want to request a virtual desktop, click here.
Open a browser (an appropriate HTML 5 web browser, Google Chrome is preferred) and go to https://mydesktop.uthscsa.edu
Select VMware Horizon HTML Access
Enter your UT Health SA username and password in the fields provided.
Use your preferred method of Duo Authentication.
If you are unfamiliar with the various options for Duo 2 Factor Authentication, you can find information on the Information Security Website.
Enter your username and password again.
Once logged in you will see your Horizon desktops and/or published applications available to launch. Select VDI for a full Windows virtual desktop or application icon. Let's begin by launching Firefox.
Note: If you need to access your workstation on campus, use the Remote Desktop published app icon.
Firefox should load and now you can use the Firefox app to access the university's internal Web sites.
To access other published app, click the sidebar tab to open up the HTML access UI.
Here you can see the sidebar and the running apps (Firefox at the moment). You can launch another app from this sidebar and switch between your running Horizon resources (published apps), all in your browser tab.
Once you're done, you can select the sidebar one last time and logout of your running apps.
The rest of these instructions are for PC over IP.
Click OK at the UT Health SA authorization notice.
Choose your preferred Browser.
Microsoft Office products and a link to OneDrive are loaded on the virtual desktop.
To access your network file share, click the windows start menu.
At this next window, key in the path to your network file share.
The command line will appear when you start typing.
If you are using the VDI non-persistent desktop, make sure to save all your files to your network file share or OneDrive. Non-persistent desktops do not keep your data.
When you are ready to disconnect from your VDI session, Right Click the Start Window.
Select Shut down or sign out, then select Sign out.
Signing out ensures there are enough desktops for people who need them.