Why Optimize? Windows was designed for physical hardware, specifically desktops, and for that hardware to be accessed by just one user at a time. Windows uses many resources to present a responsive desktop, but many of its settings are unnecessary or even detrimental when applied to a virtual environment. These actions include, for example, animating windows as the user opens them. Performing this animation takes significant CPU resources, which decreases the number of desktops that you can host per VMware vSphere  server. Consequently, this nonessential function in a virtual machine (VM) environment increases the amount of system hardware that you need. Even if hardware is plentiful, Windows animations do not perform well when accessed remotely, especially when connecting over a slow WAN or Internet connection. As a result, keeping animations enabled (in addition to other features unnecessary for VMs) impairs the end-user experience. Another example of desktop optimization in a virtual machine environment is to disable Windows Update so that control of the service is isolated to administrators. Administrators can run Windows Update in batch mode for the VMs as opposed to users performing this task.

Before using the OSOT, which contains recommended configurations in the built-in OSOT templates, your IT organization should investigate and evaluate the benefits of the various optimizations. There is sometimes a trade-off between productivity and optimization. Also, test before and after using the OSOT to ensure that optimizations do not interfere with other software that might be in use within your organization. Road Map for Using the OSOT

Using the OSOT involves the following steps:

1. Analyze a master image.
2. Verify that the list of optimizations checked in the analysis results are those that you want to apply.
3. (Optional) Export the analysis results to an HTML file.
4. Optimize the master image.
5. Analyze the optimization results. (Each optimization will include the status SUCCESS or FAILED).
6. Troubleshoot FAILED results: Click the respective FAILED links to review error code and error string information.
7. Address the cause of the failure and optimize again.
8. (Optional) View the optimization history.

1. Open File Manager
2. Browse to c:\tools
3. Double Click the Horizon Agent Installer

Click Next

Accept the License Agreement and then click Next

Make sure IPv4 is selected, then click Next

Accept the default configuration and click Next

Click Install to start installation of the program

Monitor the progress of the installation

Click Finish

Click No to restart the system later

1. Select all existing text in the Regedit address bar (Note: The current key may be different than the image)
2. Clear the address bar by deleting or backspacing over what is there
3. Select the empty address bar
4. Either click and drag or use the Send Text function to send the following into the address bar

Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce

5. Once the string is in the address bar, hit enter and make sure you are in the right location

We will now create the string to run the enrollment batch file one time when Jim logs in

1. Right-click the whitespace and choose New
2. Choose String Value from the list
3. Name the string EnrolltoWSO

Double Click the EnrolltoWSO entry

Change the Value Data to C:\tools\enroll.bat

Click the X in the top right of Regedit to close it.

1. Click the Start Button
2. Click the Power Button
3. Choose Restart

Click the Google Chrome shortcut on the main console desktop

Click the Horizon folder and then the Horizon-01-AdminConsole link

1. Enter Administrator for the username
2. Enter VMware1! for the password
3. Click the Sign in button

1. Click Desktops on the left pane in the Horizon Administrator
2. Click Add to add a new desktop pool

1. Select Manual desktop pool
2. Click Next

1. Click vCenter virtual machines
2. Click Next

1. Select vcsa-01a.corp.local
2. Click Next

1. Select Dedicated - make sure Enable automatic assignment is checked.
2. Click Next

1. Enter Horizon_WSO as the ID
2. Enter Horizon_WSO as the Display name
3. Enter Horizon Managed by Workspace ONE UEM in the description field
4. Click Next

Leave all default settings and click Next

Leave all default settings and click Next

1. Select the Win10-01a machine
2. Click Next

Click Next on the Advanced Storage Options page

1. Check the box to Entitle users after this wizard finishes
2. Click Submit

Click Add to add new Entitlements

1. Type Jim in the Name/User name search field
2. Click Find
3. Check the box to select all results (Because of the limited screen space in the lab, you may not be able to see the Jim user)
4. Click OK

Click OK to save the entitlement.  You have created and entitled a desktop pool to be managed by Workspace ONE UEM.

Click the link for the Horizon_WSO pool

1. Click the Machines tab
2. Click the refresh button until the agent status shows as Available
3. Once the agent status is Available, you can close the Horizon Administrator