topic Re: Disabling the Ability for Users to Eject the Network Connection in Horizon Desktops and Apps https://communities.vmware.com/t5/Horizon-Desktops-and-Apps/Disabling-the-Ability-for-Users-to-Eject-the-Network-Connection/m-p/2548988#M65695 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P><SPAN>Follow the steps in this kb - Disabling the HotPlug capability in ESX 4.0 virtual machines </SPAN><A class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1012225">http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1012225</A></P><P></P><P><SPAN>Here is an article explaining how to do this by editing windows registry. </SPAN><A class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://blogs.vmware.com/kb/2010/06/nic-is-missing-in-my-virtual-machine.html">http://blogs.vmware.com/kb/2010/06/nic-is-missing-in-my-virtual-machine.html</A></P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 10 Feb 2011 17:05:42 GMT npeter 2011-02-10T17:05:42Z Disabling the Ability for Users to Eject the Network Connection https://communities.vmware.com/t5/Horizon-Desktops-and-Apps/Disabling-the-Ability-for-Users-to-Eject-the-Network-Connection/m-p/2548985#M65692 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I recently noticed that my users are able to Eject the network connection from the VM they are connected to. Looks like this is a VMWare Tools feature, as I have the same ability on my VMWare Fusion VM as in my View deskltops. When you click on the eject media tray icon, you get a menu as shown below:</P><P></P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper" image-alt="Eject.jpg"><img src="https://communities.vmware.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/31198iC81EF5D5BA6D1B3D/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="Eject.jpg" alt="Eject.jpg" /></span></P><P>I would like to be able to hide everything but the Removable disk from this menu, but especially the Network connection. Does anyone know how to do this? I haven't found anything on this when doing research here or on the internet in general. It may be that I'm not using the correct terminology to search, because I can't imagine no one has run into this as an issue before.</P><P></P><P>Thanks for any help you can provide</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 10 Feb 2011 16:44:29 GMT https://communities.vmware.com/t5/Horizon-Desktops-and-Apps/Disabling-the-Ability-for-Users-to-Eject-the-Network-Connection/m-p/2548985#M65692 mwynne 2011-02-10T16:44:29Z Re: Disabling the Ability for Users to Eject the Network Connection https://communities.vmware.com/t5/Horizon-Desktops-and-Apps/Disabling-the-Ability-for-Users-to-Eject-the-Network-Connection/m-p/2548986#M65693 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>If you right click on the&nbsp; start menu, do a properties, taskbar, and customize you should be able to hide icons.</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 10 Feb 2011 16:47:51 GMT https://communities.vmware.com/t5/Horizon-Desktops-and-Apps/Disabling-the-Ability-for-Users-to-Eject-the-Network-Connection/m-p/2548986#M65693 mittim12 2011-02-10T16:47:51Z Re: Disabling the Ability for Users to Eject the Network Connection https://communities.vmware.com/t5/Horizon-Desktops-and-Apps/Disabling-the-Ability-for-Users-to-Eject-the-Network-Connection/m-p/2548987#M65694 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>This can be disabled...</P><P><A class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1012225">http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1012225</A></P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 10 Feb 2011 16:57:54 GMT https://communities.vmware.com/t5/Horizon-Desktops-and-Apps/Disabling-the-Ability-for-Users-to-Eject-the-Network-Connection/m-p/2548987#M65694 kgsivan 2011-02-10T16:57:54Z Re: Disabling the Ability for Users to Eject the Network Connection https://communities.vmware.com/t5/Horizon-Desktops-and-Apps/Disabling-the-Ability-for-Users-to-Eject-the-Network-Connection/m-p/2548988#M65695 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P><SPAN>Follow the steps in this kb - Disabling the HotPlug capability in ESX 4.0 virtual machines </SPAN><A class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1012225">http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1012225</A></P><P></P><P><SPAN>Here is an article explaining how to do this by editing windows registry. </SPAN><A class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://blogs.vmware.com/kb/2010/06/nic-is-missing-in-my-virtual-machine.html">http://blogs.vmware.com/kb/2010/06/nic-is-missing-in-my-virtual-machine.html</A></P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 10 Feb 2011 17:05:42 GMT https://communities.vmware.com/t5/Horizon-Desktops-and-Apps/Disabling-the-Ability-for-Users-to-Eject-the-Network-Connection/m-p/2548988#M65695 npeter 2011-02-10T17:05:42Z Re: Disabling the Ability for Users to Eject the Network Connection https://communities.vmware.com/t5/Horizon-Desktops-and-Apps/Disabling-the-Ability-for-Users-to-Eject-the-Network-Connection/m-p/2548989#M65696 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>This is what I was after. Perfect, Thank You.</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 10 Feb 2011 17:13:59 GMT https://communities.vmware.com/t5/Horizon-Desktops-and-Apps/Disabling-the-Ability-for-Users-to-Eject-the-Network-Connection/m-p/2548989#M65696 mwynne 2011-02-10T17:13:59Z Re: Disabling the Ability for Users to Eject the Network Connection https://communities.vmware.com/t5/Horizon-Desktops-and-Apps/Disabling-the-Ability-for-Users-to-Eject-the-Network-Connection/m-p/2548990#M65697 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>But you have to put it in GP in case you want to make it "permanent" , because after restarting VM , this value return to original state... i.g. from Capabilities"=dword:00000012 to original 00000016.</P><P>It can be dome in Computer&nbsp; Configuration - Preferences - Windows&nbsp; Settings - Registry .... </P><P>Then it works just the way you want.</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 06 Nov 2012 12:46:23 GMT https://communities.vmware.com/t5/Horizon-Desktops-and-Apps/Disabling-the-Ability-for-Users-to-Eject-the-Network-Connection/m-p/2548990#M65697 coopsk 2012-11-06T12:46:23Z