topic Re: How to obtain host computer's name from within virtual machine in Horizon Desktops and Apps

How to obtain host computer's name from within virtual machine

PlainVan1lla — Wed, 09 Feb 2022 18:09:00 GMT

My users run on VMware Horizon Client 5.5.0. From within the virtual machine, how would I get the name of the host computer? Preferably in a command line where I can capture the output to a text file. I see that the Z: drive is mapped to {username} on {computername}. I thought NET USE would give me the info but it misses the Z: drive altogether. If I issue NET USE Z: I would get

Local name = Z:

Remote name = \\tsclient\{username|

Resource type = Disk

I suppose TSCLIENT is some variable defined within the Horizon virtual machine. How would I get that name though?

Re: How to obtain host computer's name from within virtual machine

Mickeybyte — Wed, 09 Feb 2022 18:41:59 GMT

@PlainVan1lla

From within the virtual machine, you can read the following registry value that contains the client hostname:

HKCU\Volatile Environment\ViewClient_Machine_Name

A lot of information can be found in that key: Client System Information Sent to Remote Desktops (vmware.com)

Re: How to obtain host computer's name from within virtual machine

PlainVan1lla — Wed, 09 Feb 2022 18:52:11 GMT

Thank you! You answered my question!