ForceComputername

In Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) or Terminal Server (TS) environments, the Desktop Sampler looks by default for the computer name of the client connecting to the session.

Create the following string value to configure the behavior of the Desktop Sampler to look for the hostname of the TS or VM, instead of the computer name.

Key

  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\RES\Desktop Sampler (32-bit)

  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\RES\Desktop Sampler (64-bit)

Value

ForceComputername

Type

REG_SZ

Data

Yes