

Once 3D support is enabled, both Windows Movie Maker (DirectX 11) and Shotcut (OpenGL) would now launch: A simple restart or reset of the virtual desktop will not change the configuration so make sure you initiate a full guest shutdown.

The last important step is to completely shut off the desktop so that View would send the commands to vCenter to reconfigure the VM. The VRAM size can be adjusted from the default if required: Proceed and change the settings to the following: With the Allow users to choose protocol configured as No, we will now be change to change the 3D Renderer setting: In order to enable 3D support, we’ll need to ensure that the following settings are configured:

If the Allow users to choose protocol setting is configured as Yes then 3D support would be disabled: Proceed by logging onto the View administration console, open the desktop pool properties, navigate to the Remote Display Protocol tab and review the following settings: It is important to note that VMware Horizon View desktops cannot be simply powered off and have the Video Card settings configured because if the pool properties are not configured to enable 3D then the settings of the virtual desktop would eventually be reverted back. In order to get the Windows 7 virtual desktop to successfully launch Windows Movie Maker, 3D support needs to enabled as shown in the following virtual machine properties: You cannot download Windows Live programs unless you’re connected to the Internet. You attempt to try and install Windows Live Essentials 2011 that supports DirectX 9 but receive the following error message during the install:Ĭheck to be sure you are connected to the Internet The update is not applicable to your computer.ĭownloading other video editing applications such as Shotcut also fails to launch indicating the video card does not support OpenGL. … but attempting to install the update displays the following message: You cannot start Windows Movie Maker 2012 when a graphics card that only supports DirectX 9 is installed on a Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2-based computer Searching through the internet leads you to the following Microsoft KB:

Make sure your computer meetings the minimum system requirements before trying to start Movie Maker again, and then try to update the driver for your video card if Movie Maker still doesn’t start. You’ve downloaded Windows Essential 2012 and installed Windows Movie Maker 2012 on a Windows 7 desktop fails to launch and displays the following error message:
