Standard Agent for Windows Administrators' Guide
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PCoIP Ultra

The Standard Agent for Windows provides support for PCoIP Ultra. PCoIP Ultra is optimized for truly lossless support with bit-exact color accuracy and preservation of content detail at the highest frame rates.

PCoIP Ultra protocol enhancements propels our industry-recognized performance into the future of remote computing, with faster, more interactive experience for users of remote workstations working with high-resolution content.

PCoIP Ultra now defaults to "Auto Offload" on Graphics agent machines, provided that both the client machines and the agent machines are capable of supporting CPU Offload as well as GPU Offload. Additionally, YUV Chroma subsampling defaults to 4:2:0. This ensures higher framerates of graphics and optimized motion content, while ensuring efficient utilization of bandwidth.

Note: PCoIP Ultra Default Value

For most users, the default PCoIP Ultra value will provide the best possible experience. Carefully review the recommended use cases in the next section to determine whether you should change the PCoIP Ultra value.

For additional detail on PCoIP Ultra technical requirements for various use cases and troubleshooting steps, refer to KB 2109: PCoIP Ultra Troubleshooting.

When to Enable PCoIP Ultra

PCoIP Ultra provides efficient scaling across multicore CPUs, leveraging AVX2 instruction sets. Appropriate for users that require CPU-optimized delivery of 4K UHD, high-framerate video playback and build-to-lossless color accuracy.

For all other scenarios, we recommend that you leave PCoIP Ultra disabled.

Requirements

To take advantage of PCoIP Ultra, you need:

  • An Anyware agent (any supported version)

  • An Anyware Software Client (any supported version)

    Anyware Tera2 Zero Clients are not supported

    PCoIP Ultra is supported by Anyware Software Clients and Trusted Zero Clients. Anyware Tera2 Zero Clients cannot use PCoIP Ultra.

  • The CPUs on both the agent and the client machines must support the AVX2 instruction set.

Enabling PCoIP Ultra

To enable PCoIP Ultra features, edit your GPO settings and set a Ultra mode as required:

  • CPU Offload To turn on PCoIP Ultra CPU Offload. CPU offload requires CPU support for the AVX2 instruction set on both the remote host and client. The Anyware Zero client is not supported. CPU offload is recommended for 4K UHD resolutions with video playback requirements of 30 fps (or more), and the highest possible image quality and color accuracy.

All PCoIP Ultra settings take effect on the next PCoIP session. No configuration is required on the Anyware Software Client.

Turning PCoIP Ultra off

To disable PCoIP Ultra, set the Ultra GPO setting to disabled.

Setting GPO variables

If you don't know how to enable GPO variables, refer to Configuring the Standard Agent for Windows.

Last updated: Thursday, October 31, 2024