Or session recording from the “Microsoft meets Community : Windows Virtual Desktop – second edition” event.
For all the links to articles mentioned in this session see this follow up blog post :
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Microsoft meets Community WVD event – Our session follow up
On September, 30 2020, Gertjan Jongeneel and I presented a session with the title ‘Sharing everything you want to know about Windows Virtual Desktop – Notes from the field’ at the ‘Microsoft meets Community : Windows Virtual Desktop’ event second edition! This is a free community event organized for Microsoft customers and partners where with expert speakers to share news, insights, and...
How to deliver a GPU powered Azure VM (example for CAD applications) with Windows Virtual Desktop
It’s not uncommon for customers to ask for the possibilities to deliver a GPU (graphics processing unit) powered desktop with Windows Virtual Desktop. If employees have to work with multimedia enabled applications, you can hardly do without it. Or for example, a construction company that wants to deliver the Autodesk AutoCAD, Autodesk Revit and Autodesk InfraWorks CAD applications.
I’m speaking at “Microsoft meets Community: Windows Virtual Desktop virtual event, second edition” !
Together with Gertjan Jongeneel, we will give a session in the “Microsoft meets Community: Windows Virtual Desktop virtual event, second edition”! We are very honored to be able to speak at such great event.
How to implement FSLogix Profile container using Azure Files and Active Directory authentication for Windows Virtual Desktop (WVD)
With FSLogix Profile container you can maintain user context (for example application settings) in non-persistent environments like within a Pooled Windows Virtual Desktop Host pool. It will optimize the sign-in time for the end user because the user profiles are stored in VHD(X) file that is mounted to the concerning Session host VM every time the user signs in and therefor nothing has to be...
How to get the Windows Virtual Desktop – Remote Desktop client for Windows – Insider version
Just like with the rapid development of Windows Virtual Desktop itself, the Remote Desktop client for Windows also get at least an update every month. Microsoft keeps a good record of what’s new with every new version, you can find here. Beside a 32-bit and a 64-bit version, you also have the Public and an Insider version. The Insider version is intent for testing upcoming features before...
How to publish the Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) with Windows Virtual Desktop (WVD)
The Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) enables the IT administrator to remotely manage the (local) domain with tools like “Active Directory Users and Computers”, “DNS” and “Group Policy Management”. You can install RSAT locally on a Windows device, but to use the tools, you still need to be connected to the local network or, if you are working remotely, setup a VPN connection first.
How to change the default Windows Virtual Desktop “SessionDesktop” name to a more friendly one with PowerShell or GUI
When you create a new Windows Virtual Desktop Host pool, a default “Desktop Application Group” (DAG) will be created for you. When you assign a user or an Azure AD Security group to this Desktop group, the user(s) will see a desktop icon appear in their Remote Desktop client with the name “SessionDesktop”. You can easily change this name to a more friendly name with PowerShell or the GUI, as I...
Windows Virtual Desktop (WVD) – Image Management : How to manage and deploy custom images (including versioning) with the Azure Shared Image Gallery (SIG)
A lot of questions I receive about Windows Virtual Desktop (WVD) are about Image Management. Questions like; How can I create a custom image and apply updates on it? What about versioning and the possibility to rollback an image version? All these functions are available with Windows Virtual Desktop, together with the Azure Shared Image Gallery (SIG). In this blog I will show you step-by-step how...
How to install and configure Microsoft Teams (Public Preview) for Windows Virtual Desktop (WVD)
Recently, Microsoft released the Public Preview of Microsoft Teams for Windows Virtual Desktop environments. With the new media optimizations included in this version of Microsoft Teams for Windows Virtual Desktop, a local connection will be made between users for audio and video redirection while the application itself is running in the Windows Virtual Desktop environment. This will give end...