Azure Virtual Desktop

Intune / AVD – Settings for Azure Virtual Desktop are now available in Intune

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If you are using Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD, formerly known as Windows Virtual Desktop – WVD), you know there has been few settings being made available through group policy (GPO) such as watermarking or screen capture protection. Unfortunately, until now, there was no settings available in Intune to manage such settings, unless using when possible …

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Azure Virtual Desktop – No more hassle to maintain and update FSLogix

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  If you use Azure Virtual Desktop with FSLogix to manage user profile roaming, you know you have to check and update your image every time there is a new FSLogix version.   Well, here is a good news for you as since August 8th, 2023: FSLogix is now being automatically updated; in addition, the …

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Azure Virtual Desktop – New client version fixing 2 CVE’s

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  If you are using Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) you should ensure you are updating your Windows client to the latest version (1.2.4337).   This new version fixes 2 CVE’s: CVE-2023-29362 Remote Desktop Client Remote Code Execution Vulnerability https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-29362 CVE-2023-29352 Windows Remote Desktop Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-29352 You can download the latest client version …

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Azure Virtual Desktop – A new client has been published fixing a CVE

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  A new Azure Virtual Desktop client (1.2.4159) has been published fixing a CVE (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures) impacting the Remote Desktop Protocol Client.   This CVE is detailed here https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-28267.   In addition, this new version also fixes few issues like: Fixed a bug where users aren’t able to update the client if the …

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Azure Virtual Desktop – New client available from the Microsoft Store (preview)

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If you use Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD), you know you can access your resources using either a web browser, the AVD Remote Desktop client on Windows or Mac or mobile on iOS/Android. Well, now you have a new client option through the Microsoft Store. This new client has the same features and capabilities than the …

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Azure Virtual Desktop – You can now use URI schemes to connect to AVD (preview)

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If you use Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD), you now you have to subscribe to a workspace with the AVD client to be able to access published remote applications and/or desktop. Well, good news as you can now use Uniform Resource Identified (URI) schemes with the client to provide direct “links” to directly launch specified AVD …

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AVD – New web client experience in preview

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If you use Azure Virtual Desktop you know you can access your remote applications and/or remote desktop using either the AVD remote desktop client or the web interface (https://client.wvd.microsoft.com/arm/webclient/). Well, the web interface is getting updated and is now available in preview NOTE the new experience will become ultimately the default one Administrators have nothing …

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AVD – A new version of the AVD remote desktop client is available

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  If you use Azure Virtual Desktop, you now you can access your remote applications and/or desktop using either a web browser or the remote desktop client.   Well, a new version of the client (1.2.3918) is now available: x64 https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2139369 x32 https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2139456 ARM64 https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2139370 This version is mainly providing fixes and improvements, so now …

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Azure Virtual Desktop – You can now enable watermarking (preview)

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With increasing use of Azure Virtual Desktop, it is more and more important to ensure sensitive information are protected. A first level of protection has been added with the screen capture protection (see https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-desktop/screen-capture-protection/). Today a new screen capture protection capability is being made available in preview: watermarking When enabled, QR code watermarks appear as …

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Teams – Window sharing is now generally available in Azure Virtual Desktop

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  The Microsoft Teams product group has been working hard to deliver seamless user experience in Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) for Teams users to provide similar experience on both physical and virtualized (aka AVD) session.   The capability to share your windows in Azure Virtual Desktop session while using Teams is now generally available. That …

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