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Azure Virtual Desktop – Transitioning from remote desktop client to Windows App

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If you use Azure Virtual Desktop, you already know that there are multiple options to connect to your virtual desktop host: Azure Virtual Desktop client Azure Virtual Desktop (preview) application from Microsoft Store Web browser (Remote Desktop Web Client (microsoft.com)) and more recently (since November 2023) the Windows App (see Azure Virtual Desktop – A […]

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Intune / Azure Virtual Desktop – Manage clipboard redirection for Azure Virtual Desktop with Intune

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If you are using Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD), you may already know you can redirect the clipboard to allow data transfer (plain text, image, rich or HTLM data) between client and Azure Virtual Desktop session. Well, good news as now you can also manage this clipboard redirection using Intune, helping device administrators to ensure data

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Azure Virtual Desktop – You can now enable hibernation

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As you are probably aware, since November 2023 you can enable hibernation on Azure virtual machines (see Azure – You can now enable hibernation on Azure virtual machines (preview)). Well, good news, as this feature is now also available for Azure Virtual Desktop. With the hibernation enabled, you will be able to keep your session

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AVD – Deploy the new remote desktop client version to fix an important vulnerability

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  If you use Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD), you know you can access your remote session using either the web browser or a client deployed on your device.   Well, an important vulnerability (CVE-2024-21307 – https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-21307) has been found and potentially allowing remote execution code.   It is highly recommended to update your AVD client

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Azure Virtual Desktop – A new application to connect to AVD/Cloud PC (preview)

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A new client application (UWP) – Windows App – is available from the Microsoft Store allowing end-users to have a single access pane to connect to Azure Virtual Desktop, Windows 365 Cloud PC’s, Dev Box or remote desktop services. The application – in preview – is available for Windows, iOS, MacOS or web browser. Windows

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Intune – FSLogix settings are now available in Settings Catalog

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If you use Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD), you already know you can use FSLogix to deliver consistent user profiles experience. Until know, to manage FSLogix settings and configuration you had to either import corresponding ADMX files or use registry keys. Good news as now you use the Intune device configuration Settings Catalog to manage FSLogix

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Azure Virtual Desktop – You can now use OneDrive with a RemoteApp (preview)

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If you use Azure Virtual Desktop to provide desktop or applications virtualization to your end-users, you probably know that you can not use OneDrive outside of a remote desktop session – meaning with a RemoteApp. Well, good news as you can now use OneDrive while using a RemoteApp. To do so you first need to

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AVD–Ensure your Azure Virtual Desktop client is running version 1.2.4583

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  A CVE (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures) is currently being exploited impacting Azure Virtual Desktop Client on Windows devices.   The CVE details are available here https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-5217.   Ensure your are running the latest version (1.2.4583) of the AVD client: x86 https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2139144 x64 https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2139369 ARM64 https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2139368 If you kept the auto-update capability, the client should

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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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