Step-by-Step Guide to Install FSLogix on WVD

Step-by-Step Guide to Install FSLogix on WVD 1

With the recent GA of Windows Virtual Desktop (WVD) Microsoft has extended its ability to deliver important endpoint capabilities to users anywhere in the world. Designed to improve upon the standard Windows Virtual Desktop capabilities, installing FSLogix on WVD can enhance and simplify these sorts of non-persistent environments. Benefits of Installing FSLogix on WVD Maintain…

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WVD Pricing Guide (Windows Virtual Desktop)

WVD Pricing Guide (Windows Virtual Desktop) 3

WVD was released in preview back in March, and our step-by-step guide to deploy WVD is one of our most popular posts. Pricing for WVD has been known for a few months, but today Microsoft formally announced that Windows Virtual Desktop is now Generally Available (GA) worldwide. Let’s take a look at the total cost…

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Guide to Deploy Gen2 VMs in Azure

Guide to Deploy Gen2 VMs in Azure 4

This week Microsoft announced the public preview of support to deploy gen2 VMs in Azure. Gen2 VMs have been around since Windows Server 2012 R2 for on-premises Hyper-V deployments. However, there are some serious limitations during the Azure preview. Let’s look at the benefits first. Why Should I Deploy Gen2 VMs in Azure? For security…

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Guide to Deploy Office 365 ProPlus in Windows Virtual Desktop

Guide to Deploy Office 365 ProPlus in Windows Virtual Desktop 5

I deployed Windows Virtual Desktop (WVD) four times the day it came out and shared my thoughts about it. One of the first questions I received was how to deploy Office 365 ProPlus in Windows Virtual Desktop. That’s because if you run the web installer on any multi-user computer with Terminal Services, you’ll receive the…

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Step-by-Step Guide to Securing Windows Virtual Desktop in Azure with Conditional Access and MFA

Step-by-Step Guide to Securing Windows Virtual Desktop in Azure with Conditional Access and MFA 6

One of my biggest complaints about using Azure AD P1 to issue Azure MFA challenges on a traditional RDS deployment via RADIUS authentication is that it issues an MFA challenge on every login. That’s almost as frustrating as trying to understand Microsoft Licensing. Fortunately, securing Windows Virtual Desktop in Azure with Conditional Access and MFA…

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Step-by-Step Guide to Deploy Windows Virtual Desktop in Azure

Step-by-Step Guide to Deploy Windows Virtual Desktop in Azure 7

Windows Virtual Desktop (WVD) was finally released to public preview GA (UPDATED 9/2019), so here’s your step-by-step guide to deploy Windows Virtual Desktop! For those of you that have been living under a rock (or spending time with your friends and families), WVD is Microsoft’s new Desktop-as-a-Service offering to provide Windows 10 virtual desktop infrastructure…

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