Windows Virtual Desktop is Generally Available!
So it’s been an exciting trip from the time Windows Virtual Desktop (WVD) was announced last year until now. Today all the hard work of the Microsoft RDS team pays off. WVD is now generally available!
Here are some important datapoints:
- Here is the big announcement
- Listen to Scott Manchester talk about:
- The production release of WVD
- Using FSLogix technology to attach user profile data
- AppAttach (in preview)
- AV Redirect for Teams (in preview)
- A new way to lift-and-shift file shares into Azure easily
- WVD uses Azure Traffic Manager to route incoming connections through the closest infrastructure available, improving latency.
Some other useful info to help you get started right way:
- Requirements for using WVD are here: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-desktop/overview
- To utilize Windows 10 Enterprise multi-session or Windows 10 Enterprise as hosts you need one of these licenses:
- Microsoft 365 E3, E5, A3, A5, F1, Business
- Windows E3, E5, A3, A5
- To utilize Windows 10 Enterprise multi-session or Windows 10 Enterprise as hosts you need one of these licenses:
- Tutorial docs are here: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-desktop/tenant-setup-azure-active-directory
- You can connect with these clients:
Lastly, Microsoft is very interested in your feedback and your requests regarding WVD. Make your voice heard here!
