Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD): End User Experience and Availability Updates. These are the details from the Microsoft Ignite 2019 AVD update sessions on Day 1. All the screenshots are taken from session slides and demos.
Microsoft initially announced Azure Virtual Desktop in September 2018. It was available as a public preview in March 2019 and became generally available at the end of September 2019.
Azure Virtual Desktop VMs can be deployed in all public Azure Regions. However, when you create an Azure Virtual Desktop host pool, you will see a limited number of locations, primarily in the US, Canada, UK, and Europe. It’s important to note that these are the metadata locations, not the actual VM locations.
Available Today – Availability regions for AVD Management plane – United States, Europe, and Japan.
Available Q1 2020 – Availability regions for AVD Management plane – Brazil, Asia Pacific, India, and Australia.
Secure Access Workstation
- Authentication – App Group assignments multi-factor authentication (MFA)
- Access – Static and Dynamic Conditional access policies
- Azure – Azure Security Center and Azure Active Directory PIM
AVD Updates – New Capabilities
- Support for Linux thin client with IGEL
- Native Domain Controller (AD) support with Azure File Storage
- Microsoft Teams in Azure Virtual Desktop
- Improvements in admin experience
- Enhanced Integration with Microsoft 365
- A preview of the MSIX app is attached
Azure Virtual Desktop Roadmap – http://aka.ms/wvdroadmap
AVD Client OS Support
- Windows 10/7
- HTML5
- Android
- macOS
- Windows 10 loT Enterprise
- Linux SDK – Ubuntu 18.04
AVD End User Experience – Client Features
- Desktop Experience
- RemoteApp Experience
- Multi-factor Authentication
- Conditional Access
- Localized
- 3rd Party Plugin Support
- WVD Dynamic Resolution (Early 2020 Preview)
- Multimonitor
- Subset of Monitors
- Microsoft Teams Support
AVD Client Administration
- Release Cadence Windows Client Update (2nd Tue for Insiders (B update)/4th Tue -Update for all the users (D Update))
- Availability
- Bulk Deployment
- Management Tools (Microsoft Intune, SCCM, and Group Policy)
Remote Display Driver – Windows 10 2003 Release
NOTE – NV6 Azure VM. 1080 video playback on un-optimization with Multimedia redirection. Future enhancements after Windows 10 2003.
WVD Media Enhancement Survey https://aka.ms/WVDMMR
Session#1
Sandeep Patnaik – Microsoft (@SandeepPatnaik) – See firsthand how Azure Virtual Desktop delivers the best user experience for virtualized environments across device platforms.
Microsoft will demonstrate Azure Virtual Desktop in action on Windows, Android, and iOS devices, then move to the Expo Hall to answer your questions.
More details are in the below video link: https://myignite.techcommunity.microsoft.com/sessions/81670?source=schedule.
Session#2
Scott Manchester—Microsoft; Matthew Betts—FIS Global—Azure Virtual Desktop overview—Azure Virtual Desktop offers the best virtualized desktop and application experience for both end-users and IT.
Learn how early adopters have already experienced the value of Azure Virtual Desktop in their organizations, get updates on our plans, and, most importantly, see the service in action!
More Details – https://myignite.techcommunity.microsoft.com/sessions/81693?source=schedule
Ignite 2019 Coverage
- Microsoft Endpoint Management SCCM Intune Windows Updates
- Microsoft Endpoint Manager is the future of SCCM Intune MEMMI MEMCM
- iOS Android macOS Mobile Enrollment Options with Intune
- Basics of Windows Dynamic Update Explained Update Management
- AVD End User Experience Availability Updates (this post)
- MSIX Updates from Ignite Reliability Network Disk-space
- Microsoft Learning Certification Exams Updates
- On-Prem WVD Options Azure Quantum Qualys Scan Integration
- Intune Reporting Strategies Advanced Reporting
Resources – WVD Updates
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Anoop C Nair is Microsoft MVP! He is a Device Management Admin with more than 20 years of experience (calculation done in 2021) in IT. He is a Blogger, Speaker, and Local User Group HTMD Community leader. His main focus is on Device Management technologies like SCCM 2012, Current Branch, and Intune. He writes about ConfigMgr, Windows 11, Windows 10, Azure AD, Microsoft Intune, Windows 365, AVD, etc.