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StefanKi
Iron Contributor
Aug 27, 2019

Azure AD Domain Sync

Hallo,   why I need a domain sync to azure ad for Windows Virtual Desktop?   Regards Stefan
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michawets
Iron Contributor
Sep 03, 2019

Hi StefanKi ,

 

The reason is quite simple: the Sessionhost still needs a Windows Token ðŸ˜Š

 

To clarify, for the user to be able to sign-in into the WVD client, that user needs to exist in Azure AD.

But when the user connects to the Sessionhost, the Windows Token is required.

So the same user needs to exist in an Windows AD

 

To solve that, you can choose between

  • Create 1 (or more) Azure VMs, install & config the Windows AD role and install & configure  Azure AD Connect to sync to Azure AD
  • Use Azure AD DS, which will handle both the Windows AD & the sync to Azure AD.