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tadhgclifford
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Oct 14, 2025
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Azure Virtual Desktop External Identities

Hi. I was delighted to find out that External Identities are now supported in Azure Virtual Desktop (preview). https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-desktop/authentication#external-identit...
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    tadhgclifford
    Nov 25, 2025

    Thank you for that. I was missing this step:

     

     

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tadhgclifford
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Oct 23, 2025

Hi Surya. Many thanks for your reply and the detail you provided.

I have narrowed the issue down to the fact that, when in the Windows App, I can't switch organisations in my guest account, i.e. my guest account is not showing the AVD resources available because it is pointing at the home organisation.

I have tested successfully when connected via a web browser, as I am able to connect to the relevant directory/organisation. 

 

In web browser:

 

In Windows App:

 

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virtualmanc
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Nov 02, 2025

There are some registry settings you need to apply to get the switch in the Windows App. You can view more about that here - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-app/compare-platforms-features?pivots=azure-virtual-desktop#identity

 

  1. Windows: version 2.0.633 or later. You must also configure the following registry key on the Windows device running the Windows App:
    • Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    • Registry Path: SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsApp\Flights
    • Value Name: EnableIdSignInUx
    • Value Type: DWORD
    • Enabled Value: 1
    • Disabled Value: 0 (default)

 

I also made a video about it here - https://youtu.be/iuw8RGU_8uI

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    tadhgclifford
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    Nov 25, 2025

    Thank you for that. I was missing this step:

     

     

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