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Yun_Liu
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Feb 23, 2022

Background blur in GA on Microsoft Teams on Azure Virtual Desktop and Windows 365

UPDATE on 6/29: If you do not see the UI for Background Effects in Teams on AVD, install the latest Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable on your client machine running the Remote Desktop app and tr...
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gr33nman
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May 16, 2022

Hi, Any update on this? We are now half way through May and no sign of this being released? Thanks

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Yun_Liu
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May 17, 2022

Background effects (background blur & custom background images) are rolling out now. Please look for new release posts later this week.

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    rico_roodenburg
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    Jun 10, 2022
    What about VMware Horizon?
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    PeteJ
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    May 24, 2022

    Yun_Liu 

    That's cool - would be great if MS could get it on the roadmap site (presumably for vmware horizon as well as citrix) as something that is being worked on 🙂

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    Yun_Liu
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    May 23, 2022
    We are working with Citrix on supporting background effects. Not ETA yet.
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    PeteJ
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    May 23, 2022
    Hi there - any news of when background blur & custom backgrounds are coming to VMware or Citrix VDI users?
    We now have the new meeting experience which is much better, good job there 🙂
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    Yun_Liu
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    May 19, 2022
    Yes.
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    Nikolas-Benedikt Beutler
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    May 17, 2022

    Yun_Liu - thanks. just to be sure. machine based installations (installed according to microsofts teams on avd documentation) will receive those too, correct?

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