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DjTjon01
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Apr 24, 2019
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Start OneDrive when using a RemoteApp in WVD

Hi Guys,   I am testing with WVD in a Lab environment, and everything is working fine. I only have one thing that doesn't seem to work. OneDrive is starting when i'm using the "Full Desktop" mode i...
  • racook's avatar
    racook
    Sep 26, 2019

    mirthrock mshepherd 

     

    We are in the process of documenting how to auto-start OneDrive in a Remote App scenario.

     

    We will be documenting the following registry entry:

    HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server\RailRunonce

     

    I believe this works the same as the regular run keys, except that anything listed under this key will be launched when the remote session starts.

     

    What happens is that in a remote session, Explorer.exe is not used as the Windows shell. rdpshell.exe is run instead. rdpshell.exe does not process Run entries. It does do the RailRunonce key though.

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Anon4343
Brass Contributor
Nov 28, 2023
Looks like Microsoft now supports this functionality.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-desktop/onedrive-remoteapp

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Reliance9636
Copper Contributor
Nov 28, 2023

Anon4343 

 

Thanks for your reply. Unfortunately, that article specifically states Windows 11 as a requirement. Setting that registry value has no effect on a Windows Server 2019 session host. The OneDrive process is not started after launching a remoteApp.

 

 

  • martijnk79's avatar
    martijnk79
    Brass Contributor
    Dec 28, 2023
    For Windows 11 AVD it only works with the preview version, so useless in production. I'm using the railrunonce workaround there as well.

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