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Thinclients on shared workspaces
Microsoftknowlite : Quick question back to you. Is the ask for:
- Easier logoff of existing user, or
- Easier logon for new user
Also, are there any other actions the user takes to "claim" the kiosk like some sort of badge in?
Hi Christian,
We would like a solution for WVD similar to the RDS thinclients in use today.
This means that the thinclient is user independant (no login needed) and that the user needs to login on the WVD environment (just like the WVD webclient).
Right now we have the following issues:
a. Using HTML5 client, the login process is pretty similar but thinclients struggle with HTML5 performance because the client has such low system resources (even the latest Dell/HP Win 10 IoT Enterprise ones)
b. Using the Remote Desktop App, a user needs to register to the web feed every time, which is cumbersome. This can be resolved with domain joining the client but this does not help users forgetting to log out twice (once from WVD, once from thinclient).
I hope my explanation is a bit more clear now.
Hi knowlite,
If you still need help on this, here is how it could look on a IGEL OS endpoint (Thin Client).
- IGEL OS endpoint boots, automatically starts the WVD client and ask for credentials
- User Fred logs in and reconnects to his running desktop automatically
- User Fred disconnects session
- IGEL OS endpoints automatically restarts the WVD client and waits for next user
- User Fred2 logs in and gets automatically connected to his desktop (reconnected)
I recorded a video on this scenario which you can find here: https://youtu.be/JRCNEKbV-SE
If you need assistance or have any questions, reach out to me!
Best
Fred
This is an older thread but we are facing the same issue.
A lot of our clients have flexible workplaces and can choose where to work today at the office.
As we are re-using their former Windows 10 desktops they don't unsubscribe from the feed after work (I know they should but they don't), and the next person has to unsubscribe and subscribe again. Then login again into the assigned WVD (AVD) Session Host.
It would be great if there is some kind of solution like the one Brattstig posted for Windows 10 clients with the Remote Desktop client for AVD installed.
Any thoughts how to do this?
Richard
- Christian_Montoya
knowlite : Yes, the explanation helps! If I'm understanding you correctly, the web client sign in and sign out experience is easy, since the user just needs to log out in the top right corner or close the browser completely. However, the performance isn't optimal and you'd like that same ease of experience for the desktop client.
I'm not sure if we have anything right now to address that, but I've forwarded this thread internally to the appropriate folks to see if they have anything to comment.
- Thanks, much appreciated!
I know that W10 IoT Enterprise clients together with WVD are a rather new solution so I suppose more solutions will become available in the coming months. I've read that Igel is developing a Linux thinclient for WVD, which may offer a resolution for our issue.
