AMA: Azure Virtual Desktop for Azure Stack HCI

Hi, we are a very heavy Windows 365 and AVD shop. We have embraced Cloud PC and Cloud Boot solutions and follow any new initiatives the teams come up with.

We have a few questions in order of priority about the new Dedicated Cloud Boot.

1.  Any workaround for Captive Portal Wi-Fi sign-in for Cloud Boot? Any plans to have this implemented?
   • We have a laptop fleet that is currently receiving Cloud Boot on their machines. When they travel to conferences, they are unable to accept TOS page for the Wi-Fi (happens on airplanes and conference Wi-Fi). This is a major roadblock for having a mobile Windows 365 fleet.
2. How does Cloud Boot handle BCDR scenarios?
   • We currently leverage AVD as our BCDR solution in the event that Windows 365 is down. Is there any way for users to sign into an AVD machine if their Cloud PC is down via Cloud Boot. Currently, if Cloud PC is down, and the user is on Cloud Boot, there is no way to have them sign into AVD. Additionally, if a user utilizes DevBox, it overrides their Cloud Boot and forces them to sign into DevBox not their normal Windows 365 machine.
3. How do users handle Cloud boot for initial sign-in for Password-less (WHfB)?
   • With the new Windows Hello for Business support, how does a user perform initial sign-in if they do not know their password? We are moving to full password-less and this is currently a roadblock we are facing.
4. Any ETA on Offline mode?
5. Any ETA to have location redirection enabled for Windows 365 machines that are using the Windows App (non-web).

Thank you so much for reviewing these questions. Our team has been loving the products and initiatives that the Cloud team has been deploying.

We are all looking forward to seeing the team at Ignite this year!