Add a way for an application to detect whether it's running inside the web client or not
Introduction Add a way for an application to detect whether it's running inside the web client or not. I am not aware of any such possibility. For any terminal server session, there is the SystemInformation.TerminalServerSession property. It would be perfect if there could be a SystemInformation.TerminalServerWebclientSession. But any other way is also fine (e.g., a special environment variable). Useful example Instead of writing a file to the "normal" disk (inside the Azure VM), the application could write the file to the "Remote Desktop Virtual Drive"-Download folder. Now the file is truly on the user's local machine.
Azure AD / Entra ID and Microsoft 365 Basic
In the last few weeks, I have struggled with new technologies. This encompasses the latest on the market in Android based mobile phones and a new Ryzen 9 mini desktop computer. To eliminate both old phone apps and old laptop applications in the MS Store (Apps) update, I wiped old phone access to accounts via Edge and Google. However, old laptop, which is an HP Ryzen 3 held on to apps and preferences somewhere across systems. So, on both my new mini desktop and the old laptop, I used PowerShell to eliminate remnants of DevHome Pre and CoPilot Pre which kept popping up. Low and behold, I saw new things in my Microsoft and Google Play stores on my devices. Not sure why this would not have happened on installation... Then thinking I was ready to remove XBOX. I did this as well via PowerShell commands. So, now both my machines are work machines with the AMD graphics qualities and XBOX gaming services. Then I removed any old credentials on the old laptop that would use my email address attached to the Work and School account. However, Azure AD and Entra ID will not let me run anything as related to my own accounts. For example, a) I can't change my own password on the Azure AD / Entra ID page. When I attempt to change my password, I get a writeback error: SSPR_0010. However, you need to buy Entra ID Connect to correct this. Entra ID is a trial version to my Azure AD sign-ins so even if I exist in Entra ID and Microsoft is moving to Entra ID, why am I being forced into purchasing things to correct this issue? b) I can't enroll into Microsoft 365 Business Basic using my Work and School Account email address. The enrollment sends me to a blank screen and never enrolls. If I try a second time using my Work and School email address, I get an error that states I have to use a different email address. It seems someone besides me is using my email address here for account access because the Work and School account holds a Visio (web only version) and my Personal account holds a real one that I can't use on my new mini which uses my own email address and not gmail.com or outlook.com. c) Edge creates a blank profile on its own that does not have my profile information in it if I do not use my Work and School account email address to sign-in. I keep losing my profile on first tab load in Edge. d) The Windows 11 Pro license on my new mini request my Work and School account login. The two have nothing to do with each other except that the email address is the same for account purposes. At one point, this CoPilot screen that says "Coming Soon" did not appear and now it is back again. Can you please assist in resolving this issue? I should technically be able to remove my Windows Live account that uses my Work and School email address and recreate it on a new machine without this much of a hassle.
Army Virtual Desktop - iPad
Good morning, I had been using the Army Virtual Desktop program on my iPad for several weeks when Microsoft changed the app from the Remote Desktop Connection to Windows Mobile App. I am no longer allowed to access Army Virtual Desktop because it seems like the Windows Mobile App can not read my common access card. I spoke with the Army IT team, and they seemed to think this is normal. However, I’m confused why it would have previously worked on a different app but not the new one. Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
Reconnecting takes time
Hello, I am experiencing brief network outages that last under 1 second. I monitor my network activity with Activity Monitor, and these outages occur a few times every hour, with only a few network packets being sent or received. I also checked with other web applications and noticed these short network outages. After these outages, AVD attempts to reconnect, which takes 5-6 seconds, and each time, my windows in AVD get resized. This happens several times an hour and affects my work with clients. I don't experience these outages with other applications, such as Microsoft Teams meetings. I also monitored the AVD connection during a Teams call. I am not dropped from the Teams call, nor do I notice any loss of network, even when it's under 1 second. Could you please treat this as a bug report? Is it possible to update AVD to not disconnect during very short network outages, similar to how other apps behave? PS: I do not use a VPN. I have tried AVD connections both via the Windows App and the online client and am experiencing the same issue. I have also opened a Microsoft case for reference:https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/2113103/windows-app-avd-connection-issue-from-mac Thanks, Jason.Windows App for MacOS: Remove thumbnails
I connect to hundreds of devices using Remote DesktopWindows App, and do not want or need a thumbnail/icon/preview when the Remote Desktop Windows App device list is in List view. I also do not want or need a multi-column view while in List view. There is no evident way to remove the clutter within the GUI.
