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.
Allow Custom Ressource Group and DCR in New AVD Insights Configuration Workbook
The new preview version of the AVD insights configuration workbook for the AMA agent only recognizes data collection rules that are created in a resource group called "AzureMonitor-DataCollectionRules" and does not recognize any DCR that was created elsewhere. We would like to have the option to use other resource groups and DCR. Hope this can be adjusted during the preview.Add company Logo in Remote desktop client screen
Hello, After installing Remote dekstop client, once you subscribe, you can see the AVD Host pool name which was assigned to you. But in that screen the background is pretty flat ( it's complete white ). Can we customize it ? May he we can put our company Logo to look more genuine. Let us know if anyone already using any customisation there. Thanks Pankaj
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.
AVD QuickStart - beware of Entra DS
Hi I recently received a notification from several customers whom had been billed for Entra DS - They had deployed AVD from the QuickStart menu. When attempting to deploy AVD - while going through the wizard, they get to a part that requires the VNET be pre-configured. Of course ,if they haven't properly planned AVD, this part of the wizard won't work. So they exit the wizard, then go to the QuickStart, and run through there.. Using this, they get what they wanted - easy deployment of AVD. However in this case, it enables Entra DS. Once added, it starts BILLING for Entra DS. The new AVD doesn't require Entra DS, it only requires Entra DS if there will be FSLogix containers). But the billing has started. To fix, we had to remove the Entra DS after validating that the credentials were indeed being helped. Monthly, this amounted for over $200 per month to the customer. We had to find a way to rebate the $$ to them. To ensure that this DOES not continue to happen - Can you add a piece to the QuickStart that enables Entra by itself without the entraDS or, at least WARN in the documentation that if you use QuickStart that this will be the side effect of launching this way? The client believes it should be articulated that this was a hidden fee they wouldn't have gotten if they had known the Wizard was going to bill this. So Customer request: Modify Azure Virtual Desktop Quickstart - ADD OPTION, Entra ONLY Add visual indicators that if chosen Entra DS option will bill Entra DS Entra DS is only required if using FSLogix or Entra DS as a domain for Hybrid Virtual desktop There is not an option to join the machine to Intune. Can you ADD one?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.
MacOS Windows App Dynamic Resolution not working
When using MacOS Windows App 11.0.5, if the AVD icon settings are left un-customised, the App does not honour the host pool setting to enable Dynamic Resolution. Dynamic Resolution only seems to work if it's explicitly enabled on each AVD icon within the Windows App on the client device. Our users expect Dynamic Resolution to work by default. It's enabled in the host pool and it previously worked on the RD Client.
Common Naming Standard
Hi Microsoft, Please could you look into sorting out your naming standards, or make it clearer about what your products are actually called, for example theWindows Desktop client used to access Azure Virtual Desktop from a desktop machine when you download this and install it is called "Remote Desktop" on the start menu, it doesn't make it clear for users that this is used to Access Azure Virtual Desktop, it doesn't match the name of your website either e.g. Windows Desktop Client. I think you should rename the client / your website / documentation to "Azure Virtual Desktop Client" and keep it simple. Thanks
