Update your Kerberos configuration with Azure Virtual Desktop (RC4)
Microsoft released that the Kerberos protocol will be hardened by an update coming in April to June 2026 to increase the security. This was…
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I tested Azure Virtual Desktop RemoteAppV2
Microsoft announced RemoteAppV2 under some pretty enhancements on top of the older RemoteApp engine. This newer version has some…
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Azure Virtual Desktop V6/V7 VMs imaging
When I first chose to use V6 or V7 machines with Azure Virtual Desktop, I ran into some boot controller errors about the boot…
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Remove Microsoft Print to PDF and OneNote printers script
In this guide, I will show you how to delete the printers using a PowerShell script. This is compatible with Microsoft Intune and Group Po…
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Azure Virtual Desktop FSLogix and Native Kerberos authentication
On this page I will describe how I built an environment with a pooled Azure Virtual Desktop hostpool with FSLogix and using the Entra…
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FSLogix and maximum Azure Files security
When using Azure Files and Windows 11 as operating system for Azure Virtual Desktop, we can leverage the highest SMB encryption/security…
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Azure Virtual Desktop RDP Properties
In this post, we will be looking at the most popular different RDP Properties we can use in Azure Virtual Desktop.I will be talking about…
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Azure Compute Gallery and (AVD) VM images
Azure Compute Gallery is a great service in Azure to store, capture and maintain your VM images. This can be helpful when deploying…
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Customize Office apps installation for Azure Virtual Desktop
When deploying Microsoft Office apps to (pooled) Virtual Desktops, we mostly need to do some optimizations to the installation. We want to…
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Joining storage account to Active Directory (AD DS)
Joining a storage account to Active Directory can be a hard part of configuring Azure Virtual Desktop or other components to work. We must…
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Clean up old FSLogix profiles with Logic Apps
Today I have a Logic App for you to clean up orphaned FSLogix profiles with Logic Apps. As you know, storage in Azure costs money and we…
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Using FSLogix App Masking to hide applications on Virtual Desktops
In this blog post I will explain and demonstrate the pro’s and features of using FSLogix App Masking for Azure Virtual Desktop. This is a…
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Use Ephemeral OS Disks in Azure
In Azure, you have the option to create Ephemeral OS disks for your machine. This sounds really cool but what is it actually, what pro’s…
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RDP Multipath - What is it and how to configure?
RDP Multipath is a new protocol for Azure Virtual Desktop and ensures the user always has a good and stable connection. It improves the…
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Pooled Azure Virtual Desktop with Azure AD cloud users only
Since the beginning of Azure Virtual Desktop, it is mandatory to run it with an Active Directory. This because when using pooled sess…
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Test Azure Virtual Desktop connectivity and RTT
Sometimes, we need to check some basic connectivity from end user devices to a service like Azure Virtual Desktop.
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Windows Search optimization on Azure Virtual Desktop
When using Windows 11 Multi Session images on Azure for Azure Virtual Desktop, Microsoft has disabled some features and changed…
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Monitor Azure Virtual Deskop logon speed
Sometimes we want to know why a Azure Virtual Desktop logon took longer than expected. Several actions happen at Windows logon…
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Storage Account performance and pricing for Azure Virtual Desktop
Choosing the right performance tier of Azure Storage Accounts can be very complex. How much size and performance do we need? How many…
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Solved - FSLogix release 25.02 breaks Recycle Bin - Azure Virtual Desktop
I tested the new FSLogix 25.02 version and a very annoying bug appeared. “The Recycle Bin on C:\ is corrupted.”
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Stop OneNote printer from being default printer in AVD
If you have the Office Apps installed with OneNote included, sometimes the OneNote printer will be installed as default…
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Automatic AVD/W365 Feed discovery for mobile apps
When using Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) or Windows (W365), we sometimes use the mobile apps for Android, MacOS or iOS. But those apps rely…
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Solved - Windows Store applications on FSLogix/Azure Virtual Desktop
By default, Microsoft Store applications are not supported when using FSLogix. The root cause is that Windows stores some metadata that…
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Optimize Windows 11 for Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD)
When using Windows 11 on Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) - without the right optimization - the experience can be a little lagg..