Microsoft is making a significant upgrade to its network infrastructure that directly benefits Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) and Windows 365 users. In a move that reflects its commitment to delivering low-latency, high-performance remote desktop experiences globally, Microsoft is expanding its TURN relay support from 14 to over 40 regions worldwide. This change might sound technical,
If you have migrated your VDI resources in Azure, you can still check out for Global Service Outage Alerts. You can monitor global outage alerts for Azure, Microsoft 365, and Citrix services through their respective status pages: Azure: Visit the Azure status page for a global overview of Azure service health. For a personalized view
Today I have decided to share the script related to creating conditional access policy. You can download the same from my github link following this article. Prerequisites Register an EntraID App and assign the Policy.ReadWrite.ConditionalAccess permission. Install dependencies: pip install msal requests Replace placeholder values (TENANT_ID, CLIENT_ID, CLIENT_SECRET) with your Azure AD credentials. You can download
Happy New Year 2025 to all my readers. The W365 remote connection report was retired on December 31st, 2024. Now we need to refer to the Cloud PC connection quality report. I will discuss in this blog about the Cloud PC connection quality report. What is Windows 365 Enterprise? Windows 365 Enterprise enables organizations to
As businesses adopt cloud-first strategies, Windows 365 has emerged as a revolutionary solution, providing users with Cloud PCs accessible from anywhere. Integrating ZScaler with Windows 365 enhances security, improves performance, ensures seamless connectivity, empowering organizations to enable secure remote work and maintain operational agility. Why Choose ZScaler for Windows 365? Windows 365 Cloud PCs deliver
On Dec. 11th, 2024, Microsoft announced a significant step in simplifying Cloud PC management with the latest enhancements to the Cloud PC move capability in Windows 365 on Microsoft Intune. This feature allows administrators to seamlessly move devices between regions or Azure network connections (ANCs), ensuring flexibility and scalability. The new enhancements include granular move,
Microsoft Windows 365 provides a secure, cloud-delivered Desktop-as-a-Service (DaaS) solution, offering fully virtualized Windows desktops (Cloud PCs) accessible from any device. To enhance security and connectivity, integrating ZScaler Client Connector with Windows 365 ensures a robust Zero Trust framework and optimized performance. This article explains how to deploy and configure ZScaler Client Connector for seamless
On the 19th of Nov. 2024, Microsoft unveiled the Windows 365 Link, a purpose-built Cloud PC device designed to provide users with a seamless and secure connection to their Windows 365 Cloud PCs. This innovative hardware solution aims to enhance productivity, bolster security, and simplify IT management for organizations. This compact, secure, and energy-efficient hardware
Managing connectivity for Windows 365 and Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) is critical to ensuring seamless user experiences. VPN solutions often require up-to-date Gateway IPs or CIDR subnets to avoid Cloud PC performance degradation and connectivity issues. The Windows 365 and AVD Gateway IP Address Lookup Script simplifies this process. It retrieves and outputs the Gateway
As businesses increasingly turn to virtual desktops for their workforce, GPU-enabled Cloud PCs offer an optimal solution for users with graphic-intensive workloads. Windows 365, Microsoft’s cloud-based PC service, provides three key GPU-enabled tiers: Standard, Super, and Max. Each tier offers varying levels of computational power, virtual CPUs (vCPUs), and RAM, allowing users to choose the
Today I am going to do a comprehensive review of the result of the 2024 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Desktop as a Service (DaaS). The report was published on 16th of Sept. 2024. As the shift to remote and hybrid work becomes permanent, the DaaS market continues to expand. Gartner’s 2024 Magic Quadrant for DaaS
Microsoft’s commitment to refining the Windows 365 Cloud PC experience continues with the August 2024 update, which introduces a variety of features and improvements designed to enhance performance, security, and flexibility. As more organizations adopt cloud-first or hybrid workplace models, these updates respond directly to the growing demand for secure, scalable, and user-friendly cloud solutions.
With the rise of cloud computing, cybersecurity remains a critical concern, and Microsoft has taken proactive measures to enhance the security of Windows 365 Cloud PCs. One of the most significant steps taken is the decision to disable Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) Port 3389 by default on all newly provisioned Windows 365 Cloud PCs. This
Organized the Azure Virtual Desktop and Windows 365 Awareness Session On the 29th of July 2024, I participated in Azure Virtual Desktop and Windows 365 Awareness Session. Organized by: Azure Bangladesh Community Event Highlights: Speakers: Aavisek Choudhury, Microsoft MVP Jitesh Kumar, Microsoft MVP Uddhave Jajoo, Citrix CTA Session Focus: Understanding the capabilities and benefits of
Windows 365 users can now log in with Citrix Workspace and take advantage of Citrix HDX Plus Protocol on top of their cloud PC offering from Microsoft. To achieve this, I have written this blog to configure Windows 365 + Intune + Citrix Cloud Integration. This blog is a detailed step-by-step guide, kindly go through
I think you are already aware of the difference between W365 and AVD. Today I have done a cost comparison of both in a very simple format, which may help you make a decision. Cloud PC Azure Virtual Desktop (PAYG) vCPU RAM Disk Cost (USD) vCPU RAM Disk (Premium) Cost (USD) 4 16 128 66
Hello Friends, today I will show you how you can create a Custom Image for the Windows 365 Cloud PC. To create and deploy custom images for Windows 365 Enterprise Cloud PC, you’ll need to follow these general steps. 1. Prepare a virtual machine (VM): Set up a virtual machine running Windows 10 or Windows
You might have allocated Windows 365 as the default development platform for your developers, and he/she might be using the Laravel framework. Today I will show you how you can use Laravel basic authentication as the breeze. Breeze is a Laravel package that you can install from the command line with the help of the
Many organizations have already started using the cloud PC since its release last year. Admins of cloud PC can find and review performance and connection metrics and trends for any Cloud PC from the performance tab. Steps to connect to the cloud PC. Sign in to Intune admin center https://endpoint.microsoft.com/ > Devices > All Devices. Select Cloud PC and then
The Windows 365 frontline is currently available for the public preview. Frontline and shift workers may now access the benefits of Windows in the cloud by using Windows 365 Frontline, which makes the process simpler and more inexpensive. Up to three Cloud PCs are supported by a single Windows 365 Frontline license. Any employee may
Frontline workers are employees whose primary function is to work directly with customers or the general public, providing services, support, and selling products, or employees directly involved in the manufacturing and distribution of products or services. Microsoft has already released the Microsoft 365 plans for the frontline workers, and they are as follows: Microsoft 365
Hello everyone, Today we will discuss what to do if your users are not able to connect to their cloud PC. When users click on the cloud PC icon, they may encounter the following issue. It generally try to initiate the remote connection but could not connect. Once it fails to connect, you will see
In my last post here I have discussed about how to create the On-Premises Network Connection for the Windows 365 Enterprise based Cloud PC deployment, in today’s post I am going to write details about all the other remaining steps for the cloud PC deployment. Step 2: Create the Provisioning Policy for the cloud PC
There are lot of blogs published about windows 365 since its release in August 2nd, 2021, however in this series of blog I would like to focus on the enterprise deployment of the Windows 365 from scratch. Windows 365 is a cloud-based service that automatically creates a new type of Windows virtual machine (Cloud PCs)
