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Hello, I'm in the process to replace several Azure VMs RDS dedicated for remote sessions with the Windows Virtual Desktop Azure service. At this point the remote workers are accessing their remote sessions with fully functional Windows 10 laptops and we want to consider the replacement of those laptops with thin clients. Access desktops powered by Windows Server Remote Desktop Services desktops and apps at no additional cost if you are an eligible Microsoft Remote Desktop Services (RDS) Client Access License (CAL) customer. You need an Azure account to quickly deploy and manage your virtualization environment. Apr 18, 2018 Azure Remote Desktop Services Azure Remote Desktop Services takes the benefits of RDS and expands the offering by providing RDS on a global enterprise-grade cloud platform. With the Microsoft Azure platform, organizations can rapidly deploy a cost-effective, redundant and scalable platform to host Windows desktops and applications. On the computer you intend to RDP to, set the Remote Desktop settings to Allow Remote Connections to this computer and remove the checkbox from Allow connections only from computers running Remote Desktop with Network Level Authentication enabled as shown here. Create new rdp config file.
This content applies to Windows Virtual Desktop with Azure Resource Manager Windows Virtual Desktop objects. If you're using Windows Virtual Desktop (classic) without Azure Resource Manager objects, see this article.
The web client lets you access your Windows Virtual Desktop resources from a web browser without the lengthy installation process.
Note
The web client doesn't currently have mobile OS support.
Supported operating systems and browsers
Mnps clever. While any HTML5-capable browser should work, we officially support the following operating systems and browsers.
| Browser | Supported OS | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Edge | Windows | |
| Internet Explorer | Windows | Version 11 or later |
| Apple Safari | macOS | |
| Mozilla Firefox | Windows, macOS, Linux | Version 55 or later |
| Google Chrome | Windows, macOS, Linux, Chrome OS |
Access remote resources feed
In a browser, navigate to the Azure Resource Manager-integrated version of the Windows Virtual Desktop web client at https://rdweb.wvd.microsoft.com/arm/webclient and sign in with your user account.
Note
If you're using Windows Virtual Desktop (classic) without Azure Resource Manager integration, connect to your resources at https://rdweb.wvd.microsoft.com/webclient instead.
If you're using the US Gov portal, use https://rdweb.wvd.azure.us/arm/webclient/index.html.
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If you've already signed in with a different Azure Active Directory account than the one you want to use for Windows Virtual Desktop, you should either sign out or use a private browser window.
After signing in, you should now see a list of resources. You can launch resources by selecting them like you would a normal app in the All Resources tab.
Next steps
To learn more about how to use the web client, check out Get started with the Web client.