Welcome to this news blog post from the official Microsoft VirtualDesktops global community. In this newsletter, we will take you along with all the community and partner news over the past few weeks!
Nerdio
Nerdio have released Nerdio Manager 4.5!! As usual this releases contains lots of awesome features including:
- Intelligent Azure Capacity Extender
- User Self-Service Resize
- FSLogix Profile Reset
- Azure Compute Gallery Replicas
+ Much More! For a full set of release notes view here – https://nmw.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360045731614-Release-Notes
Community
Create a Windows 11 Multi-session golden image for Azure Virtual Desktop using Marketplace Image
Aresh Sakari has written a blog post in which he shares how to create a Windows 11 MU Image for AVD by using PowerShell. In the post he shares the PowerShell code to perform this activity to I hope its useful for somebody! You can view hist post here – PowerShell – Create a Windows 11 Multi-session golden image for Azure Virtual Desktop using Marketplace Image | AskAresh
Harden Nerdio Manager for Enterprise Part 2 – SQL
Johan Vanneuville has written a blogpost on how to harden the SQL Components for Nerdio Manager for Enterprise. In his post he explains why you would do this, and then shows the steps required to perform the hardening. You can view hist post here – Harden Nerdio Manager for Enterprise Part 2 – SQL – Johan Vanneuville
Route AVD traffic through static WAN IP with Azure Firewall automated
Sander Rozemuller has written a blog post in which he described the options of ensuring that an AVD Environment always had the same WAN IP Address. In his post Sander discussed the options of using a NAT Gateway or the Azure Firewall. You can read his post here Route AVD traffic through static WAN IP with Azure Firewall automated (rozemuller.com)
Windows 365
Pro Tips for Windows 365 Configuration
Phil Urban has shared a post on the Microsoft Tech Community where he shares some tips and tricks on how to deploy and manage Cloud PC more effectively. He gives tips around querys, conditional access, compliance and muich more. If you want to see his tips you can find them here – Pro Tips for Windows 365 Configuration – Microsoft Community Hub
Ask Me Anything – Windows 365 – Windows in the Cloud – November 2022
Microsoft recently hosted a Windows 365 Ask me Anything session where they shared some insights, tips and answers to yout W365 Features, deployment, customization and best pratices. You can watch the video here –
Schedule Windows 365 Cloud PC Reboot’s with Azure Automation
Joey Verlinden has shared a blog post in which he discusses how you can schedule Windows 365 Cloud PCs reboots using Azure Automation. Joey shows you how to setup the automation accounts, create the certificates and app registrations and more. You can read his post here – Schedule Windows 365 Cloud PC Reboot’s with Azure Automation – Joey Verlinden
Enrollment Status Page for Cloud PC’s
Dominiek Verham has shared a blog post in which he discusses the Enrollment Status Page (ESP) for Cloud PC’s. The ESP is a page that shows the provisioning status for the administrator or end user when they are enrolling into Windows Devices and helps them sign in for the first time. You can read more about it here – Enrollment Status Page for Cloud PC’s – techlab.blog
Moving a Windows 365 Cloud PC From One DC Region to Another – MS Hosted Network
Atil Gurcan has released a blog post in which he describes the process of moving a Windows 365 Cloud PC from one region to another. This would be applicate to a scenario in that a user, or group of users moves to a different region or country and wants to take their Cloud PCs with them. You can read his post here – Moving a Windows 365 Cloud PC From One DC Region to Another – MS Hosted Network – Microsoft Community Hub
Microsoft
Microsoft have updated the Remote Desktop Client for the GA Build and also the Insider Build. Both versions contain mostly bug fixes. For a full set of releate notes visit here – What’s new in the Remote Desktop client for Windows | Microsoft Learn
