The company also unveiled new security capabilities for the platform, which was previously known as Windows Virtual Desktop. Microsoft has rebranded its virtual desktop infrastructure platform under ...

As remote work became the default for many companies during the pandemic, it’s maybe no surprise that services like Microsoft’s Windows Virtual Desktop, which gives users access to a fully managed ...

Microsoft is rebranding its Windows Virtual Desktop (WVD) service as "Azure Virtual Desktop." At the same time, the company is introducing a new ISV/per-user pricing option and taking the wraps off a ...

Microsoft has confirmed that recent Windows updates trigger RemoteApp connection failures on Windows 11 24H2/25H2 and Windows Server 2025 devices in Azure Virtual Desktop environments. Microsoft ...

Starting this week, Microsoft customers can use the Azure Virtual Desktop (formerly Windows Virtual Desktop) to virtualize a Windows 11 preview desktop on Azure virtual machines. "Azure Virtual ...

Microsoft is combining its Azure Virtual Desktop and Windows 365 units under Scott Manchester, a 21-year Microsoft veteran who is the architect of the Microsoft cloud workspace plan, a source close to ...

Do you have situations where users work from home, connecting from personal devices? Do you trust those devices and the networks they're connecting from? Do you have compliance regulations that ...

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Azure Virtual Desktop host pools can now be joined to the Azure Active Directory service, Microsoft announced on Wednesday. This capability lets organizations using the Azure Virtual Desktop virtual ...

Microsoft on Monday announced its "Azure Virtual Desktop" (AVD) service, which is the new name for its existing Windows Virtual Desktop (WVD) service. Windows Virtual Desktop, commercially launched in ...

How to create a Windows Virtual Desktop in Microsoft Azure Your email has been sent In an era when millions of employees in the global workforce have been compelled to work from remote locations as a ...