Windows Virtual Desktop

Windows Virtual Desktop can help you make it easier for your employees to remotely work from home, with a similar remote desktop experience that mirrors their current one.

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Multi-session Windows 10 virtual desktop experience

Get anywhere anytime access from any device. Most software solutions services say that you can get the only multi-session Windows 10 desktop environment in Azure. There are no limits to the number of users available per session.

Simple and easy to manage

All the apps & OS-layers are deeply tied together. The way users work in a Windows Virtual Desktop feels natural, as the user experience is consistent throughout - with the same look-and-feel of a physical desktop.

Office 365 ProPlus optimizations

With multi-session virtual desktop options, you can enable optimizations for an Office 365 ProPlus experience. Your users get the most productive virtualized environment with Windows Virtual Desktop.

No extra licensing cost

Microsoft WVD is available at no extra cost if you have either of the licenses: Standalone Windows 10 subscription or Windows 10 Enterprise E3 licenses. Only Azure VMs are covered by these licenses.

Flexible migration to Azure for RDSH

Lower your virtualization costs with Windows Virtual Desktop, while customizing your cloud environment with Apps4Rent's help. We migrate your apps, data, and infrastructure seamlessly to Azure.

Easy to implement with the right expertise

Though WVD opens up a lot of possibilities, managing Azure can be difficult without the right expertise. A partner like Apps4Rent helps you at every step in installing and managing WVD successfully.

Most compliance certifications

Due to Microsoft's strict policies for data protection, it invests heavily in cyber security. Azure has more compliance certifications than any other cloud service. Hence, security is guaranteed by Microsoft.

Free extended support for Windows 7

Windows 7 ended its support in January 2020. However, Azure WVD users will get free Extended Security Updates (ESUs) as part of WVD licensing fees through January 2023.

Deliver the only multi-session Windows 10 virtual desktop experience

Provide your users with the only multi-session Windows 10 desktop virtualized in the cloud that’s highly scalable, always up to date, and available on any device.

Enable optimizations for Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise

Deliver the best Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise experience, with multi-session virtual desktop scenarios to provide the most productive virtualized experience for your users.

​Migrate Windows Server remote desktops and apps to Azure

Migrate your Remote Desktop Services (RDS) environment with simplified management and deployment experience on Azure.

Deploy and scale in minutes

Quickly virtualize and deploy modern and legacy desktop apps to the cloud in minutes with unified management in the Azure portal.

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Workplace Flexibility

If your desktops are hosted virtually, employees and members of your team will be able to access them regardless of their location, situation, or device. The result, generally speaking, is significantly increased flexibility within the workplace. Imagine a remote workforce that can suddenly leverage the same technology without expensive installs. Meanwhile, the Bring-Your-Own Device (BYOD) trend is taking off, with 87 percent of organizations now relying on their employees to use personal devices for at least one of their many business platforms and applications. In each case, flexibility is essential, by hosting your desktops and applications in the cloud, you can achieve accessibility even in these situations.

Significant Cost Savings

They typically come with relatively minimal cost if the server setup already exists. In exchange, you can get potentially significant savings down the road. In other words, desktop virtualization is much more than just an initial cost – it’s a positive investment that has the potential to bring a significant return. Firstly, you can rely less on expensive desktop computers with the exact right software and license needed. But even upgrades and maintenance, which can take significant IT time when performed on many different machines, are reduced to a minimum as they can be accomplished in a much more centralized manner.

Dynamic Updating

As your organization gets larger, computer choices become more diverse. Creative professionals look for Apple screens, while IT experts prefer PC’s. Managers expect laptops that increase portability, but tablets, and even phones become invaluable while on the go. Here’s the rub: all of these devices might be running different operating systems and app versions. Updating these various devices with both regular maintenance and major upgrades can quickly become difficult. The same software may not work equally well depending on the browser, OS, and the age of the machine. A virtual desktop becomes a solution, centralizing the updating process to make it more dynamic.

Decreased Security Risks

Especially as organizations grow, digital security becomes an increasingly essential concern. After all, a single cyber-attack can cost the average business upwards of $2 million in damages. Preventative measures are not optional, but absolutely essential to ensure long-term business survival and success. A virtual environment for your business will play a significant part in making your business more secure through the best backup solutions. The data is now stored in a central system, which you can protect more strongly than you would be able to on your employees’ devices. Everything is centrally managed, allowing you to set the rules and keep your data in the right hands.

Geo-Replication

Azure has long been a leader in Geo-Replication, the process of creating a parallel database in various regions of the globe. This replication alone provides further help against data loss. The above already describes disaster recovery typically used with cloud backup solutions. Geo-replication extends that security for cases when the central data storage unit might be endangered. Given that Azure recently extended this feature to all of its service tiers, it’s natural to expect that it will be available within its virtualization suite as well. As a result, you can leverage a natural form of backups that carries the added benefit of geographic separation, to multiply the security factor.

Centralized Troubleshooting

What happens when one of your employees experiences a software problem? In most traditionally set-up organizations, the answer is linear. A service ticket leads to an IT call, and a local solution. The best-case scenario might include an analysis of whether that same problem exists on a more global scale, with individual fixes put in place to address a potential solution. Imagine the work required to stem this type of workload. Now, add in the fact that a global solution might not be easily possible or immediately sought, leading to the duplication of efforts for each ticket. In a virtual desktop environment, the same troubleshooting happens once, globally solving the problem for all constituents.

Frequently Asked Questions

Windows Virtual Desktop is a desktop and application virtualization service that runs on the cloud.

Here’s what you can do when you run Windows Virtual Desktop on Azure:

  • Set up a multi-session Windows 10 deployment that delivers a full Windows 10 with scalability.
  • Virtualize Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise and optimize it to run in multi-user virtual scenarios.
  • Provide Windows 7 virtual desktops with free Extended Security Updates.
  • Bring your existing Remote Desktop Services (RDS) and Windows Server desktops and apps to any computer.
  • Virtualize both desktops and apps.
  • Manage Windows 10, Windows Server, and Windows 7 desktops and apps with a unified management experience.

Choosing Windows Virtual Desktop means improved security and a reduced management burden. For your employees, it means improved productivity and remote working. You will be able to gain full access to Windows and all familiar desktop applications from anywhere, at anytime.

No. As one of the top managed service providers, we can build the new virtual desktop environment alongside your existing infrastructure. We ensure this is thoroughly tested prior to moving your users over to the new environment.

Here’s what you get with Windows Virtual Desktop: 

  • Fully managed, always up to date, modern Windows experience.
  • Rich desktop experience accessible from any device.
  • Client-like experience including look and feel, Cortana, Edge, desktop search and Microsoft Search.
  • Virtualise Store and legacy apps easily.
  • Easily virtualise your existing Windows 10 applications.
With Windows Virtual Desktop, you can set up a scalable and flexible environment for your business platforms and applications:
  • Create a full desktop virtualization environment in your Azure subscription without having to run any additional gateway servers.
  • Publish as many host pools as you need to accommodate your diverse workloads.
  • Bring your own image for production workloads, or test from the Azure Gallery.
  • Reduce costs with pooled, multi-session resources. With the new Windows 10 Enterprise multi-session capability, exclusive to Windows Virtual Desktop and Remote Desktop Session Host (RDSH) roles on Windows Server, you can greatly reduce the number of virtual machines and operating system (OS) overhead, while still providing the same resources to your users.
  • Provide individual ownership through personal (persistent) desktops.
You can deploy and manage virtual desktops:
  • Use the Azure portal, Windows Virtual Desktop PowerShell and REST interfaces to configure the host pools, create app groups, assign users, and publish resources.
  • Publish full desktop or individual remote apps from a single host pool, create individual app groups for different sets of users, or even assign users to multiple app groups to reduce the number of images.
  • As you manage your environment, use built-in delegated access to assign roles and collect diagnostics to understand various configurations or user errors.
  • Use the new Diagnostics service to troubleshoot errors.
  • Only manage the image and virtual machines, not the infrastructure. You don’t need to personally manage the Remote Desktop roles like you do with Remote Desktop Services, just the virtual machines in your Azure subscription.
You can also assign and connect users to your virtual desktops:
  • Once assigned, users can launch any Windows Virtual Desktop client to connect users to their published Windows desktops and applications. Connect to your Microsoft power apps from any device through either a native application on your device or the Windows Virtual Desktop HTML5 web client.
  • Securely establish users through reverse connections to the service, so you never have to leave any inbound ports open.

Windows Virtual Desktop supports the following x64 operating system images:

  • Windows 10 Enterprise multi-session, version 1809 or later
  • Windows 10 Enterprise, version 1809 or later
  • Windows 7 Enterprise
  • Windows Server 2019
  • Windows Server 2016
  • Windows Server 2012 R2