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[Azure] Windows Virtual Desktop – Publish Applications

  • June 20, 2019
  • 4 min read
Cloud and Virtualization Architect. Florent is specializing in public, hybrid, and private cloud technologies. He is a Microsoft MVP in Cloud and Datacenter Management and an MCSE in Private Cloud.
Cloud and Virtualization Architect. Florent is specializing in public, hybrid, and private cloud technologies. He is a Microsoft MVP in Cloud and Datacenter Management and an MCSE in Private Cloud.

After seeing how to deploy Windows Virtual Desktop, in session mode, we will see how to deploy applications.

Using the basic image, I only have the basic applications to publish. If you want to deploy custom applications, you will need to create an image and use it as a base image for your deployment.

To publish an application, you must first create a group, with the following commands:

To publish an application, you must first create a group

You can then retrieve the applications that can be published, with the following command:

You can then retrieve the applications that can be published

To publish an application or applications, use the following commands:

Publish an application or applications

You can verify that the applications have been published:

You can verify that the applications have been published

You must then assign this group to a user. Be careful, for the moment, a user can be assigned to a single group and this user must not have MFA:

Assign this group to a user

By logging in with this user, you can see that applications have been published on the portal:

Applications have been published on the portal

Applications have been published

Or from the application:

Application

Task Manager

Note that shortcuts appeared in the start menu of your Windows:

Start menu

Windows Virtual Desktop is still in Preview, so some features are missing. However, in a near future, WVD should be a serious competitor to Citrix on Azure.

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