Connect to Azure Virtual Desktop with the legacy Remote Desktop clients for Windows

To access your resources, you need:

• Internet access.

• A device running one of the following supported versions of Windows:

  • Windows 11
  • Windows 10

To access your resources, you need:

• Internet access.

• A device running one of the following supported versions of Windows:

  • Windows 11
  • Windows 10

The Azure Virtual Desktop app from the Microsoft Store is a preview version of the Remote Desktop client for Windows, but it's no longer available to download. You can still use it to connect to Azure Virtual Desktop if it's already installed.

The Remote Desktop app is available from the Microsoft Store. To download and install it, follow these steps:

1. Go to the Remote Desktop app in the Microsoft Store.

2. Select Install to start downloading the app and installing it.

3. Once the app has finished downloading and installing, select Open.

A workspace combines all the desktops and applications that have been made available to you by your admin. To be able to see these in the Azure Virtual Desktop app, you need to subscribe to the workspace by following these steps:

1. Open the Azure Virtual Desktop app on your device.

2. The first time you subscribe to a workspace, from the Let's get started screen, select Subscribe or Subscribe with URL. Use the tabs below for your scenario.

   • If you selected Subscribe, sign in with your user account when prompted, for example user@contoso.com. After a few seconds, your workspaces should show the desktops and applications that have been made available to you by your admin.

     If you see the message No workspace is associated with this email address, your admin might not have set up email discovery, or you're using an Azure environment that isn't Azure cloud, such as Azure operated by 21Vianet. Try the steps to Subscribe with URL instead.

   • If you selected Subscribe with URL, in the Email or Workspace URL box, enter the relevant URL from the following table. After a few seconds, the message We found Workspaces at the following URLs should be displayed.

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     Azure environment	Workspace URL
     Azure cloud (most common)	https://rdweb.wvd.microsoft.com
     Azure for US Government	https://rdweb.wvd.azure.us/api/arm/feeddiscovery
     Azure operated by 21Vianet	https://rdweb.wvd.azure.cn/api/arm/feeddiscovery

3. Select Next.

4. Sign in with your user account when prompted. After a few seconds, the workspace should show the desktops and applications that have been made available to you by your admin.

Once you've subscribed to a workspace, its content will update automatically regularly and each time you start the client. Resources may be added, changed, or removed based on changes made by your admin.

A workspace combines all the desktops and applications that have been made available to you by your admin. To be able to see these in the Remote Desktop app, you need to subscribe to the workspace by following these steps:

1. Open the Remote Desktop app on your device.

2. In the Connection Center, select + Add, then select Workspaces.

3. In the Email or Workspace URL box, either enter your user account, for example user@contoso.com, or the relevant URL from the following table. After a few seconds, the message We found Workspaces at the following URLs should be displayed.

   If you see the message We couldn't find any Workspaces associated with this email address. Try providing a URL instead, your admin might not have set up email discovery. Use one of the following workspace URLs instead.

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   Azure environment	Workspace URL
   Azure cloud (most common)	https://rdweb.wvd.microsoft.com
   Azure for US Government	https://rdweb.wvd.azure.us/api/arm/feeddiscovery
   Azure operated by 21Vianet	https://rdweb.wvd.azure.cn/api/arm/feeddiscovery

4. Select Subscribe.

5. Sign in with your user account. After a few seconds, your workspaces should show the desktops and applications that have been made available to you by your admin.

Once you've subscribed to a workspace, its content will update automatically regularly. Resources may be added, changed, or removed based on changes made by your admin.

Once you've subscribed to a workspace, here's how to connect:

1. Open the Azure Virtual Desktop app on your device.

2. Double-click one of the icons to launch a session to Azure Virtual Desktop. You may be prompted to enter the password for your user account again, depending on how your admin has configured Azure Virtual Desktop.

3. To pin your desktops and applications to the Start Menu, right-click one of the icons and select Pin to Start Menu, then confirm the prompt.

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Once you've subscribed to a workspace, here's how to connect:

1. Open the Remote Desktop app on your device.

2. Select one of the icons to launch a session to Azure Virtual Desktop. You may be prompted to enter the password for your user account again, depending on how your admin has configured Azure Virtual Desktop.