What's new in documentation for Azure Virtual Desktop

We update documentation for Azure Virtual Desktop regularly. In this article, we highlight articles for new features and where there are important updates to existing articles.

February 2024

In February 2024, we published the following changes:

• Added guidance for MSIX and Appx package certificates when using MSIX app attach or app attach. For more information, see MSIX app attach and app attach in Azure Virtual Desktop.
• Consolidated articles for the three Remote Desktop clients available for Windows into a single article, Connect to Azure Virtual Desktop with the Remote Desktop client for Windows.
• Added Azure CLI guidance to Configure personal desktop assignment.
• Updated Drain session hosts for maintenance in Azure Virtual Desktop, including prerequisites and separating the Azure portal and Azure PowerShell steps into tabs.
• Updated Customize the feed for Azure Virtual Desktop users, including prerequisite, Azure PowerShell steps, and separating the Azure portal and Azure PowerShell steps into tabs.

January 2024

In January 2024, we published the following changes:

• Removed the separate documentation section for RemoteApp streaming and combined it with the main Azure Virtual Desktop documentation. Some articles that were previously only in the RemoteApp section are now discoverable in the main Azure Virtual Desktop documentation, such as Understand and estimate costs for Azure Virtual Desktop and Licensing Azure Virtual Desktop.

December 2023

In December 2023, we published the following changes:

• Published new content for the preview of app attach, which is now available alongside MSIX app attach. App attach brings many benefits over MSIX app attach, including assigning applications per user, using the same application package across multiple host pools, upgrading applications, and being able to run two versions of the same application concurrently on the same session host. For more information, see MSIX app attach and app attach in Azure Virtual Desktop.
• Updated the article Use Microsoft Teams on Azure Virtual Desktop to include support for new Teams desktop client on your session hosts.

November 2023

In November 2023, we published the following changes:

• Updated articles for the updated preview of Azure Virtual Desktop on Azure Stack HCI. You can now deploy Azure Virtual Desktop with your session hosts on Azure Stack HCI as an integrated experience with Azure Virtual Desktop in the Azure portal. For more information, see Azure Virtual Desktop on Azure Stack HCI and Deploy Azure Virtual Desktop.

October 2023

In October 2023, we published the following changes:

• A new article about the service architecture for Azure Virtual Desktop and how it provides a resilient, reliable, and secure service for organizations and users. Most components are Microsoft-managed, but some are customer-managed. You can learn more at Azure Virtual Desktop service architecture and resilience.
• Updated Connect to Azure Virtual Desktop with the Remote Desktop Web client and Use features of the Remote Desktop Web client when connecting to Azure Virtual Desktop for the general availability of the updated user interface for the Remote Desktop Web client.

September 2023

In September 2023, we published the following changes:

• A new article to Use Microsoft OneDrive with a RemoteApp.
• A new article to Uninstall and reinstall Remote Desktop Connection (MSTSC) on Windows 11 23H2.
• Updated Use Azure Virtual Desktop Insights to monitor your deployment for the general availability of using the Azure Monitor Agent with Azure Virtual Desktop Insights.

August 2023

In August 2023, we published the following changes:

• Updated Administrative template for Azure Virtual Desktop to include being able to configure settings using the settings catalog in Intune.
• A new article for Use cases for Azure Virtual Desktop Insights that includes example scenarios for how you can use Azure Virtual Desktop Insights to help understand your Azure Virtual Desktop environment.

July 2023

In July 2023, we published the following changes:

• Updated multimedia redirection articles for the preview of call redirection. Learn more at Understanding multimedia redirection.
• Updated Watermarking for general availability.
• Updated Security best practices to include the general availability of Azure Confidential computing virtual machines with Azure Virtual Desktop.

June 2023

In June 2023, we published the following changes:

• Updated Use Azure Virtual Desktop Insights to use the Azure Monitor Agent.
• Updated Supported features for Microsoft Teams on Azure Virtual Desktop to include simulcast, mirror my video, manage breakout rooms, call health panel.
• A new article to Assign RBAC roles to the Azure Virtual Desktop service principal.
• Added Intune to Administrative template for Azure Virtual Desktop.

May 2023

In May 2023, we published the following changes:

• Added how to steps for the Azure portal to configure automatic or direct assignment type in Configure personal desktop assignment.
• Rewrote the article to Create an MSIX image.

April 2023

In April 2023, we published the following changes:

• New articles for the Azure Virtual Desktop Store app preview:
  • Connect to Azure Virtual Desktop with the Azure Virtual Desktop Store app for Windows.
  • Use features of the Azure Virtual Desktop Store app for Windows.
  • What's new in the Azure Virtual Desktop Store app for Windows.
• Provided guidance on how to Install the Remote Desktop client for Windows on a per-user basis when using Configuration Manager.
• Documented MSIXMGR tool parameters.
• A new article to learn What's new in the MSIXMGR tool.

March 2023

In March 2023, we published the following changes:

• A new article for the preview of Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) schemes with the Remote Desktop client.
• An update showing you how to Give session hosts in a personal host pool a friendly name.

February 2023

In February 2023, we published the following changes:

• Updated RDP Shortpath and Configure RDP Shortpath articles with the preview information for an indirect UDP connection using the Traversal Using Relay NAT (TURN) protocol with a relay between a client and session host.
• Reorganized the table of contents.
• Published the following articles for deploying Azure Virtual Desktop:
  • Tutorial to create and connect to a Windows 11 desktop with Azure Virtual Desktop.
  • Create a host pool.
  • Create an application group, a workspace, and assign users.
  • Add session hosts to a host pool.
• Published an article providing guidance to Apply Zero Trust principles to an Azure Virtual Desktop deployment.

January 2023

In January 2023, we published the following change:

• A new article for the preview of Watermarking.

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