{"id":2237,"date":"2021-10-12T10:19:11","date_gmt":"2021-10-12T15:19:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ciraltos.com\/?p=2237"},"modified":"2023-03-23T05:44:46","modified_gmt":"2023-03-23T10:44:46","slug":"azure-virtual-desktop-the-sign-in-method-youre-using-isnt-allowed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ciraltos.com\/staging2\/azure-virtual-desktop-the-sign-in-method-youre-using-isnt-allowed\/","title":{"rendered":"Azure Virtual Desktop; &#8220;The sign-in method you\u2019re using isn\u2019t allowed&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ciraltos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/wvd.png\" alt=\"ADV\" class=\"wp-image-1652\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Azure Virtual Desktop now has the option to join session hosts to Azure AD in addition to Windows AD and Azure AD Domain Services.&nbsp; I got the error message below while logging in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe sign-in method you\u2019re using isn\u2019t allowed.&nbsp; Try a different sign-in method or contact your system administrator.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"565\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ciraltos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Sign-In-Error-1024x565.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2238\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ciraltos.com\/staging2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Sign-In-Error-1024x565.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.ciraltos.com\/staging2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Sign-In-Error-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ciraltos.com\/staging2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Sign-In-Error-768x424.png 768w, https:\/\/www.ciraltos.com\/staging2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Sign-In-Error.png 1060w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sign-in method isn&#8217;t allowed<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In this case, I logged in with a username and password.&nbsp; The message indicated that the method I used to log in was not allowed.&nbsp; Fortunately, there is a simple explanation and a couple solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The error was caused by a conditional access policy that\nenforces multi-factor authentication for all users and all applications.&nbsp; The application causing the issue is \u201cAzure Windows\nVM Sign-in.\u201d&nbsp; The Azure Windows VM\nSign-in application controls how users log in to Azure AD joined devices.&nbsp; By enforcing MFA on this application, the log\nin requires smart card or Windows Hello for Business to sign in. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The simple solution is to add the application to an exclusion on the MFA policy.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"317\" height=\"393\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ciraltos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Azure-Windows-VM-Sign-in.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ciraltos.com\/staging2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Azure-Windows-VM-Sign-in.png 317w, https:\/\/www.ciraltos.com\/staging2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Azure-Windows-VM-Sign-in-242x300.png 242w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 317px) 100vw, 317px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Azure Windows FM Sign-In Exclusion<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>By excluding this App from the MFA policy, users still need MFA to log into the AVD client, such as the Windows Remote Desktop client or the web client.&nbsp; 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