Temporary Access Pass is an option that allows users to sign in with strong authentication without using the Microsoft Authenticator app. Temporary Access Pass is now in preview. This video walks through the process of configuring the Temporary Access Pass policy then creates a pass for a user and on-boards the user for Passwordless Authentication with a USB token.
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Until now, there has been no options available to schedule when Azure Virtual Desktop Agent updates take place. Now in preview is an option to set a weekly schedule that defines when agent updates can take place. This video goes over what components make up the AVD agent and how updates take place. We then review how to set a schedule for both validation and non-validation host pool environments.
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Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) now has an integrated session host scaling solution built into the portal. This video goes over how to configure the custom role required for autoscale, then create a scaling plan and schedule and assign it to a host pool.
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FIDO2 Security Keys are an inexpensive alternative to the Microsoft Authenticator App. In this video, we walk through configuring passwordless authentication in Azure AD, then we on-board a user and walk through the passwordless experience with the new Yubico Yubikey Bio in a web browser and logging into a new install of Windows 11.
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In this video, we use Windows Hello facial recognition to log into a Windows 11 VM running in VMware Workstation. VMWare Workstation Pro provides USB passthrough, allowing us to use the USB ports on the local host and redirect them to the client VM. We start by configuring VMware workstation for Windows 11, then install Windows 11 on the host computer. After that, we configure USB Pass-through on the local desktop to connect a Windows Hello compatible USB Camera to the client VM.
Continue reading “Install Windows 11 on a Virtual Machine with Windows Hello!”Microsoft announced Windows 365 this week at Inspire. With this announcement comes a new way to deliver remote desktops as a Software as a Service (SaaS) platform built on Azure Virtual Desktop and is a significant addition to virtual desktop options in Azure. There is a limited amount of information available about windows 365; in this post and accompanying video, we’ll break down what it is and how it differs from Azure Virtual Desktop. Keep in mind that this is a new service, the information available may not be complete and change once Windows 365 is available.
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