Windows Virtual Desktop is now in public preview

guest · Mar 21, 2019

Windows Virtual Desktop is now in public preview
March 21, 2019
https://www.neowin.net/news/windows-virtual-desktop-is-now-in-public-preview

At its Ignite 2018 conference last year, Microsoft announced Windows Virtual Desktop. It's been in private preview since later on in the year, and today the company announced the public preview. The service offers a multi-user experience that's optimized for Office 365 ProPlus.

Organizations can set it up for either Windows 7 or Windows 10; however, if you take the former, you'll get free extended security updates (ESUs) for three years, as Windows 7 support expires in January.
Microsoft is also utilizing various partner services for this.

To get started with Windows Virtual Desktop, you'll need an Azure subscription, as this does all run off of Azure. It's included in Microsoft 365 F1, E3, and E5, Windows 10 Enterprise E3 and E5, and Windows VDA for Windows 7 and Windows 10. For Windows Server, it's included for RDS and CAL customers.
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guest · Aug 13, 2019

Windows Virtual Desktop is "feature complete" and will be generally available soon
August 13, 2019
https://www.neowin.net/news/windows...complete-and-will-be-generally-available-soon

Now, according to Scott Manchester, the company's Group Manager for WVD and RDS, the service is finally feature-complete, having been in public preview since March. What this means is that the company will soon be making WVD generally available.
While Manchester didn't give an ETA for release, ZDNet's Mary Jo Foley reports her sources are suggesting a September release time frame. That would line up well with the one year window Microsoft alluded to when the service was first revealed in September last year.

Based on previous information provided by Microsoft, this will be a unique solution for those organisations looking to use Windows 7 beyond its end-of-life deadline of January 2020, as Microsoft will be providing free security updates for Windows 7 machines running on WVD until January 2023. In order to use the service, you will need to have an Azure subscription, though pricing for WVD itself is not yet known.
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