One big blog post I’ve been working on has spawned a couple of other smaller ideas, including this. There have been times when a complex custom application or customization needs to be deployed to endpoints. For applications and certain customizations, Win32 apps are usually the best way. However, this solution can also be applied to […]
I dealt with an interesting support issue recently that turned out to be an extremely simple fix, but the culprit took couple of hours to find, so I thought I’d share it. I also wanted to share this so people (hopefully) aren’t so quick to blame FSLogix for anything related to profile issues with AVD.
Troubleshooting Strange Temporary profile Issues with AVD & FSLogix Read More »
I came across an interesting Microsoft learn page about using custom attributes on a user’s profile card a couple of weeks ago and did some testing. I felt the MS Learn article was a bit confusing, so I made this post to help clarify some things. Extension Attributes are essentially custom values you can add
In the newest release of FSLogix (FSLogix Release Notes – FSLogix | Microsoft Learn) a new VHDX compaction feature is enabled by default. As most of you probably know, VHDX files dynamically grow but don’t dynamically shrink on their own. For example, if you download a 5GB ISO file to your FSLogix profile desktop, your
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Introduction: The Windows 365 Preview application is a great store app for organizations utilizing Windows 365 virtual desktops. Although currently, there is no “official” way to bypass the first run experience. From what I’ve heard, Microsoft says there may be some more options for this once the app is GA, but there is no timeline
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Teams is my go-to collaboration application, but the popularity of Zoom makes it a necessary app for many organizations. If you have clients using AVD or Windows 365 personal desktops, there is a specific VDI installer for Zoom so your users get the best possible experience. The way Zoom VDI works is pretty neat. The
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Most AVD environments I’ve worked with rely on FSLogix using VHD locations for profile storage. If you already have VHD Locations configured and you want to move to Cloud Cache, this guide will walk you through the process (along with a mistake I made so you don’t make the same one). I couldn’t find much
Transition AVD FSLogix Profiles from VHDLocations to Cloud Cache Read More »
I’ve made it a priority recently to push organizations away from active directory domain controllers and adopt Azure AD Joined devices as much as possible. AVD has often been a hurdle since it’s usually configured to use pooled desktops, which rely on FSLogix, which use SMB shares, which rely on Kerberos authentication, which traditionally relies
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