Configure Storage for FSLogix Components FSLogix is the tool used to manage user profiles for pooled desktops since pooled desktops are not persistent desktops. FSLogix allows you to configure the user profile location on the desktop, and the user profile gets attached to the desktop whenever the user logs in to the desktop. Pooled desktops…
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Apply OS and Application Updates to a Running Azure Virtual Desktop Host There are multiple ways to patch the virtual desktop environment. •\ Group Policy: You can configure Group Policy to set the Windows update or registry setting. The Group Policy can found under Computer Configuration ➤ Administrative Templates ➤ Windows Components ➤ Windows Update…
After you choose to package your application on an existing virtual machine, you must provide information about to the app. The tool will try to autofill these fields based on the information available from the installer. If not, then you must provide all the information on the package information page. See Figure 9-5. Figure 9-5. …
Implement Application Masking As you learned earlier, application masking is one of the options you can use to allow only specific groups of users to access specific applications in a pooled environment. The main challenge with a pooled full desktop is the application access if you have different set of applications needed by different groups…
Plan forFSLogix FSLogix enhances and simplifies nonpersistent Windows computing environments. AVD recommends FSLogix profile containers as a user profile solution. FSLogix is designed to roam user profiles in Azure Virtual Desktop by storing a complete user profile in a single container on remote storage. A user profile contains data elements about an individual, including configuration…
Install and Configure FSLogix FSLogix is mandatory for a pooled host pool with the Windows 10 multisession operating system. You can install FSLogix in the existing Windows 10 multisession golden image, and you can also use a marketplace multisession image, create a VM, and proceed with the FSLogix installation before you start creating a pooled…
Configure Profile Containers First let’s understand what the FSLogix profile container is, and then we will see the steps to configure it. The profile container is a fully remote profile solution for nonpersistent environments like pooled virtual desktops; it allows you to store the user profile on remote storage. The profile container redirects the entire…
Configure the Profile Container Registry Settings The profile container can be enabled through the registry settings and FSLogix user groups. As you have learned, the registry settings may be managed manually inside the image or manually on each session host or with GPOs, and you can make the decision based on your requirements. It is…
Optional Registry Settings for Profile Container Table 6-3 shows the addition registry keys. Table 6-3. VHDLocation All Extra Registry Keys Can User Groups Be Included and Excluded in FSLogix? Yes, you can include and exclude user groups in an FSLogix profile. There are often users whom you want to keep local profiles for such as…
What Are the Possible Scenarios with the Profile Container? These are the options: Single SMB file share with FSLogix: You can have a single file share (any file or Azure file share) to store a user profile using FSLogix as shown in Figure 6-30. If you use Azure file share, then it can be connected…