(The reverse connect technology allows the VMs to be accessed.) They can run using a private IP address and run isolated from other workloads or even the Internet. Virtual machines in Windows Virtual Desktop are not exposed to the Internet directly.Azure is your reverse proxy for RDP traffic. Instead, an agent creates an outbound connection using TCP/443 into the Windows Virtual Desktop management plane. Even the default RDP port, TCP/3389, doesn’t have to be open. Reverse connect technology means your destination VM doesn’t need any inbound ports to be opened.In environments where Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) is implemented for single sign-on (SSO), the user won’t be prompted for credentials when connecting to the VM, providing a seamless sign-on experience. Once a user is connected to Windows Virtual Desktop service, access to Active Directory joined virtual machines (VMs) will be provided using Azure AD identities.Windows Virtual Desktop can leverage Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) as the identity provider, allowing you to leverage additional security controls like multi-factor authentication (MFA) or conditional access.

There’s no need to deploy and maintain any on-premises infrastructure. Infrastructure services like gateway, brokering, licensing, diagnostics are provided as a service in Azure.Here is a quick list of some of the key features and functionality: Windows Virtual Desktop is a comprehensive desktop and app virtualization service that runs in the cloud. With the Windows Virtual Desktop now General Available (GA), we wanted to provide a quick overview of the steps required to get your environment up and running.īefore I begin however, I’d like to take a few moments to explain what Windows Virtual Desktop is and how it can help you deploy and scale Windows and Office on Azure in minutes, with built-in security and compliance.

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