{"id":233443,"date":"2019-09-30T09:00:38","date_gmt":"2019-09-30T16:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/?p=233443"},"modified":"2022-08-16T14:05:07","modified_gmt":"2022-08-16T21:05:07","slug":"windows-virtual-desktop-generally-available-worldwide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/2019\/09\/30\/windows-virtual-desktop-generally-available-worldwide\/","title":{"rendered":"Windows Virtual Desktop is now generally available worldwide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today, we\u2019re excited to announce that Windows Virtual Desktop is now generally available worldwide. Windows Virtual Desktop is the only service that delivers simplified management, a multi-session Windows 10 experience, optimizations for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/p\/office-365-proplus\/CFQ7TTC0K8R0?activetab=pivot%3aoverviewtab\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Office 365 ProPlus<\/a>, and support for Windows Server Remote Desktop Services (RDS) desktops and apps. With Windows Virtual Desktop, you can deploy and scale your Windows desktops and apps on Azure in minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Since <a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/microsoft-365-adds-modern-desktop-on-azure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">we announced Windows Virtual Desktop last September<\/a>, and through the public preview <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/2019\/03\/21\/windows-virtual-desktop-public-preview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">announced in March<\/a>, thousands of customers have piloted the service and taken advantage of the Windows 10 multi-session capability\u2014validating the importance of this feature as a core part of the service. Customers also represented, all major industries and geographies, helping us get feedback from different customer types and locations. As a result, as of today the service is now available in all geographies. In addition, the Windows Virtual Desktop client is available across Windows, Android, Mac, iOS, and HTML 5.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWindows Virtual Desktop allows our employees to work in a secure manner wherever they are. Windows Virtual Desktop provides the Windows 10 desktop experience that our employees are familiar with across a variety of devices or web browsers.\u201d<br \/>\n\u2014Jake Hovermale, Chief Technical Officer, BEI Networks<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>With the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/windows\/end-of-windows-7-support\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">end of extended support for Windows 7 coming in January 2020<\/a>, we also understand some customers need to continue to support Windows 7 legacy applications as they migrate to Windows 10. To support this need, you can use Windows Virtual Desktop to virtualize Windows 7 desktops&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/2019\/03\/01\/now-is-the-time-to-make-the-shift-to-microsoft-365\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">with free Extended Security Updates (ESU) until January 2023<\/a>. If you\u2019re in the process of migrating to Windows 10 and need app compatibility assistance, read more about how we can help with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/fasttrack\/microsoft-365\/desktop-app-assure\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Desktop App Assure program<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>To help increase productivity, we invested heavily in the Office experience in a virtualized environment with native improvements, as well as through the <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.microsoft.com\/blog\/2018\/11\/19\/microsoft-acquires-fslogix-to-enhance-the-office-365-virtualization-experience\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">acquisition of FSLogix<\/a>. In July, we made the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/2019\/07\/01\/improving-office-app-experience-virtual-environments\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FSLogix technology<\/a> available to Microsoft 365, Windows 10 Enterprise, and RDS customers. Today, all <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/fslogix\/install-ht\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FSLogix tools<\/a> are fully integrated into Windows Virtual Desktop, enabling you to have the smoothest, most performant Office virtualization experience available today.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the significant architectural improvements for deployment and management, we\u2019re also simplifying app delivery by supporting MSIX packaged apps to be dynamically \u201cattached\u201d to a virtual machine instead of installing it permanently. This is important because it significantly decreases storage and makes it easier for the admin to manage and update the apps, while creating a seamless experience for the user.<\/p>\n<p>Check out the new video from Scott Manchester, Principal Engineering Lead for Windows Virtual Desktop, where he does a great job of walking you through the app \u201cattach\u201d experience.<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"wp-block-msxcm-cta-block\" data-moray data-bi-an=\"CTA Block\">\n\t<div class=\"card d-block mx-ng mx-md-0\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row no-gutters\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/Microsoft-Mechanics-icon.png\" class=\"card-img img-object-cover\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/Microsoft-Mechanics-icon.png 150w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/Microsoft-Mechanics-icon-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"d-flex col-md\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-body align-self-center p-4 p-md-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Microsoft Mechanics<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mb-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Windows Virtual Desktop is now released and ready for production!<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/p>\n<h3>Extending Windows Virtual Desktop<\/h3>\n<p>We also worked closely with our partner ecosystem to help our customers extend Windows Virtual Desktop and get the most out of existing virtualization investments.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Starting today, Citrix can extend Windows Virtual Desktop worldwide, including support for Windows 10 multi-session, Windows 7 with free Extended Security Updates for up to three years, and support for <a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/migration\/windows-server\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Windows Server 2008 R2 with free Extended Security Updates on Azure<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Later this year, <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.microsoft.com\/blog\/2019\/04\/29\/dell-technologies-and-microsoft-expand-partnership-with-new-vmware-solutions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">VMware Horizon Cloud on Microsoft Azure will extend Windows Virtual Desktop<\/a> and its benefits, such as Windows 10 Enterprise multi-session and support for Windows 7 with free Extended Security Updates for up to three years. Preview will be available by the end of the calendar year.<\/li>\n<li>We also engaged with hardware partners, system integrators (SI), who provide turnkey desktop-as-a-service (DaaS) offerings, and value-added solution providers, who add capabilities such as printing, application layering, assessment, and monitoring on Azure Marketplace. Learn more about Windows Virtual Desktop partners on the <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/virtual-desktop\/partners\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">documentation page<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>General availability of Windows Virtual Desktop is just the beginning. We\u2019ll continue to rapidly innovate and invest in desktop and app virtualization. We look forward to sharing more with you in the coming months. In the meantime, <a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/WVD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">learn more on our product page<\/a> and get started with <a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/WVDGetStarted\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Windows Virtual Desktop<\/a> today.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re a partner and want to learn more about Windows Virtual Desktop, visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/WVDPartnerZone\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Azure Partner Zone page for Windows Virtual Desktop<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"wp-block-msxcm-cta-block\" data-moray data-bi-an=\"CTA Block\">\n\t<div class=\"card d-block mx-ng mx-md-0\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row no-gutters\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/11\/Windows-Virtual-Desktop-thumbnail.png\" class=\"card-img img-object-cover\" 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