Microsoft announced that it is renaming Windows Virtual Desktop to Azure Virtual Desktop. It is also adding new features such as support for domain joining VDIs with AAD, new pricing options, more.
Microsoft today announced that it is rebranding Windows Virtual Desktop to Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD). It also listed a few new capabilities coming to the service. The firm says that the changes and added features are aimed at supporting the “broader vision and the changing needs of [its] customers”, adding that the pandemic has resulted in more customers turning to Windows Virtual Desktop for “secure, easy to manage, productive personal computing experience with Windows 10 from the cloud”. The first of the enhancements coming to the service is in the way of improved support for Azure Active Directory (AAD). The firm says that users will be able to domain join their virtual desktops directly to AAD using basic credentials.
