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Upgrade Packer JSON template to HCL2 for Azure Virtual Desktop
·2 mins
Introduction # From my last blog post link /azure-image-builder-or-packer-for-wvd/ , I used a JSON packer template, and I promised a new blog post regarding how to upgrade to HCL2.
Azure Virtual Desktop Published Application and Scaling issues with DPI
·3 mins
Introduction # To scale or not to scale, thats todays question with Azure Virtual Desktop
Lately, I have had a compelling problem with Azure Virtual Desktop where a customer had problems with scaling a Line of business application (LOB) as a published application. Text, icons, and fonts became blurry, especially for users who only used laptops as the primary screen, and changing back and forth between primary and secondary screens with different resolutions & screen scaling.
Troubleshooting Azure Virtual Desktop Monitoring
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Introduction # I was recently involved in a project to troubleshoot some performance issues on Azure Virtual Desktop related to some users who reported connection error “The remote resource can’t be reached” Check your connection and try again” when connecting to Azure Virtual Desktop. When the user connected 2-3 times they could eventually connect.
Azure Image Builder or Packer for Azure Virtual Desktop
Introduction # So you’re in the situation seeking to automate Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) image creation. You have discovered Packer and Azure Image Builder, but do not know which to use. Hopefully, I will as short as possible try to make sense of the differences, and why you fancy one of them depending on your scenario. Lucky for you it’s no wrong answer, the secret is that you use packer either way 🙂
0x80004005 office shared computer activation with Windows Virtual Desktop
Introduction # I was recently involved in troubleshooting shared computer activation with Office on a WVD hostpool image using the latest 20h2-evd-o365pp-g2 image sku and Microsoft 365 Business Premium for Office.
FEITIAN Contactless reader with FIDO2
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Introduction # I had some fun with the FEITIAN Contactless Reader Demo with FIDO2.
https://www.ftsafe.com/Products/Card_Reader/Contactless Created a short demo to showcase how it can be used with the FIDO2 in Azure AD using an NFC security key.