How to roll out the new Remote Desktop client, er, I mean Windows App

Posted by pkokkinis@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 20 comments

I'd like to roll out Windows App to a hand full of computers that 10 people share to connect to AVD. It's awesome that Windows App is a Microsoft Store app, making install a bit trickier in a non-domain and non-Intune environment. So far, I'm thinking of pasting the exe file in the Public Desktop folder of each computer and dropping everyone a line. This way, I only have to deal with half the people that read my 2 sentence emails. Any other ideas?

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kulfidevi@reddit

I am facing an issue with desktop shortcut of windows app at first it was not getting created via script with correct ia con when I finally did that now with new patch release it got deleted and icon is also deleted only a folder is remaining and it is not accessible

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alexynior@reddit

The simplest way is to install the Remote Desktop app with winget and automate it.

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deadnerd51@reddit

Intune?

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tenant-Tom_67@reddit

I researched today and my initial conclusion was Intune or manual.

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deadnerd51@reddit

We use Intune for this, all machines are enrolled, and the we just deploy a microsoft store app no problem. Super easy to see which devices get it and rarely any failures.

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tenant-Tom_67@reddit

I would love to do more with Intune. Just need more time in the day or a clone.

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deadnerd51@reddit

Yeah, i somehow convinced my manager to let me spend the time to reqlly get it online and working, and its saved us a huge amount of work since. Definitely worth the time investment.

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pc_load_letter_in_SD@reddit

Where is the AVD? Azure or local RemoteApp installation? So they are logging into the AVD with a local machine account?

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pc_load_letter_in_SD@reddit

Alternately, you can use the webUI....https://client.wvd.azure.us/arm/webclient/index.html

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jfernandezr76@reddit

Doesn't the Windows App gets installed when you install Windows?

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CommutedSentence@reddit

No, why would it install something only good for remote desktop with the OS? (Does *anyone* think Windows App was a good name?)

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Nyther53@reddit

I mean, it used to. In fact the basic RDP software I think still *is* part of the OS by default even in Windows 11.

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ObiLAN-@reddit

It's anoying the amount of times I've had to call it "Windows App application" for people to get the gist of wtf im trying to tell them to open lol. Musta been copilot naming that one ffs.

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Sure-Assignment3892@reddit

Only marginally better than the red "Remote Desktop" app that they're deprecating. Microsoft is seriously terrible with naming products. Azure Active Directory had nothing to do with AD.

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Entegy@reddit

Some OEMs include it.

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Sure-Assignment3892@reddit

No.

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arkaine101@reddit

winget install --exact --id Microsoft.WindowsApp

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thewunderbar@reddit

You can grab the appx installer via apps.microsoft.com

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Jaack18@reddit

If it’s a store app it doesn’t have an exe. Install it on a computer and locate the location the shortcut points to.

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Weeksy79@reddit

Put the appxpackage somewhere everyone can access, then do a scheduled task at login that does the add-appxpackage command

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