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Using your Windows Virtual Desktop Entitlement with VMware Horizon Cloud on Microsoft Azure (77559)

Last Updated: 1/19/2023Categories: TroubleshootingTotal Views: 5615Language:
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This article provides information on how Horizon Cloud customers can use their Windows Virtual Desktop entitlement with Horizon Cloud on Microsoft Azure.

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Background

Microsoft Windows Virtual Desktop is a platform built upon Microsoft Azure that provides unique capabilities to Microsoft customers. These features include Windows 10 Enterprise multi-session and Windows 7 with free Extended Security Updates until January 2023, as well special licensing for Windows Server RDSH VMs where customers are not required to purchase a Windows Server license for the RDSH VM.

VMware and Microsoft have partnered to extend the features of Windows Virtual Desktop to Horizon Cloud on Microsoft Azure. Customers can leverage the benefits of Windows Virtual Desktop with the enterprise-class capabilities that Horizon Cloud on Microsoft Azure provides, including simplified management, an enhanced remote experience, and a native cloud architecture. Windows Virtual Desktop is only available on Microsoft Azure to customers with the appropriate licensing. For more information, see the Windows Virtual Desktop Pricing FAQ.

Windows Virtual Desktop Entitlements

In order utilize the features of Windows Virtual Desktop with Horizon Cloud on Microsoft Azure, a customer’s Horizon Cloud tenant account must reside on one of the regional Horizon Cloud control plane instances in Microsoft Azure.

New Customers

Starting on March 17, 2020, all new customers that purchase the Horizon Universal License subscription will by default have their tenant account created in one of the regional Horizon Cloud control plane instances in Microsoft Azure. As a result, a customer will be able to use the Windows Virtual Desktop features that can be extended to Horizon Cloud on Microsoft Azure.

Existing Customers

Customers that have an existing tenant account that was created before March 17, 2020 will not have had their tenant account created in one of the regional Horizon Cloud control plane instances in Microsoft Azure. As a result, customers will not be able to use the Windows Virtual Desktop features that can be extended to Horizon Cloud on Microsoft Azure until their tenant account is migrated to one of the regional Horizon Cloud control plane instances in Microsoft Azure. Please note that the Horizon Cloud on Microsoft Azure pods will not require migration as they are already deployed within Microsoft Azure.

Migrations will start soon after the release and General Availability of Horizon Cloud on Microsoft Azure with support for extend features of Windows Virtual Desktop. The VMware Horizon Service Team will notify customers via email once migrations become available.

Windows Virtual Desktop Features

The current Windows Virtual Desktop features that can be extended to Horizon Cloud on Microsoft Azure are listed below

Windows 10 Enterprise multi-session

Windows 7 with 3 years of free extended security updates (ESU)

Special licensing for Windows Server RDSH VMs where customers can apply a Windows license to the RDSH VM, resulting in customers not being required to purchase a Windows Server license

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