Start and deallocate Scale Set instancesĭownload the latest release from I'm continuously updating WVDAdmin to make it easier to administrate and deploy WVD, users, and session hosts.

Add an existing domain-joined VM as a session host.

Create and restore snapshots with a click.

Change disk type, e.g.: on-start -> to premium, after deallocation -> to HDD (for cost savings).

Shrink disk to 64 or 32 GByte (to create small images for ephemeral hosts).

List all VMs with power state in all subscriptions.

Change disk type, e.g.: on-start -> to Premium, after deallocation -> to HDD(for cost savings).

Run scripts remotely on hosts (trigger Windows updates, enable RDP Shortpath, …).

Migration of resources and session hosts.

Support of a second partition from the master VM (D:).

Select VM type for each rollout (is not fixed to the host pool).

Store some base settings encrypted for reuse (domain join name, password, …).

Use of shared image gallery definitions.

Create images from golden masters (without destroying the master).

The current version supports a lot of configuration and administration capabilities, and I’m continuously improving WVDAdmin. Therefore I build a native Windows application to do this, and I’m happy to share it with the community. Sometimes it helps to have a native GUI to make some configuration and - for me, most important - to have an easy image handling to deploy session hosts based on a template VM (golden image approach). The ARM version is completely into the Azure Portal. Azure Windows Virtual Desktop administration with WVDAdminĪzure (Windows) Virtual Desktop is generally available under continuous improvement and currently available in the ARM (Spring) and in the Classic (Fall) version.

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