Use the administrative template for Azure Virtual Desktop
We've created an administrative template for Azure Virtual Desktop to configure some features of Azure Virtual Desktop. You can use the template with:
Intune, which enables you to centrally configure session hosts that are enrolled in Intune and joined to Microsoft Entra ID or Microsoft Entra hybrid joined.
Group Policy with Active Directory (AD), which enables you to centrally configure session hosts that are joined to an AD domain.
Group Policy locally on each session host, but we don't recommend this to manage session hosts at scale.
You can configure the following features with the administrative template:
- Graphics related data logging
- RDP Shortpath for managed networks
- Screen capture protection
- Watermarking
Prerequisites
Before you can configure the template settings, you need to meet the following prerequisites. Select a tab for your scenario.
For Intune device configuration profile, you need the following permission:
- Assigned the Policy and Profile manager built-in role-based access control (RBAC) role.
Configure the administrative template
To configure the administrative template, select a tab for your scenario and follow these steps.
Sign in to the Microsoft Intune admin center.
Create or edit a configuration profile for Windows 10 and later devices, with the Settings catalog profile type.
In the settings picker, browse to Administrative templates > Windows Components > Remote Desktop Services > Remote Desktop Session Host > Azure Virtual Desktop. You should see settings in the Azure Virtual Desktop subcategory available for you to configure, as shown in the following screenshot:
Once you've configured settings, apply the configuration profile to your session hosts, then restart your session hosts for the settings to take effect.
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