About the use of applications in WVD (Windows Virtual Desktop) on a per-user basis

Question

Good evening everyone. I'm not sure which forum to contact, but I'd like to post this here first. I am trying to install a software in WVD environment by logging in with my account. This software must be installed with administrator privileges. After installation, this software will be resident as a task (always displayed in the task manager). Ideally, I would like to have this software running when I log in. Will there be any impact on other users when they log in? No, other users do not need this software.

Answer 1

You can create a Scheduled Task, that runs for your your own specific user when you login, or add it to your user profile Startup folder (https://www.alphr.com/windows-10-startup-folder/#:~:text=The%20Current%20User%20Startup%20folder,%5CStart%20Menu%5CPrograms%5CStartup).

There is no impact to other users, apart from any performance hit when the application opens or your using it - as per normal.

Answer 2

Hi,

Yes, there can be performance impact on other users, depending. After you get it installed, determine if it has certain parts that it loads automatically (at logon or otherwise) and reconfigure so that those only load for your user account. If it has no components that load automatically then there is normally not much to worry about besides the obvious potential performance hit to other users from usuage.

The key here is to not have pieces of the program loading up for all users in the background.

-TP