How can I share a file on the Desktop for all users of an AVD server who login with FS Logix

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How can I share a file on the Desktop for all users of an AVD server who login with FS Logix

Sandi Leonties 71

Hi,

We have an Azure Virtual Desktop in a hub-spoke topology, accesed by users using FS Logix and Azure Windows profiles.

How can I place a file on the desktop/ documents of the AVD so it is available for all users to view and access when they login? I have tried placing it in Public folder/ profile, but it does not show for a different user.

Thank you!

Sandi

KarishmaTiwari-MSFT 20,777 Reputation points Microsoft Employee Moderator

2023-01-19T02:18:08.3566667+00:00

Hi @Sandi Leonties
To help me understand better, can you please elaborate on your use case. Is there a specific reason why you would need a file on the desktop of each user?
Can you have the file on a shared folder (like azure files) centrally located, for example?
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/training/modules/implement-manage-storage-azure-virtual-desktop/

Let me know in the comments. Thanks.
Sandi Leonties 71 Reputation points

2023-01-19T09:35:04.16+00:00

Hi @KarishmaTiwari-MSFT ,

Thank you for your response. Our users (students) use the AVD to run CAD software (SolidWorks) and we would like to help them install our custom CAD settings and templates.

This can be done by running a "Copy settings wizzard" utility that creates a file which any user can click on / run to restore those settings on a different machine (in our case profile). So they will need to access that file while using the AVD, so the custom templates can be copied into the correct Solidworks folders in their profile.

We would like to avoid instructing users to access a c drive location path if possible. This is why we were looking at sharing this file on the AVD Desktop for all users to see when they login via RD clients.

Thank you,

Sandi
KarishmaTiwari-MSFT 20,777 Reputation points Microsoft Employee Moderator

2023-01-23T18:44:37.09+00:00

Hi @Sandi Leonties

Thanks for sharing the details.

I was able to check with the internal team. They recommended that -

If this import should happen for all users, it might be more convenient to use a scheduled task to run the script once per user after logon and store the script on a central file share. This makes it easier to maintain in case there are changes.

Let me know if you have any questions.
Sandi Leonties 71 Reputation points

2023-01-23T19:46:34.9633333+00:00

Hi @KarishmaTiwari-MSFT

Thank you for the suggestion - will look into building a script for this.

Thanks,

Sandi

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KarishmaTiwari-MSFT 20,777 Reputation points Microsoft Employee Moderator

2023-01-19T02:18:08.3566667+00:00

Hi @Sandi Leonties
To help me understand better, can you please elaborate on your use case. Is there a specific reason why you would need a file on the desktop of each user?
Can you have the file on a shared folder (like azure files) centrally located, for example?
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/training/modules/implement-manage-storage-azure-virtual-desktop/

Let me know in the comments. Thanks.
Sandi Leonties 71 Reputation points

2023-01-19T09:35:04.16+00:00

Hi @KarishmaTiwari-MSFT ,

Thank you for your response. Our users (students) use the AVD to run CAD software (SolidWorks) and we would like to help them install our custom CAD settings and templates.

This can be done by running a "Copy settings wizzard" utility that creates a file which any user can click on / run to restore those settings on a different machine (in our case profile). So they will need to access that file while using the AVD, so the custom templates can be copied into the correct Solidworks folders in their profile.

We would like to avoid instructing users to access a c drive location path if possible. This is why we were looking at sharing this file on the AVD Desktop for all users to see when they login via RD clients.

Thank you,

Sandi
KarishmaTiwari-MSFT 20,777 Reputation points Microsoft Employee Moderator

2023-01-23T18:44:37.09+00:00

Hi @Sandi Leonties

Thanks for sharing the details.

I was able to check with the internal team. They recommended that -

If this import should happen for all users, it might be more convenient to use a scheduled task to run the script once per user after logon and store the script on a central file share. This makes it easier to maintain in case there are changes.

Let me know if you have any questions.
Sandi Leonties 71 Reputation points

2023-01-23T19:46:34.9633333+00:00

Hi @KarishmaTiwari-MSFT

Thank you for the suggestion - will look into building a script for this.

Thanks,

Sandi

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Hi @Sandi Leonties Thanks for sharing the update.

Based on our discussion in the comments above, I am sharing the summary here for others to reference.
First recommendation is to have the file centrally located on a shared folder (like azure files).
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/training/modules/implement-manage-storage-azure-virtual-desktop/
If that is not an option, for example in your specific scenario, internal team recommendation is :

If this import should happen for all users, it might be more convenient to use a scheduled task to run the script once per user after logon and store the script on a central file share. This makes it easier to maintain in case there are changes.

Let me know if you have any questions in the comments.
Please 'Accept as answer' if it helped, so that it can improve discoverability for others looking for help on the same topic.

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