Configuring Automatic Start of Azure Virtual Machine upon Remote Desktop Login

Question

Is it possible to automatically start an Azure virtual machine (running Windows 10) as soon as a user attempts to log in via Remote Desktop, and if so, how can it be achieved?

Thanks

Answer 1

Hi, Carlo

Start on Connect is supported by Azure Virtual Desktop, so it will start the VM for the first person to log in automatically.

Start on Connect supports the following Remote Desktop clients:

• The following Remote Desktop clients support Start VM on Connect:
• The Windows client (version 1.2.2061 or later)
• The Web client
• The macOS client (version 10.6.4 or later)
• The iOS and iPadOS client (version 10.2.5 or later)
• The Android and Chrome OS client (version 10.0.10 or later)
• The Microsoft Store client (version 10.2.2005.0 or later)
• Thin clients listed in Thin client support

But Start on Connect is an AVD feature; if you are;t using AVD, and trying to login with the standard RDP app on windows, then you can't; you would have to have another script to start the VM before the user generally tried to log in.