Deploying Azure Windows Virtual Desktop on AD DS

Architect a cloud-based lab with Azure AD DS as a managed domain named VDI lab, synchronizing users from Azure AD to AD DS and deploying a Windows Virtual Desktop tenant.

Learn to create a free Azure trial with $200 credit, sign up options, and add a custom domain with DNS validation for cloud users.

Sign up for a free Azure trial subscription to receive 200 credit for one month. Access the portal to configure a default Active Directory and create a test user.

Learn how to add a custom domain to an Azure tenant by buying a domain (e.g., from GoDaddy), creating a TXT record for ownership, and verifying it in the portal.

Explore how Azure Active Directory Domain Services provides a hosted Windows Active Directory in the cloud, with background domain controllers, no on-premises DC, and synchronized identities from Azure Active Directory.

Perform a hands-on lab to deploy Azure Active Directory Domain Services, configure a resource group and virtual network with subnets, and set up group-based synchronization.

Configure Azure virtual desktop by creating a tenant, hosting one or more host pools with session hosts, managing app groups, and assigning users via the global admin directory.

Grant Windows Virtual Desktop services permissions to your tenant by creating a dedicated global admin user, assigning global admin and subscription owner roles in Azure Active Directory and the subscription.

Create a second admin user in the Azure tenant, assign global administrator and domain administrator roles, and grant subscription ownership to enable Azure Virtual Desktop service permissions.

Learn how to grant Azure Virtual Desktop service permissions to your Azure tenant by completing server and client consent steps, using the provided resources to finish your lab.

substitute the tenant name in the consent links, then sign in with the global admin to grant Azure Virtual Desktop service and client app permissions to your tenant.

Assign the tenant creator role to a global admin via the Windows Virtual Desktop enterprise application, enabling the creation of Azure Virtual Desktop tenants.

Learn to assign the Azure Virtual Desktop tenant creator role by locating the Windows Virtual Desktop enterprise app, adding the global admin account, and granting the necessary permissions.

Create five test users in the custom domain to validate Azure Windows Virtual Desktop on AD DS, using a shared password and enforcing first-login password changes.

Create an Azure virtual desktop tenant using a module after configuring Azure AD, consenting, and granting global admin creator roles; sign in and run the commands.

Install the management module, connect to the virtual desktop servers, create a Windows Virtual Desktop tenant, and record the tenant ID, subscription ID, and unique tenant name for later use.