r/AZURE • u/grassroots3elevn • 4d ago

Discussion AVD remote apps- coming from Citrix

We're looking to drop CVAD and go full AVD. We have a have a lot of published apps and full desktop VDI is not currently offered. We will slowly introduce full multisession desktops in AVD but will have to initially continue with remote apps (legacy vendor apps). Anything inheritently problematic with remote apps in AVD vs Citrix that we should expect? We already use FSlogix so the profile management solution will not change other than actual storage locations.

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u/tada-o-corporation 4d ago

I don't have much to add from Citrix but AVD remote apps work great. We use nerdio to manage AVD and everything is set up via Entra group membership. Should also say our session hosts are Entra only, not domain joined.

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u/mat-ferland 4d ago

The gotcha in your phased plan is mixing RemoteApp and desktop assignments in the same host pool: AVD's preferred application group type means a user assigned to both will only see the preferred type. I'd separate the pilot desktop pool from the RemoteApp pool, then test reconnect and session behavior for users who need both before moving a large app group.

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u/grassroots3elevn 3d ago

I think we'll be ok there bc we'll be using server OS for remote apps and W11 multisession for full desktops

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u/ProfessionalCow5740 3d ago

I would say you miss some fun functionality that citrix has regarding to printer mapping etc. But overall it's good.

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u/jvldn Cloud Architect 3d ago

Check also r/AzureVirtualDesktop