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Azure Virtual Desktop multi-session with Microsoft Intune is now generally available.
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You can now use Microsoft Intune to manage Windows 10 or Windows 11 Enterprise multi-session remote desktops in the Microsoft Endpoint Manager admin center just as you can manage a shared Windows 10 or Windows 11 client device. When managing such virtual machines (VMs), you'll be able to use both device-based and user configuration.
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You can now use Microsoft Intune to manage Windows 10 or Windows 11 Enterprise multi-session remote desktops in the Microsoft Endpoint Manager admin center just as you can manage a shared Windows 10 or Windows 11 client device. When managing such virtual machines (VMs), you'll be able to use both device-based configuration targeted to devices and user-based configuration targeted to users.
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Windows 10 or Windows 11 Enterprise multi-session is a new Remote Desktop Session Host exclusive to [Azure Virtual Desktop](/azure/virtual-desktop/) on Azure. It provides the following benefits:
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## Overview
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Device configuration support in Microsoft Intune for Windows 10 or Windows 11 Enterprise multi-session is Generally Available (GA). This means [policies defined in the OS scope](/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-configuration-service-provider) and apps configured to install in the system context can be applied to Azure Virtual Desktop multi-session VMs. Additionally, multi-session configurations can be targeted to devices or device groups.
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Device configuration support in Microsoft Intune for Windows 10 or Windows 11 Enterprise multi-session is Generally Available (GA). This means [policies defined in the OS scope](/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-configuration-service-provider) and apps configured to install in the system context can be applied to Azure Virtual Desktop multi-session VMs when assigned to device groups.
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> [!NOTE]
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> Device-based configuration cannot be assigned to users and user-based configuration cannot be assigned to devices. It will be reported as Error or Not applicable.
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User configuration support in Microsoft Intune for Windows 11 multi-session VMs is in public preview. With this you'll be able to:
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The existing device configuration profile templates aren't supported for Windows 10 or Windows 11 Enterprise multi-session VMs, except for the following templates:
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- [Trusted certificate](../protect/certificates-trusted-root.md#create-trusted-certificate-profiles) - Device (machine) only
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- [SCEP certificate](../protect/certificates-profile-scep.md#create-a-scep-certificate-profile) - Device (machine) only
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- [PKCS certificate](../protect/certificates-pfx-configure.md#create-a-pkcs-certificate-profile) - Device (machine) only
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- [Trusted certificate](../protect/certificates-trusted-root.md#create-trusted-certificate-profiles) - Device (machine) when targeting devices and User when targeting users
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- [SCEP certificate](../protect/certificates-profile-scep.md#create-a-scep-certificate-profile) - Device (machine) when targeting devices and User when targeting users
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- [PKCS certificate](../protect/certificates-pfx-configure.md#create-a-pkcs-certificate-profile) - Device (machine) when targeting devices and User when targeting users
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- [VPN](../configuration/vpn-settings-configure.md#create-the-profile) - Device Tunnel only
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Microsoft Intune won't deliver unsupported templates to multi-session devices, and those policies appear as *Not applicable* in reports.
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> [Conditional Access for Exchange on-premises](../protect/conditional-access-exchange-create.md) isn't supported for Windows 10 or Windows 11 Enterprise multi-session VMs.
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> [!NOTE]
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> Configuration and compliance policies for Secure Boot and features leveraging vTPM (Virtual Trusted Platform Module) are not supported at this time for Azure Virtual Desktop VMs.
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> Configuration and compliance policies for BitLocker, Secure Boot, and features leveraging vTPM (Virtual Trusted Platform Module) are not supported at this time for Azure Virtual Desktop VMs.
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## Endpoint security
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You can configure profiles under Endpoint security for multi-session VMs by selecting Platform Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server.
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You can configure profiles under Endpoint security for multi-session VMs by selecting Platform Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server. If that Platform is not available, the profile is not supported on multi-session VMs.
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For more information, see [Manage device security with endpoint security policies in Microsoft Intune](../protect/endpoint-security-policy.md)
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> [!NOTE]
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> Tamper protection is not supported on Azure Virtual Desktop VMs today. This functionality will be enabled in a future release.
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## Application deployment
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All Windows 10 or Windows 11 apps can be deployed to Windows 10 or Windows 11 Enterprise multi-session with the following restrictions:

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