Click Next : ManagementĬonfigure the Management of this VM the way you like. Select your Virtual network and Subnet and optionally a Public IP. Make sure that a new storage account will be created. Click Advanced and set Use Managed Disk to No. Scroll down.įill in the username and password details and select any inbound ports if you want to connect to this VM directly via the public internet. Give this VM a name (in my case also WVD-Master) select your Region and the size of the VM you want to use.

I will give this resource group the name WVD-Master. Select your Subscription and click Create new resource group. Select Windows 10 Enterprise for Virtual Desktops Preview + Office 365 ProPlus (latest version) and click Create (if you also want Office 365 in your master image, there is also an image available without Microsoft Office 365). With this VM we will create the custom (master) image, and later on, we will use this VM to apply updates on this image.įor the following steps login to the Microsoft Azure Portal.Ĭlick the +Create a resource button and search for Microsoft Windows 10 + Office 365 ProPlus. Step 1 : Create the Master Virtual Machineįirst we need to create a “Master” virtual machine. 4 : Deploy a Windows Virtual Desktop Hostpool with the custom image.3 : Prepare the Master VM for the Hostpool deployment.2 : Install LOB applications and apply optimizations.In my next blog I will also show you how to update the master image (custom image), during the creation of the master image in this blog some steps will be taken in the preparation for the future updates.īefore you start, make sure you have your Windows Virtual Desktop (WVD) environment up and running, like described in this blog. In this blog I will show you how to deploy a Windows Virtual Desktop Hostpool with a custom Windows 10 multi-user image with your own LOB applications installed on it. That blog was based on a Windows Virtual Desktop Hostpool deployed with a standard Gallery Image. A few months ago I wrote a blog about How to deploy Windows Virtual Desktop (Preview) and publish a Full Desktop and the Microsoft Office 365 ProPlus applications.

Microsoft virtual disk windows 10