Azure Virtual Desktop FSLogix Setup using Cloud-Only Identities
🚀 Azure Virtual Desktop FSLogix Setup using Cloud-Only Identities
In this video, I walk you through the end-to-end process of enabling FSLogix user profile roaming for an existing Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) environment that uses Microsoft Entra ID (cloud-only identities).
This has been one of the most-awaited capabilities for Azure Virtual Desktop, and it’s now possible thanks to the new Microsoft Entra Kerberos authentication for Azure Files (Preview). 🎉
With this feature, you can finally use Azure Files with FSLogix in:
✅ Cloud-only (Entra ID–joined) AVD deployments
✅ No traditional Active Directory or Azure AD DS dependency
✅ Modern identity–first AVD architectures
📌 What you’ll learn in this video
✔️ Overview of FSLogix with cloud-only identities
✔️ Understanding Microsoft Entra Kerberos authentication for Azure Files (Preview)
✔️ Prerequisites and supported scenarios
✔️ Step-by-step configuration for FSLogix profile containers
✔️ Validating profile roaming in an existing AVD setup
✔️ Key considerations and limitations of Preview features
⚠️ Important Notes
🔹Microsoft Entra Kerberos authentication for Azure Files is currently in Preview
🔹Preview features should not be used in production workloads
🔹Always validate configurations in test or non-production environments
🎯 Who is this video for?
🔹Azure Virtual Desktop administrators
🔹Cloud architects designing identity-only AVD environments
🔹Anyone looking to eliminate legacy AD dependencies in AVD
🔹IT pros exploring modern FSLogix + Azure Files integrations
Microsoft Documents,
👉 Store FSLogix profile containers on Azure Files using Microsoft Entra ID: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/fsl...
👉 Enable Microsoft Entra Kerberos authentication for hybrid and cloud-only identities (preview) on Azure Files: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azu...
👉 Cloud Native Identity with Azure Files: Entra-only Secure Access for the Modern Enterprise: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/b...
👉 Configure the clients to retrieve Kerberos tickets: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azu...
👉 How to update Tags attribute in application manifest file: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/ent...
👉 Configure Windows ACLs using the Azure portal: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azu...
👉 Configure SMB Storage Permissions: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/fsl...
Registry key & FSLogix minimal commands: https://github.com/dglumesh/AzureWith...
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