A multiuser, thin client environment for Windows servers from Microsoft. The user's machine functions like an input/output (I/O) terminal to the central server. Software installation, configuration ...

A new Windows version for multiple users was spotted last month, and now we know what it’s for: Windows Virtual Desktop (WVD) is a new service providing multi-user remote desktop and VDI in the Azure ...

This quick how-to article walks you through the process of connecting to a VirtualBox virtual machine, so you can work locally on a remote desktop. If you’re a frequent user of VirtualBox, you have ...

Microsoft's cloud-based virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) offering, Azure Virtual Desktop, now supports Trust Launch virtual machines (VMs). The two-year-old Azure Virtual Desktop, which used to be ...

Cloud-based DaaS offers several advantages to a remote workforce. This guide to Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop (formerly Windows Virtual Desktop) assesses the platform and what it can offer.

The new solution aims to take the complexity out of licensing and running virtual desktops on Azure, creating new opportunities for MSPs. Microsoft on Monday announced general availability of its ...

Last week’s tips for successfully hosting virtual desktops story mentioned an interesting alternative to VDI: Citrix’s hosted shared virtual desktop technology, based on XenApp. The technology has ...

Microsoft's Remote Desktop Protocol makes it easy for users running Windows machines to connect to each other for a virtual desktop. In the business world, this is helpful for providing remote support ...

Windows 11 Pro is not for everyone, and that’s the point.

Hoping to stay a step ahead of rival VMware, Citrix Systems is now shipping its XenDesktop product line of desktop virtualization software. Announced Tuesday at the company’s annual Citrix Synergy ...

For many years, Apple’s OS X (now macOS) met Windows in various dual-boot options that usually swapped out the Apple OS by running or sharing the Intel chip at the heart of the Mac. The root-level ...