The instructions below detail how to sign in and out of the Azure Virtual Desktop environment.
Signing in to the AVD
- Go to https://www.avd.uwaterloo.ca/.
- Enter your WatIAM credentials where prompted and click "Sign In."
- Email: yourWatIAMuserid@uwaterloo.ca
- Password: yourWatIAM password
- Authenticate the 2FA prompt.
- Optionally click "Yes" on the "Stay signed in?" prompt.
- Click the desired icon (e.g. Adobe Creative Cloud)
- An "Access local resources" window will appear, select the desired resources from the list then click "Allow."
- Enter your WatIAM credentials again when prompted then click "Submit."
- You will be logged into a tab that has a full Windows 10 desktop.
Signing out of the AVD
- Click the user icon in the top right corner of the tab
- In the top right corner, click "Sign Out"
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