Azure Virtual Desktop

Signing in to the AVD

  1. Go to https://www.avd.uwaterloo.ca/.
  2. Enter your WatIAM credentials where prompted and click "Sign In".
    • Email: yourWatIAMuserid@uwaterloo.ca
    • Password: yourWatIAM password
  3. Authenticate the 2FA prompt.
  4. Optionally click "Yes" on the "Stay signed in?" prompt.
  5. Click the desired icon (e.g. Adobe Creative Cloud)
  6. An "Access local resources" window will appear, select the desired resources from the list then click "Allow".
  7. Enter your WatIAM credentials again when prompted then click "Submit".
  8. You will be logged into a tab that has a full Windows 10 desktop.

Signing out of the AVD

  1. Click the user icon in the top right corner.
  2. Click "Sign Out".

AVD Software List

You can view the list of available programs in our software list page.