Recommended Optimizations for Desktop Images

Recommended Optimizations for Desktop Images

Once a new desktop image has been created, either from Azure Marketplace or from your own Azure VM, we recommend you review a few of its settings.

Microsoft has provided the following documents for tuning AVD images. Please review these documents and implement the relevant changes on your desktop images.

Time Zone

Change the time zone from UTC to what it should be.

To set the time zone:

  1. In Nerdio Manager, power on the desktop image.

  2. RDP into the VM using the /admin switch of mstsc.exe.

    Note: For example: . mstsc.exe /v:desktopimage.domain.local /admin

  3. Use PowerShell in admin mode to run the set-timezone command to change the time zone from UTC to what is should be.

    Note: Please refer to this Microsoft article for details about the PowerShell set-timezone command.

  4. Enable time zone redirection via local (or group) policy.

    • Open the Local Group Policy Editor.

    • Drill down to Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Remote Desktop Services > Remote Desktop Session Host > Device and Resource Redirection

    • Select Allow time zone redirection and enable it.

Session Timeouts

Configure the appropriate session timeouts for your environment using local (or group) policy.

To configure session timeouts:

  1. In Nerdio Manager, power on the desktop image.

  2. RDP into the VM using the /admin switch of mstsc.exe.

  3. Open the Local Group Policy Editor.

  4. Drill down to Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Remote Desktop Services > Remote Desktop Session Host > Session Time Limits.

  5. Configure the session time limits as desired.

FSLogix Profiles

FSLogix Profile Containers application can be installed on the desktop image or via Nerdio Manager automation during session host creation (default). If using the default FSLogix automation, do not install FSLogix on the desktop image and make sure there are no registry entries in HKLM\Software\FSLogix.

Tip: If you prefer to configure FSLogix via the desktop image's registry or GPO, then disable FSLogix on the host pool in Nerdio Manager.

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