Microsoft Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Limitations

Learn about the limitations of managing USB Virtual Devices in Microsoft VDI.

• Only USB devices are supported and are not connected as actual devices (no encryption, filtering supported):
  • Windows Portable devices don’t expose a file system: they have no drive letter and aren’t exposed via \\tsclient\X
  • DVD burning isn’t done via file system so it isn’t supported by \\tsclient\X exposed drives.
  • Shadowing isn’t supported on \\tsclient\X exposed drives.
  • Printing isn’t done via \\tsclient\X exposed drives.
• The thin client requires adding the ESDI DLL to the system32 folder and the regkey set to point to it.
• No encryption of devices is supported as they are not connected as USB.
• Device log events can be used to create special device permissions. The device is not connected so requesting a devices list from the machine will not work.
• File shadowing is not supported as devices are not in a mode where files are intercepted as being copied.

Related Information

• Device Types Supported
• Device Permission Default Settings
• Device Permission Restrictions

Related Tasks

• Add Computers
• Create Computer Groups
• View Hidden Computers
• Manage Computers
• Create Device Groups
• Manage Devices
• Adding a Network Printer to Device Explorer