Microsoft's announcement on Windows 365 Enterprise support for Windows 11 doesn't call it a preview. These protections against so-called bootkit and rootkit malware are analogous to security measures available in Windows 11 PCs and Windows 10 Secured-core PCs. Trusted Launch essentially is Microsoft's name for various security protections, such as Secure Boot, virtual Trusted Platform Module and virtualization-based security, for Azure Generation 2 virtual machines. 5 announcement, while also noting that Trusted Launch is at preview. Microsoft did actually declare that Windows 11 is generally available on Azure Virtual Desktop in this Oct. The preview status of Windows 11 for Microsoft's desktop-as-a-service offerings was noted by Jim Gaynor, an analyst with independent consultancy Directions on Microsoft, in a recent Twitter post:Ĭall Windows 11 in W365 and AVD 'Generally Available' all you like - it still relies on an Azure Gen 2 VM feature (trusted launch) that is in public preview, has no SLA, and is not recommended for production use. Certain features might not be supported or might have constrained capabilities.

This preview version is provided without a service level agreement, and it's not recommended for production workloads. Trusted launch is currently in public preview. Here's how it was characterized in an Azure Virtual Desktop document on Trusted Launch, dated Feb. Currently, Trusted Launch is still at the preview stage. One reason why Windows 11 is stuck at the preview stage for those services is that both desktop-as-a-service implementations require using Generation 2 virtual machines to support Trusted Launch security protections.

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