The Windows Virtual Desktop (WVD) is the recommended way to access services which are normally only available on campus, such as M and N drives, teaching software, SAP, Banner and web services such as Employee/Manager Self Service (ESS/MSS). We have now moved to a monthly cycle of updates. This pages introduces the recent and forthcoming changes.
This will be rolled out to the General and Restricted desktops during the week beginning 28 June.
The Restricted desktop will have double the amount of RAM (memory) to assist Finance and HR with some of their larger datasets.
The Academic desktop will have a faster processor type. The same number of users will be able to access the Academic desktop simultaneously (1024), but we will have more servers providing the service, so the maximum number of people per server will be halved from 32 to 16.
| General desktop | Restricted desktop | Academic desktop |
|---|---|---|
| Office 365 introduced (64 bit) including OneDrive and Teams | Office 365 introduced (64 bit) including OneDrive | Office 365 introduced (32 bit to ensure compatibility with all teaching software) including OneDrive |
| SQL server developer made available | AppsAnywhere client updated | |
| Power BI made available |
On all the desktops:
We have also updated the software which provides the virtual desktops (FSLogix) and implemented a number of minor bug fixes.