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# Azure Virtual Network Client - Download

Connecting to Azure Virtual Network via the cloud requires a specific program to be installed on your computer system. The existing remote desktop connection program is not to be used to connect to the Azure Virtual Network as its connects directly via IP, not a Microsoft 365 login.

If you are trying to connect with this program:


![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/fa76d81e7c836800/screenshot1_xkc6ok.png)

Then you need to follow the step below to download and install Remote Desktop for Azure Virtual Network.

| __STEP # 1: CONNECT TO MICROSOFT TO DOWNLOAD REMOTE DESKTOP__

Visit site:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-desktop/users/connect-windows?tabs=subscribe
or click the respective image below to download the client for your system
if you do not know your system specifications follow this article

[Check system specifications - Windows](/en-au/article/check-system-specifications-windows-zhgcom/)


[![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/fa76d81e7c836800/screenshot-2024-01-09-105912_1oc397k.jpg)](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2139369) 
[![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/fa76d81e7c836800/screenshot1_13jshnn.png)](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2139456)
[![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/fa76d81e7c836800/screenshot2_wlky0f.png)](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2139370)


| __STEP # 2: INSTALL THE REMOTE DESKTOP CLIENT__

Once you've downloaded the Remote Desktop client, you'll need to install it by following these steps:

1. Run the installer by double-clicking the file you downloaded.

2. On the welcome screen, select **Next**.

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/fa76d81e7c836800/step-2_jua3k.png)

3. To accept the end-user license agreement, check the box for ** I accept the terms in the License Agreement** , then select **Next**.

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/fa76d81e7c836800/step-3_4nq3q7.png)

4. For the Installation Scope, select one of the following options:

**- Install just for you:** Remote Desktop will be installed in a per-user folder and be available just for your user account. You don't need local Administrator privileges.
**- Install for all users of this machine:** Remote Desktop will be installed in a per-machine folder and be available for all users. You must have local Administrator privileges

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/fa76d81e7c836800/step-4_jntz60.png)

5. Select **Install**.

6. Once installation has completed, select **Finish**.

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/fa76d81e7c836800/step-6_117r2n9.png)

7. If you left the box for **Launch Remote Desktop when setup exits** selected, the Remote Desktop client will automatically open. Alternatively to launch the client after installation, use the Start menu to search for and select Remote Desktop.

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/fa76d81e7c836800/screenshot2_1599u2f.png)

| __STEP # 3: SUBSCRIBE TO WORKSPACE__

A workspace combines all the desktops and applications that have been made available to you by your admin. To be able to see these in the Remote Desktop client, you need to subscribe to the workspace by following these steps:

1. Open the **Remote Desktop** app on your device.

2. The first time you subscribe to a workspace, from the **Let's get started** screen, select **Subscribe** or **Subscribe with URL.** Use the information below for your scenario.

3.  **Subscribe**
If you selected **Subscribe**, sign in with your user account when prompted, for example _Johndoe@example.com_. After a few seconds, your workspaces should show the desktops and applications that have been made available to you by your admin.
![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/fa76d81e7c836800/sub-step-1_8wmqq.png)

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/fa76d81e7c836800/sub-step-2_1go4z5l.png)
**Subscribe with URL**
If you selected **Subscribe with URL**, in the **Email or Workspace URL** box, enter the relevant URL from the following table. After a few seconds, the message ** We found Workspaces at the following URLs**  should be displayed.


| ** Azure environment** | **Workspace URL** |
| --- | --- | 
| Azure cloud (most common) | _https://rdweb.wvd.microsoft.com_ | 
| Azure for US Government | _https://rdweb.wvd.azure.us/api/arm/feeddiscovery_ | 
| Azure operated by 21Vianet | _https://rdweb.wvd.azure.cn/api/arm/feeddiscovery_ | 

4. Select **Next**.

5. Sign in with your user account when prompted. After a few seconds, the workspace should show the desktops and applications that have been made available to you by your admin.

Once you've subscribed to a workspace, its content will update automatically regularly and each time you start the client. Resources may be added, changed, or removed based on changes made by your admin.