Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) Employee Login Instructions
1. Open up any web browser on your computer and navigate to the following site:
https://client.wvd.microsoft.com/arm/webclient/index.html
2. At the sign in screen, enter in your auditor username in the following format:
username@hacc.edu. Click the Next button.
3. At the HACC Authentication screen, enter in your username and password, then click Login.
4. After clicking Login, you should now get an MFA prompt on your phone to authenticate. Enter in
your security token and click Login.
4. After logging in, you will be brought to your Employee RDS workspace. This is where you will
see the RDS virtual desktop that is assigned to you. Click the RDS Computer icon to launch your
machine and start the session. Click Allow on the next screen.
5. The next window that pops up will prompt you to enter in your your username and password again.
You should already see your username pre-populated in the username field. Enter in your password,
and click submit. If by chance your username is not already there, go ahead and enter it in, along with
your password, and then click submit. Click OK on the Acceptable Use acknowledgment screen to
proceed.
6. Once the desktop session launches and creates your profile, you’ll be able to start using
your machine. Everything you need to do for your role at HACC , can all be done here now.
7. If you would like to view your desktop in full screen mode, go the upper right-hand corner of screen
and click on the double arrow icon. This will cause your desktop to fill the whole screen, utilizing your
full monitor size. If you want to go back to just working out of your browser tab again, tap the Esc key,
and that will restore it back.
8. When you are done with your desktop session, please make sure to sign out of your machine and not
just close out the browser window. This helps ensure a successful login each time you go to use the
machine. There are a few ways to do this. The first way, is to right click the start menu, and select the
sign out option. The second way, is to open up the start menu, click on your user account, and select
the sign out option. Double clicking the logoff shortcut on the desktop will also sign you out. If you need
to reconnect to the machine immediately after signing out, please wait a minute or two before you start
another desktop session. This allows the machine to refresh itself for the next time you log in. You can
also double click the logoff shortcut on the desktop to sign out
9. If you don’t need to reconnect to your machine, and you are done with your session, you can just
proceed to signing out of your workspace. To do this, go to the upper right-hand corner of the screen
and click the colored circle with your initials on it. Click the sign out option in the drop-down menu to
successfully log out of your workspace.
AVD Windows App Login Instructions (BETA)
After logging in to your workspace, you may notice the Windows App message at the top of screen. This
is the beta version of new AVD web client. Microsoft will begin pushing this new version out sometime
in 2025. Although it’s still in the pre rollout phase, Microsoft is already making it available to use. Please
see updated login procedure below, as the layout is different than the previous web client. Since this is
still in the beta phase, and not the official rollout, overall functionality and performance could vary.
1 – After you get logged in to your workspace, click the Open Windows App option.
2 – On the pick an account screen, you should see your HACC account is already signed in. Click on
your account to proceed the Windows App Workspace. If by chance you do not see your account
signed in, click the use another account option, and then enter in your HACC email address to
continue.
3 – In the new Windows App Workspace, you will now see virtual machine that is assigned to you.
Click the Connect button to launch your machine and start the session.
4 – The next window to pop up is the In Session Settings options. You can configure a few options for
your session host machine before logging in. When you are finished, click the Connect button to sign in.
5 – At the sign in screen, you should see your HACC account listed already. If not, enter in your
HACC email address, and your password. Click the Sign In button to get logged in to your machine.
6 - Once the desktop session launches and creates your profile, you’ll be able to start using your
machine. Everything you need to do for your Admin work, can all be done here now.
7 – If you would like to view your desktop in full screen mode, go the upper right-hand corner of screen
and click on the double arrow icon. This will cause your desktop to fill the whole screen, utilizing your
full monitor size. If you want to go back to just working out of your browser tab again, tap the Esc key,
and that will restore it back.
8 - When you are done with your desktop session, please make sure to sign out of your machine and not
just close out the browser window. This helps ensure a successful login each time you go to use the
machine. There are a few ways to do this. The first way, is to right click the start menu, and select the
sign out option. The second way, is to open up the start menu, click on your user account, and select
the sign out option. Double clicking the logoff shortcut on the desktop will also sign you out. If you need
to reconnect to the machine immediately after signing out, please wait a minute or two before you start
another desktop session. This allows the machine to refresh itself for the next time you log in. You can
also double click the logoff shortcut on the desktop to sign out
9 – After you successfully log out, you will see the Disconnected message below. Close out the browser
tab if you’re done, or click the Reconnect button to sign back in again.
10 - If you don’t need to reconnect to your machine, and you are done with your session, you can just
proceed to signing out of your workspace. To do this, go to the upper right-hand corner of the screen
and click the colored circle with your initials on it. Click the sign out option in the drop-down menu to
successfully log out of your workspace.
THINGS OF IMPORTANCE
• Please make sure you maintain a stable internet connection. Your internet speed could impact
your experience on occasion.
• This machine has all the software installed on it for you to perform your work.
• Please remember to sign out of your machine correctly by using the start menu or logoff
button. Simply closing out the browser window instead of signing out may cause the machine
not to refresh properly. If you go to start another desktop session without letting the machine
refresh itself, it could impact your login process.
• If you need to reconnect to the machine immediately after signing out, please wait a minute or
two before logging back in again. This allows the machine to refresh itself for the next time you
log in.
• If you go to start another desktop session without letting the machine refresh itself, you may
not get all your applications or see everything on your desktop screen. If this happens, please
sign out of the machine, wait a minute, and then try again. This will usually fix the issue should it
happen to you.
• If you are have access to multiple machines that use Azure Virtual Desktop, you cannot be
logged in to multiple machines at the same time. You must sign out of the machine before you
sign in to another one.
• If you’re using a web browser that stores any usernames and passwords, please remember to
manually enter in your login information each time you go use your machine or access the
system. The autofill feature could cause issues with signing in. Clearing your browser cache will
usually help resolve this.
• If you are experiencing any virtual desktop related issues, please email vdisupport@hacc.edu
immediately and someone will get back to you as soon as possible for assistance.