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Microsoft finally is rolling out a key promised component of its Windows Virtual Desktop service which it first showed off back in 2018.

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For the past few years, Microsoft execs have been touting a coming feature of Windows Virtual Desktop -- MSIX App Attach -- as key to improving the performance and manageability of its WVD service. But it wasn't until today, April 13, 2021, that MSIX App Attach became generally available[2].

WVD, an Azure-based service, enables users to virtualize their Windows desktop, Office apps and other third-party applications by running them remotely in Azure virtual machines. Microsoft made WVD generally available globally in the fall of 2019[3].

Microsoft officials first discussed plans for MSIX App Attach at Build 2018. Microsoft's original plan was to enable MSIX App Attach on the Windows 10 side as part of its Windows 10 20H1/2004 release. Last year, Microsoft made MSIX App Attach available as a public preview

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