The instructions below detail how to sign in and out of the Azure Virtual Desktop environment.

Signing in to the AVD

• Go to https://www.avd.uwaterloo.ca/.

• Enter your WatIAM credentials where prompted and click "Sign In."

  • Email: yourWatIAMuserid@uwaterloo.ca

  • Password: yourWatIAM password

• Authenticate the 2FA prompt.

• Optionally click "Yes" on the "Stay signed in?" prompt.

• Click the desired icon (e.g. Adobe Creative Cloud)

• An "Access local resources" window will appear, select the desired resources from the list then click "Allow."

• Enter your WatIAM credentials again when prompted then click "Submit."

• You will be logged into a tab that has a full Windows 10 desktop.

Signing out of the AVD

• Click the user icon in the top right corner of the tab

• In the top right corner, click "Sign Out" 

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