Disable Copy Paste in Microsoft Virtual Desktop

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In this blog post, I will show you how to disable copy paste in Microsoft Virtual Desktop.

By default, users can copy-paste inside and outside the MVD environment.

In some cases, companies don’t like this to happen, and this post will show you how to disable it.

MVD

Microsoft Virtual Desktop is a hosted desktop as a service solution from Azure.

Install MVD PowerShell module

To install the MVD PowerShell module on a Windows 10 or Windows Server machine, open the PowerShell console and run the following cmdlet.

Install-Module -Name Microsoft.RDInfra.RDPowerShell

Connect to MVD using PowerShell

The following cmdlet will connect you toAzure MVD and ask you to authenticate.

Add-RdsAccount -DeploymentUrl "https://rdbroker.wvd.microsoft.com"

The command below will disable copy paste.

Note: Change TENANTNAME and Pool name with your details.

Set-RdsHostPool -TenantName TENANTNAME -HostPoolName POOL_NAME -CustomRdpProperty redirectclipboard:i:0

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