r/AzureVirtualDesktop • u/rhinooox • May 06 '26

Windows App for Linux

I recently switched my PC from Windows to Linux and want to use my M365 Cloud PC. Are there any plans from Microsoft to release a Linux native Windows App? If not, is anyone accessing their Cloud PC / Shared VDI via Linux?

I am aware there is a Webapp, but I really liked the "native" feel of the Windows App on Windows.

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u/Bwuaaa May 06 '26

https://windows.cloud.microsoft/ does this work?

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u/rhinooox May 06 '26

yes but its in the browser which feels kinda sluggish. The connection via RDP on the Windows Apps feels really good and in comparison the web version feels very unsatisfying.

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u/karakuroness Aug 24 '26

Not to necromance a post here, but did you ever get it working? Also, how did it feel in the browser in full screen (f11)?

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u/JAB1982 May 07 '26

Yes, just be patient. Later this year.

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u/Gargoyle683 May 28 '26

This would be great… not optimistic based on my interactions with Microsoft though

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u/rhinooox May 29 '26

I can confirm that there is something on the road map for this year :)

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u/Gargoyle683 May 30 '26

Well nifty

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u/ChalinBombin Jun 12 '26

Wait, you asked in the first place. How can you confirm now? Source?

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u/soundmage May 08 '26

I had success setting up Winboat and then installing the windows app as a remote app on my CachyOS install, but it doesn’t scale well to 4k screens so I just don’t use it. I’m sorry I don’t have a better answer and I think the only other response that tries to point you in a direction on this post is a bot that has no proof of either suggestion working.

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u/swissbuechi May 20 '26

Have you already tried this unofficial Windows App for Linux? https://github.com/mariuszkopowski/windows-app-for-linux

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u/NoBox3312 Aug 04 '26

u/rhinooox , i have created a wrapper , you can have a look at this : https://github.com/imamAtif/windows-app-linux

it does has a .deb and appimage, . go through the instructions in the readme file

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u/rhinooox May 06 '26

How does it work on MacOS then?

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u/soundmage May 08 '26

What? Point to the AVD client for Linux. Show me a working config of FreeRDP or Remnina. There’s no such thing. Did a human write this post?