Create and Configure an Application Group
An application group is the resource that allows you to add a user/group on the host pool. There are two different types of application groups that you can create in any host pool.
•\ Desktop application group: The desktop application group allows you to publish full desktops on any host pool, although you can create only one desktop application group in any host pool.
•\ RemoteApp application group: RemoteApp application groups allow you to publish application (like VLC, Visual Studio Code, MS Word) on Azure Virtual Desktop without publishing the full desktop so that users can access direct application without logging into a desktop. This allows an organization to minimize security risk.
How to Create an Application Group?
You can log in to the Azure portal and go to a Azure Virtual Desktop and select the host pool where you want to create the application group. Click the Add button, provide the application group name, and make sure to select the correct application group type (RemoteApp/Desktop); then click the Next button to go to the next tab. See Figure 9-38.
Figure 9-38. AVD application group
•\ Application tab: The next tab is Application. If you are creating a desktop application group, then you don’t have to select anything here, but if you are creating a RemoteApp, then you must select the application source (MSIX/Start menu/file path) and provide the application information. Click the Next button and go to the Assignment tab.
•\ Assignment tab: On the Assignment tab, add a user/group that you want to access the desktop or RemoteApp. Click the Next button and go to the Workspace tab.
•\ Workspace tab: On the Workspace tab, select an existing workspace if you have already created one, or you can create a new workspace on this tab.
Once you add all the information, click the “Review + create” button to create the application group.
Refer to the RemoteApp section for more details about the RemoteApp application detail and steps.