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title: "Assign a User to a Specific Desktop"
slug: "assigning-workspot-users-to-a-specific-desktop-in-a-desktop-pool"
updated: 2025-10-03T18:25:22Z
published: 2025-10-03T18:25:22Z
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# Assign a User to a Specific Desktop

This article is a quick guide for assigning a desktop in a specified pool to an individual user who is already known to Control. It is part of the [Getting Started with Workspot](/v1/docs/getting-started-with-workspot) article series. To assign desktops to groups of users, see [User Self-Registration and Resource Entitlements](/v1/docs/user-self-registration-and-resource-entitlements).

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**Step by Step**

To assign a specific desktop to a user

1. Go to “Resources > Cloud Desktop Pools > poolname > desktopname > Actions > Assign VM.”

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1. In the “Assign Desktop” popup, type part of the desired user’s name into the search box and click “Search.”

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1. Click the “Assign” button for the correct user.

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## **Related Documents**

- [Getting Started with Workspot](/v1/docs/getting-started-with-workspot)
- [Control: Desktop Pools](/v1/docs/control-desktop-pools)
- [User Self-Registration and Resource Entitlements](/v1/docs/user-self-registration-and-resource-entitlements)