Windows 11 Support for Desktops and Templates

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General Capabilities

  • Windows 11 support for Workspot desktops and desktop pools. This includes Windows 11 support in the Workspot Desktop Agent and Workspot templates.

  • Clouds currently supported: Microsoft Azure and Google GCP.

  • End-users see an ordinary Windows 11 Enterprise or Pro desktop. Windows 11 desktops are supported by all Workspot Clients.

  • See Workspot OS and Hardware Requirements for the list of supported Windows 11 releases.

General Limitations

  • Updating a Workspot Windows 10 desktop or template to Windows 11 is not supported.

  • The following template-related options are not supported: Clone, Connect, Delete, Draft, Preview, Publish, Periodic Maintenance.

  • Disaster Recovery pools are not supported.

GCP-Specific Limitations

  • Secure boot is not currently supported. Desktops and templates without secure boot are supported.

  • Golden-master templated are uploaded using the same procedure as Windows 10.

Azure-Specific Limitations

Windows 11 desktops and templates on Azure have different requirements from their Windows 10 counterparts:

  • Templates must reside in an Image Gallery. “Managed images,” which Control used before, are not supported.

  • The following additional requirements are supported in Control:

    • Secure boot is required.

    • Generation 2 images are required.

    • Azure managed disks are required.

  • An Azure gallery image used as a template needs to be tagged with its Mac address so Control can identify the correct template.

  • Detailed instructions for creating Azure Windows 11 templates will be available soon.