{"id":677,"date":"2020-05-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-01T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/blog\/enable-remote-work-faster-with-new-windows-virtual-desktop-capabilities"},"modified":"2025-06-29T23:24:27","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T06:24:27","slug":"enable-remote-work-faster-with-new-windows-virtual-desktop-capabilities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/enable-remote-work-faster-with-new-windows-virtual-desktop-capabilities\/","title":{"rendered":"Enable remote work faster with new Windows Virtual Desktop capabilities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the past few months, there has been a dramatic and rapid shift in the speed at which organizations of all sizes have enabled remote work amidst the global health crisis. 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