Teams Remote App/ Cloud App optimization for Windows 365 and Azure Virtual Desktop now GA

Today, we are announcing the general availability of Microsoft Teams for Remote App scenarios, expanding support for optimized Microsoft Teams experiences when connecting to Azure Virtual Desktop. Additionally, Cloud Apps for Windows 365 will also be supported. This update introduces a new media engine that replaces the legacy WebRTC-based optimization.

Optimized Teams experience for Remote App

The new optimization improves audio and video performance, reliability, and security, and simplifies ongoing support by enabling media engine updates without frequent upgrades to the infrastructure or client.

This feature will be available to anyone using Microsoft Teams as a Remote App on Azure Virtual Desktop or Cloud Apps on Windows 365 from Windows endpoints.

• Teams users running in RemoteApp will automatically transition to the new optimization: 

• Audio and video performance and reliability are improved compared to the legacy WebRTC optimization.
• Media engine updates no longer require frequent upgrades to the VDI infrastructure or client.

Note: Give and Take control is not supported at this time.

Try the optimized Teams experience for Remote App and Cloud Apps today

If you are using Windows App on Windows, you can try it today by meeting the following requirements:

• On the user device, use Windows App for Windows version 2.0.964.0 or later
• On the remote VM, install Microsoft Teams version 26043.2016.4478.2773 or later

Learn more: New VDI solution for Teams | Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Learn

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