Windows 10: Lightweight Defender Config for VDI Instant Clone Environment

Discus and support Lightweight Defender Config for VDI Instant Clone Environment in AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security to solve the problem; Our organization has a VDI environment close to 10,000 sessions with VMware Horizon non-persistent instant clones. Our thin clients are set up as... Discussion in 'AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security' started by bxc221, Dec 9, 2022.

  1. BXC221
    bxc221 Win User

    Lightweight Defender Config for VDI Instant Clone Environment


    Our organization has a VDI environment close to 10,000 sessions with VMware Horizon non-persistent instant clones. Our thin clients are set up as kiosks and every time a user logs off, it wipes the VM and spins up a fresh one. Typically, no VMs are alive for more than a day or two. We recently shifted to Windows Defender for our VDI environment but are struggling to tweak the settings in a way that doesn't bog down the environment. We've had a few instances where all the VMs in a particular pool will attempt a quick scan all at once, bogging down our VSAN shared storage and giving all the VM

    :)
     
    bxc221, Dec 9, 2022
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  2. WISHIHAD
    wishihad Win User

    Activation options for Win10 with instant clones

    We have a secure (no internet access) lab environment setup to test and validate a VMWare VDI deployment of Win10 clients.

    Our issue is activation of the Win10 clients as they require re-activation every time we logoff and back on because we are using instant clones.

    Does anyone have any suggestions on the best way to resolve this? Here are the options we are considering and issues as we understand them:

    • Setup a KMS server
      • Requires a Volume license, which is doable
      • Documentation says we must have a minimum of 25 hosts, we don' have that in our lab
    • Use our MSDN account
      • No support for Win10 KMS license
      • No support for MKS activation
    • Manually activate each time
      • Gonna spend a lot of time on the phone Lightweight Defender Config for VDI Instant Clone Environment :(
      • Win10 has no grace period so machines are crippled w/o activation
    Anyone have a thought or suggestions? I'm hoping I missed something.

    Thanks
     
    wishihad, Dec 9, 2022
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  3. CAROL CASTILLOR
    Carol CastilloR Win User
    Add a second language in windows 10 for VDI linked clones

    Hello

    When I add a second language in Windows 10 Is it added "per user installation"? How can I add this per machine installation?

    I need the second language per machine installation in order to deploy in VDI environment using linked clones.

    Thanks
     
    Carol CastilloR, Dec 9, 2022
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  4. AR ROM
    Ar Rom Win User

    Lightweight Defender Config for VDI Instant Clone Environment

    Upgrading from windows 7 to Windows 10 in a VDI environment and roamign profiles.

    Hi Gino,

    For an in-depth assistance on upgrading from windows 7 to Windows 10 in a VDI environment and roaming profiles, we suggest that you post your query on the

    TechNet forum    . This forum is a community that is mainly composed of IT professionals who can cater to the complexity of your concern.

    Feel free to post back for other Windows concerns.
     
    Ar Rom, Dec 9, 2022
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