Merge pull request #223532 from Heidilohr/work-win7-deprecation

Removing Windows 7 references.

Author: PMEds28

.openpublishing.redirection.virtual-desktop.json

@@ -104,6 +104,26 @@
             "source_path_from_root": "/articles/virtual-desktop/troubleshoot-client.md",
             "redirect_url": "/azure/virtual-desktop/troubleshoot-client-windows",
             "redirect_document_id": true
+        },
+        {
+            "source_path_from_root": "/articles/virtual-desktop/virtual-desktop-fall-2019/connect-windows-7-10-2019.md",
+            "redirect_url": "/azure/virtual-desktop/virtual-desktop-fall-2019/connect-windows-2019",
+            "redirect_document_id": true
+        },
+        {
+            "source_path_from_root": "/articles/virtual-desktop/virtual-desktop-fall-2019/deploy-windows-7-virtual-machine.md",
+            "redirect_url": "/azure/virtual-desktop/virtual-desktop-fall-2019/create-host-pools-azure-marketplace-2019",
+            "redirect_document_id": false
+        },
+        {
+            "source_path_from_root": "/articles/virtual-desktop/virtual-desktop-fall-2019/troubleshoot-windows-7-vm.md",
+            "redirect_url": "/azure/virtual-desktop/virtual-desktop-fall-2019/troubleshoot-vm-configuration-2019",
+            "redirect_document_id": false
+        },
+        {
+            "source_path_from_root": "/articles/virtual-desktop/deploy-windows-7-virtual-machine.md",
+            "redirect_url": "/azure/virtual-desktop/deploy-windows-server-virtual-machine",
+            "redirect_document_id": false
         }
     ]
 }

articles/virtual-desktop/TOC.yml

@@ -213,8 +213,6 @@
         href: create-host-pools-powershell.md
       - name: Deploy an Azure AD-joined session host
         href: deploy-azure-ad-joined-vm.md
-      - name: Deploy a Windows 7 virtual machine
-        href: deploy-windows-7-virtual-machine.md
       - name: Deploy a Windows Server-based virtual machine
         href: deploy-windows-server-virtual-machine.md
       - name: Deploy a GPU-based session host

articles/virtual-desktop/create-host-pools-powershell.md

@@ -117,9 +117,6 @@ You can create a virtual machine in multiple ways:
 - [Create a virtual machine from a managed image](../virtual-machines/windows/create-vm-generalized-managed.md)
 - [Create a virtual machine from an unmanaged image](https://github.com/Azure/azure-quickstart-templates/tree/master/quickstarts/microsoft.compute/vm-from-user-image)
 
->[!NOTE]
->If you're deploying a virtual machine using Windows 7 as the host OS, the creation and deployment process will be a little different. For more details, see [Deploy a Windows 7 virtual machine on Azure Virtual Desktop](./virtual-desktop-fall-2019/deploy-windows-7-virtual-machine.md).
-
 After you've created your session host virtual machines, [apply a Windows license to a session host VM](apply-windows-license.md#manually-apply-a-windows-license-to-a-windows-client-session-host-vm) to run your Windows or Windows Server virtual machines without paying for another license.
 
 ## Prepare the virtual machines for Azure Virtual Desktop agent installations

articles/virtual-desktop/deploy-windows-7-virtual-machine.md

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ ms.custom: how-to
 # Deploy Windows Server-based virtual machines on Azure Virtual Desktop
 
 >[!IMPORTANT]
->This content applies to Azure Virtual Desktop with Azure Resource Manager Azure Virtual Desktop objects. If you're using Azure Virtual Desktop (classic) without Azure Resource Manager objects, see [this article](./virtual-desktop-fall-2019/deploy-windows-7-virtual-machine.md).
+>This content applies to Azure Virtual Desktop with Azure Resource Manager Azure Virtual Desktop objects.
 
 The process for deploying Windows Server-based virtual machines (VMs) on Azure Virtual Desktop is slightly different than the one for VMs running other versions of Windows, such as Windows 10 or Windows 11. This guide will walk you through the process.
 

articles/virtual-desktop/deploy-windows-server-virtual-machine.md

@@ -26,9 +26,6 @@ Available sessions shows the number of available sessions in the host pool. The
 
 The client operating system (OS) shows which version of the OS end-users accessing Azure Virtual Desktop resources are currently using. The client OS also shows which version of the web (HTML) client and the full Remote Desktop client the users have. For a full list of Windows OS versions, see [Operating System Version](/windows/win32/sysinfo/operating-system-version).
 
->[!IMPORTANT]
->Windows 7 support will end on January 10, 2023. The client OS version for Windows 7 is Windows 6.1.
-
 ## Connection success
 
 This item shows connection health. "Connection success" means that the connection could reach the host, as confirmed by the stack on that virtual machine. A failed connection means that the connection couldn't reach the host.

articles/virtual-desktop/insights-glossary.md

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ This article will show you how to configure the feed in the Azure Virtual Deskto
 To configure a Azure Virtual Desktop session host with a KDC proxy, you'll need the following things:
 
 - Access to the Azure portal and an Azure administrator account.
-- The remote client machines must be running either Windows 10 or Windows 7 and have the [Windows Desktop client](/windows-server/remote/remote-desktop-services/clients/windowsdesktop) installed. Currently, the web client is not supported.
+- The remote client machines must be running at least Windows 10 and have the [Windows Desktop client](/windows-server/remote/remote-desktop-services/clients/windowsdesktop) installed. The web client isn't currently supported.
 - You must have a KDC proxy already installed on your machine. To learn how to do that, see [Set up the RD Gateway role for Azure Virtual Desktop](/windows-server/remote/remote-desktop-services/remote-desktop-gateway-role).
 - The machine's OS must be Windows Server 2016 or later.
 

articles/virtual-desktop/key-distribution-center-proxy.md

@@ -15,14 +15,10 @@ Here's what you can do when you run Azure Virtual Desktop on Azure:
 
 - Set up a multi-session Windows 11 or Windows 10 deployment that delivers a full Windows experience with scalability
 - Present Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise and optimize it to run in multi-user virtual scenarios
-- Provide Windows 7 virtual desktops with free Extended Security Updates
 - Bring your existing Remote Desktop Services (RDS) and Windows Server desktops and apps to any computer
 - Virtualize both desktops and apps
 - Manage desktops and apps from different Windows and Windows Server operating systems with a unified management experience
 
-> [!IMPORTANT]
-> Azure Virtual Desktop extended support for Windows 7 session host VMs ends on January 10, 2023. To see which operating systems are supported, review [Operating systems and licenses](prerequisites.md#operating-systems-and-licenses).
-
 ## Introductory video
 
 Learn about Azure Virtual Desktop (formerly Windows Virtual Desktop), why it's unique, and what's new in this video:

articles/virtual-desktop/overview.md

@@ -98,10 +98,7 @@ You have a choice of operating systems that you can use for session hosts to pro
 |<ul><li>[Windows Server 2022](/lifecycle/products/windows-server-2022)</li><li>[Windows Server 2019](/lifecycle/products/windows-server-2019)</li><li>[Windows Server 2016](/lifecycle/products/windows-server-2016)</li><li>[Windows Server 2012 R2](/lifecycle/products/windows-server-2012-r2)</li></ul>|License entitlement:<ul><li>Remote Desktop Services (RDS) Client Access License (CAL) with Software Assurance (per-user or per-device), or RDS User Subscription Licenses.</li></ul>Per-user access pricing is not available for Windows Server operating systems.|
 
 > [!IMPORTANT]
-> - Azure Virtual Desktop doesn't support 32-bit operating systems or SKUs not listed in the previous table. In addition, Windows 7 doesn't support any VHD or VHDX-based profile solutions hosted on managed Azure Storage due to a sector size limitation.
-> 
-> - Azure Virtual Desktop extended support for Windows 7 session host VMs ends on January 10, 2023. To see which operating systems are supported, review [Operating systems and licenses](prerequisites.md#operating-systems-and-licenses).
-> 
+> - Azure Virtual Desktop doesn't support 32-bit operating systems or SKUs not listed in the previous table.
 > - [Ephemeral OS disks for Azure VMs](../virtual-machines/ephemeral-os-disks.md) are not supported.
 
 You can use operating system images provided by Microsoft in the [Azure Marketplace](https://azuremarketplace.microsoft.com), or your own custom images stored in an Azure Compute Gallery, as a managed image, or storage blob. To learn more about how to create custom images, see:
@@ -124,7 +121,6 @@ There are different automation and deployment options available depending on whi
 |Windows 11 Enterprise|Yes|Yes|No|No|
 |Windows 10 Enterprise multi-session|Yes|Yes|Yes|Yes|
 |Windows 10 Enterprise|Yes|Yes|No|No|
-|Windows 7 Enterprise|Yes|Yes|No|No|
 |Windows Server 2022|Yes|Yes|No|No|
 |Windows Server 2019|Yes|Yes|Yes|Yes|
 |Windows Server 2016|Yes|Yes|No|No|

articles/virtual-desktop/prerequisites.md

@@ -61,13 +61,6 @@ Azure Virtual Desktop components on the session host run in the context of their
 
 Proxy servers have capacity limits. Unlike regular HTTP traffic, RDP traffic has long running, chatty connections that are bi-directional and consume lots of bandwidth. Before you set up a proxy server, talk to your proxy server vendor about how much throughput your server has. Also make sure to ask them how many proxy sessions you can run at one time. After you deploy the proxy server, carefully monitor its resource use for bottlenecks in Azure Virtual Desktop traffic.
 
-### Proxy servers for Windows 7 session hosts
-
-Session hosts running on Windows 7 don't support proxy server connections for reverse-connect RDP data. If the session host can't directly connect to the Azure Virtual Desktop gateways, the connection won't work.
-
-> [!IMPORTANT]
-> Azure Virtual Desktop extended support for Windows 7 session host VMs ends on January 10, 2023. To see which operating systems are supported, review [Operating systems and licenses](prerequisites.md#operating-systems-and-licenses).
-
 ### Proxy servers and  Teams optimization
 
 Azure Virtual Desktop doesn't support proxy servers for Teams optimization.
@@ -96,10 +89,6 @@ bitsadmin /util /setieproxy LOCALSYSTEM AUTOSCRIPT http://server/proxy.pac
 
 The Azure Virtual Desktop client supports proxy servers configured with system settings or a [Network Proxy CSP](/windows/client-management/mdm/networkproxy-csp).
 
-### Support for clients running on Windows 7
-
-Clients running on Windows 7 don't support proxy server connections for reverse-connect RDP data. If the client can't directly connect to the Azure Virtual Desktop gateways, the connection won't work.
-
 ### Azure Virtual Desktop client support
 
 The following table shows which Azure Virtual Desktop clients support proxy servers: