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title: What's new in the Azure Virtual Desktop Store app for Windows (preview) - Azure Virtual Desktop
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description: Learn about recent changes to the Azure Virtual Desktop Store app for Windows.
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ms.topic: release-notes
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author: dknappettmsft
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ms.date: 08/04/2023
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# What's new in the Azure Virtual Desktop Store app for Windows (preview)
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In this article you'll learn about the latest updates for the Azure Virtual Desktop Store app for Windows. To learn more about using the Azure Virtual Desktop Store app for Windows with Azure Virtual Desktop, see [Connect to Azure Virtual Desktop with the Azure Virtual Desktop Store app for Windows](users/connect-windows-azure-virtual-desktop-app.md) and [Use features of the Azure Virtual Desktop Store app for Windows when connecting to Azure Virtual Desktop](users/client-features-windows-azure-virtual-desktop-app.md).
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## Latest client versions
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## Supported client versions
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The following table lists the current version available for the public release. To enable Insider releases, see [Enable Insider releases](users/client-features-windows-azure-virtual-desktop-app.md#enable-insider-releases).
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The following table lists the current versions available for the public and Insider releases. To enable Insider releases, see [Enable Insider releases](users/client-features-windows-azure-virtual-desktop-app.md#enable-insider-releases).
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| Public | 1.2.4487 | [Microsoft Store](https://aka.ms/AVDStoreClient) |
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| Insider | 1.2.4487 | Download the public release, then [Enable Insider releases](users/client-features-windows-azure-virtual-desktop-app.md#enable-insider-releases) and check for updates. |
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| Insider | 1.2.4577 | Download the public release, then [Enable Insider releases](users/client-features-windows-azure-virtual-desktop-app.md#enable-insider-releases) and check for updates. |
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## Updates for version 1.2.4577 (Insider)
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*Date published: August 29, 2023*
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In this release, we've made the following changes:
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- Teams VDI 2.0 plugin now gets loaded for RDP connections.
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- Fixed an issue when using the default display settings and a change is made to the system display settings, where the bar does not show when hovering over top of screen after it is hidden.
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- Improved client logging, diagnostics, and error classification to help admins troubleshoot connection and feed issues.
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- Accessibility improvements:
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- Narrator now announces the view mode selector as "*View combo box*", instead of "*Tile view combo box*" or "*List view combo box*".
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- Narrator now focuses on and announces **Learn more** hyperlinks.
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- Keyboard focus is now set correctly when a warning dialog loads.
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- Tooltip for the close button on the **About** panel now dismisses when keyboard focus moves.
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- Keyboard focus is now properly displayed for certain drop-down selectors in the **Settings** panel for published desktops.
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| Public | 1.2.4487 | [Windows 64-bit](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2139369) *(most common)*<br />[Windows 32-bit](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2139456)<br />[Windows ARM64](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2139370) |
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| Insider | 1.2.4487 | [Windows 64-bit](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2139233) *(most common)*<br />[Windows 32-bit](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2139144)<br />[Windows ARM64](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2139368) |
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| Insider | 1.2.4577 | [Windows 64-bit](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2139233) *(most common)*<br />[Windows 32-bit](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2139144)<br />[Windows ARM64](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2139368) |
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## Updates for version 1.2.4577 (Insider)
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*Date published: August 29, 2023*
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Download: [Windows 64-bit](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2139233), [Windows 32-bit](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2139144), [Windows ARM64](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2139368)
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- Teams VDI 2.0 plugin now gets loaded for RDP connections.
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- Fixed an issue when using the default display settings and a change is made to the system display settings, where the bar does not show when hovering over top of screen after it is hidden.
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- Improved client logging, diagnostics, and error classification to help admins troubleshoot connection and feed issues.
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- Accessibility improvements:
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- Narrator now announces the view mode selector as "*View combo box*", instead of "*Tile view combo box*" or "*List view combo box*".
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- Narrator now focuses on and announces **Learn more** hyperlinks.
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- Keyboard focus is now set correctly when a warning dialog loads.
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- Tooltip for the close button on the **About** panel now dismisses when keyboard focus moves.
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- Keyboard focus is now properly displayed for certain drop-down selectors in the **Settings** panel for published desktops.
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Download: [Windows 64-bit](https://query.prod.cms.rt.microsoft.com/cms/api/am/binary/RW17f1J), [Windows 32-bit](https://query.prod.cms.rt.microsoft.com/cms/api/am/binary/RW17mKo), [Windows ARM64](https://query.prod.cms.rt.microsoft.com/cms/api/am/binary/RW17sgF)
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Download: [Windows 64-bit](https://query.prod.cms.rt.microsoft.com/cms/api/am/binary/RW17Yn9), [Windows 32-bit](https://query.prod.cms.rt.microsoft.com/cms/api/am/binary/RW17VPy), [Windows ARM64](https://query.prod.cms.rt.microsoft.com/cms/api/am/binary/RW17VPx)
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- Added a new RDP file property called *allowed security protocols*. This property restricts the list of security protocols the client can negotiate.
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- Added a new RDP file property called *allowed security protocols*. This property restricts the list of security protocols the client can negotiate.
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>This is the final version of the Remote Desktop client with Windows 7 support. After this version, if you try to use the Remote Desktop client with Windows 7, it may not work as expected. For more information about which versions of Windows the Remote Desktop client currently supports, see [Prerequisites](./users/connect-windows.md?toc=%2Fazure%2Fvirtual-desktop%2Ftoc.json&tabs=subscribe#prerequisites).

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