Merge pull request #280743 from dknappettmsft/avd-hevc-hardware-acceleration

AVD HEVC H.265 hardware acceleration

Author: AnnaMHuff

articles/virtual-desktop/TOC.yml

@@ -271,9 +271,6 @@
         - name: Add session hosts to a host pool
           displayName: deploy, get started, virtual machines, vms, azure stack hci, azure extended zones
           href: add-session-hosts-host-pool.md
-        - name: Enable GPU acceleration
-          displayName: graphics, multimedia, videos, cad, session hosts, 3D, rendering
-          href: enable-gpu-acceleration.md
         - name: Customize session host images
           items:
           - name: Create custom images with Custom image templates
@@ -296,9 +293,14 @@
           - name: Windows 11 Enterprise images
             displayName: languages, language packs
             href: windows-11-language-packs.md
-        - name: Configure default chroma value
-          displayName: graphics, multimedia, videos, cad, session hosts, 3D, rendering
-          href: configure-default-chroma-value.md
+        - name: Graphics performance
+          items:
+          - name: Enable GPU acceleration
+            displayName: graphics, multimedia, videos, cad, session hosts, 3D, rendering, avc, h.264, high efficiency video coding, hevc, h.265
+            href: graphics-enable-gpu-acceleration.md
+          - name: Increase chroma value to 4:4:4
+            displayName: graphics, multimedia, videos, cad, session hosts, 3D, rendering
+            href: graphics-chroma-value-increase-4-4-4.md
       - name: Applications
         items:
         - name: Publish applications with RemoteApp

articles/virtual-desktop/administrative-template.md

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ You can configure the following features with the administrative template:
 - [RDP Shortpath for managed networks](rdp-shortpath.md?tabs=managed-networks)
 - [Screen capture protection](screen-capture-protection.md)
 - [Watermarking](watermarking.md)
+- [High Efficiency Video Coding (H.265) hardware acceleration](graphics-enable-gpu-acceleration.md)
 
 ## Prerequisites
 
@@ -99,3 +100,13 @@ To add the administrative template to Group Policy, select a tab for your scenar
    - [Watermarking](watermarking.md)
 
 ---
+
+## Related content
+
+Learn how to use the administrative template with the following features:
+
+- [Graphics related data logging](connection-latency.md#connection-graphics-data-preview)
+- [Screen capture protection](screen-capture-protection.md)
+- [RDP Shortpath for managed networks](rdp-shortpath.md?tabs=managed-networks)
+- [Watermarking](watermarking.md)
+- [High Efficiency Video Coding (H.265) hardware acceleration](graphics-enable-gpu-acceleration.md)

articles/virtual-desktop/configure-default-chroma-value.md renamed to articles/virtual-desktop/graphics-chroma-value-increase-4-4-4.md

@@ -1,21 +1,21 @@
 ---
-title: Configure default chroma value for Azure Virtual Desktop
-description: Learn how to configure the default chroma value from 4:2:0 to 4:4:4.
+title: Increase the chroma value to 4:4:4 for Azure Virtual Desktop
+description: Learn how to increase the chroma value from 4:2:0 to 4:4:4.
 ms.topic: how-to
 author: dknappettmsft
 ms.author: daknappe
 ms.date: 05/21/2024
 ---
 
-# Configure the default chroma value for Azure Virtual Desktop
+# Increase the chroma value to 4:4:4 for Azure Virtual Desktop using the Advanced Video Coding (AVC) video codec 
 
-The chroma value determines the color space used for encoding. By default, the chroma value is set to 4:2:0, which provides a good balance between image quality and network bandwidth. You can increase the default chroma value to 4:4:4 to improve image quality. You don't need to use GPU acceleration to change the default chroma value.
+The chroma value determines the color space used for encoding. By default, the chroma value is set to 4:2:0, which provides a good balance between image quality and network bandwidth. When you use the Advanced Video Coding (AVC) video codec, you can increase the chroma value to 4:4:4 to improve image quality. You don't need to use GPU acceleration to change the chroma value.
 
-This article shows you how to set the default chroma value. You can use Microsoft Intune or Group Policy to configure your session hosts.
+This article shows you how to set the chroma value. You can use Microsoft Intune or Group Policy to configure your session hosts.
 
 ## Prerequisites
 
-Before you can configure the default chroma value, you need:
+Before you can configure the chroma value, you need:
 
 - An existing host pool with session hosts.
 
@@ -31,15 +31,15 @@ Before you can configure the default chroma value, you need:
 
    - A security group or organizational unit (OU) containing the devices you want to configure.
 
-## Increase the default chroma value to 4:4:4
+## Increase the chroma value to 4:4:4
 
-By default, the chroma value is set to 4:2:0. You can increase the default chroma value to 4:4:4 using Microsoft Intune or Group Policy.
+By default, the chroma value is set to 4:2:0. You can increase the chroma value to 4:4:4 using Microsoft Intune or Group Policy.
 
 Select the relevant tab for your scenario.
 
 # [Microsoft Intune](#tab/intune)
 
-To increase the default chroma value to 4:4:4 using Microsoft Intune:
+To increase the chroma value to 4:4:4 using Microsoft Intune:
 
 1. Sign in to the [Microsoft Intune admin center](https://endpoint.microsoft.com/).
 
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ To increase the default chroma value to 4:4:4 using Microsoft Intune:
 
 # [Group Policy](#tab/group-policy)
 
-To increase the default chroma value to 4:4:4 using Group Policy:
+To increase the chroma value to 4:4:4 using Group Policy:
 
 1. Open the **Group Policy Management** console on device you use to manage the Active Directory domain.