{"id":1586,"date":"2020-08-27T13:13:44","date_gmt":"2020-08-27T17:13:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/lits\/help-support\/software\/windows-virtual-desktop-software\/"},"modified":"2025-08-06T08:30:33","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T12:30:33","slug":"windows-virtual-desktop-software","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/lits\/technology\/software\/windows-virtual-desktop-software\/","title":{"rendered":"Windows Virtual Desktop Software"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"ms-rteElement-H2\">Software Available on Windows Virtual Desktop<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>ArcGIS Pro<\/li>\n<li>Atlas.ti<\/li>\n<li>Chemdraw<\/li>\n<li>Chimera X<\/li>\n<li>Chrome Browser<\/li>\n<li>COMSOL Multiphysics<\/li>\n<li>Edge Browser<\/li>\n<li>Eviews<\/li>\n<li>Firefox Browser<\/li>\n<li>MATLAB<\/li>\n<li>Microsoft Office 365<\/li>\n<li>NI Software<\/li>\n<li>R<\/li>\n<li>R Studio<\/li>\n<li>Solidworks<\/li>\n<li>SPSS Statistics<\/li>\n<li>Stata<\/li>\n<li>Wolfram (was called Mathematica)<\/li>\n<li>Zotero<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5 class=\"ms-rteElement-H5\">IMPORTANT INFORMATION<\/h5>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Files may be removed when you log out. Please save your work to OneDrive or other cloud storage.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>You will be\u00a0<strong>logged out after one hour of inactivity.<\/strong>\u00a0All unsaved data will be lost.<\/li>\n<li>Once you&#8217;ve followed the connection instructions below, please see additional <a href=\"https:\/\/edtech.domains.trincoll.edu\/windows-virtual-desktop\/\">tips and resources for using Window Virtual Desktop from Research, Instruction, Technology<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"ms-rteElement-H2\">Connecting to Windows Virtual Desktop from a Web Browser<\/h2>\n<div>NOTE: The web version is the recommended way to connect.<\/div>\n<div>\n<ol>\n<li>Open a private\/incognito window on your web browser\n<ol>\n<li>How to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/support.mozilla.org\/en-US\/kb\/private-browsing-use-firefox-without-history\">open an incognito window in Firefox<\/a><\/li>\n<li>How to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/chrome\/answer\/95464?co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&amp;hl=en\">open an incognito window in Chrome<\/a><\/li>\n<li>How to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/support.apple.com\/guide\/safari\/browse-in-private-ibrw1069\/mac\">open an incognito window in Safari<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>Go to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/wvd.trincoll.edu\/\">wvd.trincoll.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Login as\u00a0<strong>username@trincoll.edu<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>your Trinity password<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Under\u00a0<strong>General_Labs 2025-2026<\/strong>, click <strong>GenLab<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>In the\u00a0<strong>Access Local Resources<\/strong>\u00a0box that appears, click the\u00a0<strong>Allow<\/strong>\u00a0button<\/li>\n<li>Log in again as\u00a0<strong>username@trincoll.edu<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>your\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Trinity password<\/strong>\n<ol>\n<li>Note that the first time you ever log in will take several minutes as your profile gets created. Subsequent logins will be faster.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>To disconnect:\n<ol>\n<li>Click on your\u00a0<strong>Name<\/strong>\u00a0(top right)<\/li>\n<li>Click\u00a0<strong>Sign Out<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"ms-rteElement-H2\">Connecting to Windows Virtual Desktop from the MAC OS Client<\/h2>\n<div>NOTE: This method is available but the web version above is the preferred method.<\/div>\n<div>\n<ol>\n<li>Download and install the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/app\/microsoft-remote-desktop\/id1295203466?mt=12\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Windows Remote Desktop App<\/a>\u00a0from the App Store. (If you already have the Remote Desktop App installed on your Mac, skip to step 5.)<\/li>\n<li>When the installation is complete, click the\u00a0<strong>Open<\/strong>\u00a0button, which will launch the Remote Desktop application.<\/li>\n<li>When asked &#8220;<strong>Help us make your experience better?<\/strong>&#8220;, click\u00a0<strong>Not now<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>When asked &#8220;<strong>We need to request access to your microphone and camera<\/strong>&#8220;, click\u00a0<strong>Continue<\/strong>\u00a0and then\u00a0<strong>OK\u00a0<\/strong>twice.<\/li>\n<li>Click on the\u00a0<strong>Workspaces<\/strong>\u00a0tab and then click\u00a0<strong>Add Workspace<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Copy and paste this URL:\u00a0<strong>https:\/\/rdweb.wvd.microsoft.com\/api\/arm\/feeddiscovery<\/strong>\u00a0and click\u00a0<strong>Add<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Sign in using your\u00a0<strong>username@trincoll.edu<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>your Trinity password<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>After Remote Desktop finds the associated resources, under\u00a0<strong>General_Labs 2025-2026<\/strong>, click <strong>GenLab<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Login again using your\u00a0<strong>Trinity password<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>To disconnect:\n<ol>\n<li>Click on the\u00a0<strong>Start Menu<\/strong>\u00a0(bottom left)<\/li>\n<li>Click\u00a0<strong>Power Button<\/strong>\u00a0and then\u00a0<strong>Disconnect<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2 class=\"ms-rteElement-H2\">Connecting to the Windows Virtual Desktop from the Windows OS Client<\/h2>\n<div>NOTE: This method is available but the web version at the top is the preferred method.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ol>\n<li>Download and install the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/go.microsoft.com\/fwlink\/?linkid=2068602\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Windows Virtual Desktop App<\/a><\/li>\n<li>When the installation is complete, click the\u00a0<strong>Finish<\/strong>\u00a0button, which will launch the Remote Desktop application<\/li>\n<li>In the\u00a0<strong>Let&#8217;s get started<\/strong>\u00a0box, click the\u00a0<strong>Subscribe<\/strong>\u00a0button<\/li>\n<li>Sign in using your\u00a0<strong>username@trincoll.edu<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>your Trinity password<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>In the\u00a0<strong>Stay signed in to all your apps\u00a0<\/strong>box, uncheck\u00a0<strong>Allow my organization to manage my device<\/strong>\u00a0and click\u00a0<strong>OK<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>After Remote Desktop finds the associated resources, under\u00a0<strong>General_Labs 2025-2026<\/strong>, click <strong>GenLab<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Login again using\u00a0<strong>your Trinity password<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>To disconnect:\n<ol>\n<li>Click on the\u00a0<strong>Start Menu\u00a0<\/strong>(bottom left)<\/li>\n<li>Click the\u00a0<strong>Power Button<\/strong>\u00a0and then\u00a0<strong>Disconnect<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2 class=\"ms-rteElement-H2\"><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Software Available on Windows Virtual Desktop ArcGIS Pro Atlas.ti Chemdraw Chimera X Chrome Browser COMSOL Multiphysics Edge Browser Eviews Firefox Browser MATLAB Microsoft Office 365 NI Software R R Studio Solidworks SPSS Statistics Stata Wolfram (was called Mathematica) Zotero IMPORTANT INFORMATION Files may be removed when you log out. 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