Graphics acceleration on Azure VMs

To deliver desktops or apps with GPU support through oneclick™, create a destination pool from Azure VMs of the NV series (Azure's NVIDIA GPU-equipped VM family) and activate hardware graphics acceleration in the Windows Remote Desktop settings.

1. When you create a cloud resource, use a Windows 11 image. To create a virtual machine with GPU support, select the workload High and then one of the NV-series VMs in the size you need.
2. Create a destination pool and add one or more related destinations.
3. To access the destinations via oneclick™ Streaming, configure app access for your destination …
4. … and create app instances for your oneclick™ users.

Activate GPU support on the VM

Access the app and follow these steps:

1. Install the NVIDIA driver on the open VM.
2. Enter gpedit in the Windows search and open Group Policy.
3. Go to: Computer Configuration / Administrative Templates / Windows Components / Remote Desktop Services / Remote Desktop Session Host / Remote Session Environment / Use hardware graphics adapters for all Remote Desktop Service sessions. Set the state to Enabled.
4. Enter cmd in the Windows search and open Command Prompt.
5. Enter the following and press Enter:

   gpupdate /force

   
6. Sign out of the virtual machine.
7. Restart the app. Your app now uses the GPU hardware.

Verify GPU support

1. Enter cmd in the Windows search again and open Command Prompt.
2. Enter the following and press Enter:

   "C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\NVSMI>nvidia-smi"

   If you see a percentage higher than 0, GPU acceleration is active. If you see 0%, repeat the steps.