Appstream Application mode - Office 365 issue

Question

Hello, I am having an odd issue with activating my 365 products using Appstream in Application mode- at this time I have tried using office installations using a custom XML for RDS however when ever I enter my email (or a user their email) for activation, Excel locks up and we are unable to run reports. I am using azure sso for this configuration, anyone have ideas or encounter this issue? Help would be appreciated!

DjangoStyle · Accepted Answer

Greetings, I was able to get a workaround that helped me a ton with this. In order to serve up a "KIOSK" environment, I went ahead and REMOVED Firefox, as well as created a Windows firewall rule to block all outbound traffic from IE (effectively making it a KIOSK environment) as well as some GPOs to harden the system and blocking CMD prompt, powershell etc. I hope this helps someone in the future!

Dzung_N · Answer

DISCLAIMER: Any licensing statement is just provided for informational purposes. For official licensing terms always refer to the customer contract and the [licensing terms published](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/licensing/product-licensing/products.aspx?rtc=1 ).

Before getting into the technical, I want to point out to you that running Office 365 Windows Apps in AppStream 2.0 may be non-compliant with Microsoft Licensing rule.

Beginning October 1, 2019, on-premises licenses purchased without Software Assurance and mobility rights cannot be deployed with dedicated hosted cloud services offered by the following public cloud providers: , Amazon (including VMware Cloud on AWS).
Work with your Microsoft partner or account team for help in this scenario. If you have questions, please contact your Microsoft representative.

Jeremy_S · Answer

This is a known issue and is pending a fix from Microsoft (no ETA).

As a workaround, you can use your fleet in Desktop view and login to your Microsoft apps.

https://repost.aws/questions/QUtOoXBhhtQc6perhqRoQDeg/anyone-else-getting-blank-password-window-when-streaming-ms-office-app#ANEcaU6TXPT--r5ZmDo3MvbA

Appstream Application mode - Office 365 issue

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