Microsoft announces multimedia redirection for Windows 365

Multimedia content now works more smoothly in supported browsers

• Microsoft’s new multimedia redirection (MMR) allows users to experience smoother video playback.
• It is available on both Edge and Google Chrome browsers.
• More than 30 popular entertainment, sports and news websites are supported.

As of Thursday, Feb. 9, Microsoft’s Multimedia Redirection (MMR) technology is available to all Windows 365 users and is supported on both Google Chrome and Edge browsers for Windows.

The new functionality lets you play videos more fluidly while viewing them in the browser. It is available only for the Windows Desktop client (version 1.2.3916 or higher) on Windows 11, Windows 10 and Windows 10 IoT Enterprise devices.

Previously, multimedia content was displayed in azure virtual desktop and then in the remote client. With this new functionality, the process is cut in half because the element is instead redirected to the local machine with greater efficiency.

Which website works with multimedia redirection (MMR)?

MMR works with more than 30 Web sites that support video playback, including major entertainment, sports, health and news sites.

Here is the full list:

AnyClip	NBC Sports
AWS Training	The New York Times
BBC	Pluralsight
Big Think	Politico
Bleacher Report	Reddit
Brightcove	Reuters
CNBC	Skillshare
Coursera	The Guardian
Daily Mail	Twitch
facebook	Twitter
Fidelity	Udemy
Flashtalking	UMU
Fox Sports	U.S. News
Fox Weather	Vidazoo
IMDB	Vimeo
Infosec Institute	The Wall Street Journal
LinkedIn Learning	Yahoo
Microsoft Learn	Yammer
Microsoft Stream	YouTube

How to get started with multimedia redirection on Windows 365?

Microsoft recommends updating your External Desktop client to version 1.2.3916 or higher, then the host component here and the browser extension for both Edge and Google Chrome after you log in to Azure.

To find out if an MMR is working in your browser, check the extension status in the upper-right corner of your browser, which contains a series of icons to represent you.

Icon	Meaning
	The multimedia content cannot be redirected or the extension is not working properly.
	The client cannot connect to multimedia redirection. You may need to uninstall and reinstall the extension and then try again.
	Web site content can be redirected and is ready for use.
	The extension currently redirects video playback.
	The extension currently redirects a WebRTC call.

Source: windowsreport