VIRTUAL DESKTOP INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT

A new approach to virtual desktop infrastructure management is described. In one example, a master virtual machine is configured to form a master image. The master virtual machine and master image are also modified to incorporate a service that performs an enrollment call to an endpoint manager associated with a virtual desktop infrastructure. One or more virtual machines are instantiated using the master image. When one of the virtual machines is booted and a user logs on, the service is invoked or executed and performs the enrollment call. The enrollment call leads to the enrollment of the virtual machine with the endpoint manager. During and after enrollment, the endpoint manager can configure the virtual machine based on one or more management policies. The management policies can be tailored in various cases, such as depending upon the credentials used to log on to the virtual machine.