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Virtual Desktop

Software for studying and teaching

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New certificate Harica

ATTENTION: With the start of the Academic Year 2025/2026, it is necessary to install the new certificate provided by Harica on PERSONAL PCs. See the certificate installation instructions.

Note

Between the end of the last exam session in September and the beginning of the new A.Y., the application packages installed on virtual desktop will be upgraded and the corresponding user defined options and preferences may be reset.

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Participation in many Politecnico programmes, exercises or labs envisages use of the Virtual Desktop service, a virtual environment where the specific software are made available for the educational activity. Individual users may access the service via a PC connected to the network (personal or already present in classroom) and use the software as if found on his own computer. The virtual desktop service can also be used both in classroom and from remote location during specific time slots.

Recipients

Students, professors, temporary research fellows and researchers.

Need help?

Check out our frequently asked questions or submit a support request.

Access in classroom

The service is accessible: in the computerised and wired classrooms of the Leonardo and Bovisa Campuses

Via personal Pc

  1. connect the cable to a network socket
    If the PC is not configured for wired access, you can configure it following the instructions for the Permanent connection
  2. if the PC lacks it, download and install the Citrix workspace client
  3. open a browser page and connect to the address  https://virtualdesktop.polimi.it/
  4. you will be directed to the university authentication page, authenticate as usual

Via PC supplied to the classroom

  1. Switch on the PC and open Microsoft Edge
  2. Connect to https://virtualdesktop.polimi.it/
  3. you will be directed to the university authentication page, authenticate as usual

Remote access

The Virtual Desktop service is accessible all days during these time slots: from 7h00 to 2h59.

To connect:

  1. connect to Internet
  2. if the PC lacks it, download and install the Citrix workspace client
  3. open a browser page and connect to the address https://virtualdesktop.polimi.it/
  4. you will be directed to the university authentication page, authenticate as usual

User guide

All the information on how to save the files produced during a Virtual Desktop session on a USB flash drive, stored locally or on the Beep platform.

Go to the user guide