Logging into OneDrive on Horizon VDI (Virtual Desktop Infrastructure)

Logging into OneDrive on Horizon VDI (Virtual Desktop Infrastructure)

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For the security and safety of the students and the College, each Horizon VDI desktop is immediately deleted when students sign out. There are some exceptions, like getting dropped from the internet or losing power that are considered disconnects and will not immediately sign the student out. A disconnect is different than a sign out and will allow a student to reconnect to the same desktop for up to 30 minutes. A sign off is instant and any data not saved is unrecoverable.

All students have free access to Microsoft OneDrive storage provided by the College, and it is important that students learn to properly save their data to Microsoft OneDrive to limit accidental data loss and to access their files from anywhere. Whether on a Horizon VDI, a desktop in the classroom or a personal device, it is best practice to connect to Microsoft OneDrive using a browser.

Browser

#1. Navigate to https://onedrive.com and click “Sign in”.

#2. Sign in with your student account <student account>@students.fscj.edu.

#3. Select “Work or School account”.

#4. You may need to select “Work or School account” a second time. If not, continue to step 5.

#5. Authenticate to Single-Sign-On (SSO) by entering your account password and click “Continue”. 

And you’re in!

#6. Students can “Drag and Drop” items from their desktop into the Microsoft OneDrive storage. 

#7. Students can open an item and edit directly from the browser by double clicking the item. Items opened from the browser are auto saved as changes are made. Students may see information at the top of the document changing from saving to saved as they work on a document.

#8. Students can also download an item to their desktop by selecting the circle next to an item and selecting download. This is the option that would be used if another application needed to use one of the files.

Students would first download the file to the VDI desktop. Then open the application that uses the file and point it to the downloaded file using the instructions from the application. After completing the assignment, move the edited file back into Microsoft OneDrive either overwriting the old file or renaming the new file. (Don’t forget to move the file back to OneDrive after completing the assignment!!) 

#9. As always, make sure to save all your work to Microsoft OneDrive before signing out of the Horizon VDI desktop!!!!!