Unattend files and Server 2012 R2 RDS

Hi
I have a vdi implementation (managed, pooled vm's) , which is working fine as long as i don't create a custom unattend file. for exmaple, my desktops need to run some powershell scripts upon first logon,
which i use to be able to do in Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup under firstlogoncommands, but these scripts don't seem to run with vdi desktops. is there any other way to get these scripts to run before a user logs on for the first time?

Hi,
Thanks for your posting in Windows Server Forum.
For your case, have you try to enable GPO setting for applying logon script on first logon?
You can able to view the option of GPO setting “Run Windows PowerShell scripts first at user logon, logoff” or “Run Windows PowerShell scripts first at computer startup, shutdown” under below mention path.
Computer Configuration\Policies\Administrative Templates\System\Scripts\
User Configuration\Policies\Administrative Templates\System\Scripts\
Note: If applied for computer & User configuration both, then Computer configuration will take precedence over user configuration.
More information:
Windows PowerShell Cmdlets for Group Policy
Apart from this, there is another article for reference.
4 Ways to Use PowerShell for Server Logon Scripts
Hope it helps!
Thanks,
Dharmesh

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Thank you for posting in Windows Server Forum.
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We recently moved from using 2008 R2 RDS servers to 2012 R2 RDS Servers. All of our users
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