Accessing Campus Applications Remotely

MSU Virtual Desktop: Access virtual labs on your own device

  • The service gives authorized students, faculty, and staff access to licensed university software and applications through an online portal
  • The MSU Virtual Desktop service gives authorized students, faculty, and staff access to licensed university software and applications through an online portal at vdi.msu.edu.
  • Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) technology delivers a desktop image (icons, folders, toolbars, software, etc.) to an authenticated user remotely over a network. This approach allows people to interact with their desktop as if the applications and data were stored locally on their device.