Change the default chroma value for Windows 365 Cloud PCs
The chroma value determines the color space used for encoding. By default, the chroma value is set to 4:2:0 for Windows 365 Cloud PCs. This value provides a good balance between image quality and network bandwidth. You can increase the default chroma value to 4:4:4 to improve image quality. You don't need to use GPU acceleration to change the default chroma value.
Requirements
- Microsoft Entra ID account that is assigned the Policy and Profile manager built-in RBAC role.
- A group containing the devices you want to configure.
Increase the default chroma value to 4:4:4
Sign in to Microsoft Intune admin center.
Create or edit a configuration profile for Windows 10 and later devices, with the Settings catalog profile type.
In the settings picker, browse to Administrative templates > Windows Components > Remote Desktop Services > Remote Desktop Session Host > Remote Session Environment.
Check the box for the following settings, then close the settings picker:
Prioritize H.264/AVC 444 Graphics mode for Remote Desktop connections
Configure image quality for RemoteFX Adaptive Graphics
Expand the Administrative templates category, then set each setting as follows:
Set toggle the switch for Prioritize H.264/AVC 444 Graphics mode for Remote Desktop connections to Enabled.
Set toggle the switch for Configure image quality for RemoteFX Adaptive Graphics to Enabled, then for Image quality: (Device), select High.
Select Next.
Optional: On the Scope tags tab, select a scope tag to filter the profile. For more information about scope tags, see Use role-based access control (RBAC) and scope tags for distributed IT.
On the Assignments tab, select the group containing the computers providing a remote session you want to configure, then select Next.
On the Review + create tab, review the settings, then select Create.
Once the policy applies to the computers providing a remote session, restart them for the settings to take effect.