An exceptionally well-thought-out guide, Faiz! You’ve captured the exact architectural trade-offs that teams often overlook when evaluating desktop virtualization.
What stands out most here is the pragmatic reality check around peripheral handling, printing, and profile management (using FSLogix and OneDrive redirection correctly). Those operational details are usually where thin client projects either succeed smoothly or become a helpdesk bottleneck.
The breakdown on hybrid architectures and matching the right user profile to the right delivery model (RDS, AVD, or Windows 365) is spot on. Fantastic contribution to the UK IT engineering space!