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Azure Virtual Desktop, Microsoft, Microsoft Azure

Keep desktops local, manage from Azure: Azure Virtual Desktop Hybrid reaches GA

Today at 08:30

Azure Virtual Desktop Hybrid is now generally available. The feature brings the Azure Virtual Desktop (short AVD) control plane into environments that continue to run session hosts on customers’ own…

Azure Virtual Desktop, Microsoft, Microsoft Azure, RBAC

AVD classic retirement – how to avoid surprises

2 Sep at 08:30

Azure Virtual Desktop (classic) (short AVD classic) is being retired on the 30th of September 2026 and will stop working after this day. Classic used its own PowerShell cmdlets, REST…

Azure Virtual Desktop, Microsoft

Hide the AVD SSO Consent Prompt

7 Aug at 08:45

Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) offers a seamless sign-in experience with Microsoft Entra ID single sign-on. However, users may still encounter a consent prompt during authentication. This guide explains how to…

Azure Virtual Desktop, Microsoft, Windows 365

Browser Windows App – Multiple displays (preview)

28 Jul at 08:45

For a couple of days, the Windows App has made it possible to launch an Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) session directly in the browser using multiple monitors. This enables users…

Azure Virtual Desktop, Microsoft, Microsoft Azure, Security

Prepare AVD & W365 for Secure Boot certificate updates

17 Jun at 08:30

Secure Boot is a UEFI firmware feature that enforces trust for early‑boot code. Microsoft is replacing the 2011 Secure Boot certificate authorities with 2023‑dated CAs, so devices can continue to…

Microsoft, Microsoft Entra

Microsoft Entra – Soft Delete Devices (Preview)

12 Jun at 16:34

About six months ago, a good friend called me and asked, “Hey Flavio, I have a question about restoring devices in Entra and Intune.” I had to tell him…

Endpoint Manager, Microsoft, Microsoft 365, Security

Don’t wait – prepare now for Secure Boot certificate expirations

10 Jun at 08:30

Beginning in June 2026 Microsoft will start replacing the Secure Boot certificates that have been in devices since 2011. This is a global, large‑scale, time‑bound change that touches the firmware…

Azure Virtual Desktop, Microsoft

Redundant TCP transport paths for AVD & Windows 365

22 Apr at 08:30

In November 2025 I covered the general availability rollout of RDP Multipath for Azure Virtual Desktop (short AVD) and Windows 365 (short W365). That feature brought multiple redundant UDP paths…

Azure Virtual Desktop, Microsoft, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Entra

Azure Virtual Desktop External Identity Support Arrives For macOS

8 Apr at 08:30

April 2026 introduces a valuable improvement to Azure Virtual Desktop (short AVD). macOS users can now authenticate as external identities through the Windows App, giving contractors, partners, and guest users…

Azure Virtual Desktop, Microsoft, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Azure

Teams On VDI Levels Up: Updates In March 2026

1 Apr at 08:30

Microsoft has delivered one of the most meaningful updates to Teams in virtual desktop environments in quite some time. As of March 2026, the new SlimCore-based media optimization architecture is…

Azure Networking, Microsoft, Microsoft Azure, Security

Final Chapter: The Basic Public IP Migration On VPN Gateways

25 Mar at 19:15

After nearly half a year of waiting, postponing, refreshing Microsoft Learn pages, and wondering when the promised tools would finally arrive, I can finally close a long and sometimes frustrating…

Azure Virtual Desktop, Microsoft, Microsoft Azure, Security

RDP Shortpath Over Private Link Goes Generally Available

6 Mar at 08:30

Microsoft has announced that RDP Shortpath (UDP) over Azure Private Link is now generally available (short GA) as of February 2026. With this release, Azure Virtual Desktop (short AVD) can…