AZ-140T00: Configure and Operate Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop

AZ-140 training

AZ-140T00: Configure and Operate Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop is an instructor-led course for Azure administrators who plan, deploy, configure, secure, monitor, and maintain Azure Virtual Desktop environments.

Students learn how to design Azure Virtual Desktop architecture, configure host pools and session hosts, implement identity and security, manage user profiles with FSLogix, publish desktops and RemoteApps, configure networking, implement autoscaling, monitor performance, and automate administration.

Certification: Microsoft Certified: Azure Virtual Desktop Specialty
Exam: AZ-140: Configuring and Operating Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop
Duration: 4 days
Audience: Azure administrators, desktop administrators, endpoint administrators, virtualization administrators, infrastructure administrators, cloud engineers, and IT professionals responsible for Azure Virtual Desktop environments.

Why choose Dynamics Edge for AZ-140T00 training?

Dynamics Edge delivers AZ-140 training with practical Azure Virtual Desktop implementation examples, hands-on labs, certification review, and implementation-focused discussion. The course helps administrators understand how to plan, deploy, secure, optimize, and operate AVD environments for enterprise users.

• Learn how to plan and deploy Azure Virtual Desktop infrastructure.
• Practice host pool, session host, image, profile, storage, networking, and security configuration.
• Prepare for AZ-140 certification exam objectives through structured review and lab reinforcement.
• Understand how Azure Virtual Desktop connects with Microsoft Entra ID, AD DS, FSLogix, Azure Files, Azure Monitor, and Intune.
• Request private team delivery for AVD deployment, desktop modernization, remote workforce enablement, or administrator onboarding.

What will you learn in AZ-140T00 training?

Students learn how to configure and operate Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop across identity, networking, compute, storage, user experience, apps, monitoring, and automation.

• Plan Azure Virtual Desktop architecture, networking, capacity, licensing, identity, and storage.
• Deploy host pools, session hosts, application groups, workspaces, and custom session host images.
• Configure identity, access, Conditional Access, RBAC, MFA, and secure connectivity.
• Manage FSLogix profiles, user experience settings, RemoteApps, app attach, and session behavior.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, autoscale, update, and automate Azure Virtual Desktop environments.

Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop AZ-140 Course Outline

Module 1: Plan an Azure Virtual Desktop architecture

Students learn how to plan an Azure Virtual Desktop deployment based on business requirements, user needs, workload patterns, identity design, licensing, region selection, networking, and cost management.

Topics include:

• Design Azure Virtual Desktop architecture.
• Plan capacity, regions, licensing, and subscription requirements.
• Evaluate pooled and personal desktop scenarios.
• Plan image management and session host sizing.
• Estimate cost and performance requirements.

Module 2: Plan and implement networking for Azure Virtual Desktop

Students learn how Azure networking supports secure and performant AVD access. They review virtual networks, subnets, DNS, routing, latency, private connectivity, firewall requirements, and Private Link.

Topics include:

• Plan virtual networks and subnets.
• Configure DNS and routing for AVD.
• Review latency and connectivity requirements.
• Configure network security and firewall access.
• Implement Private Link for Azure Virtual Desktop.

Module 3: Plan and implement identity for Azure Virtual Desktop

Students learn how identity design affects access, authentication, session hosts, profiles, and administration. They review Microsoft Entra ID, AD DS, Microsoft Entra Domain Services, hybrid identity, and supported join types.

Topics include:

• Compare identity options for AVD.
• Plan Microsoft Entra joined session hosts.
• Plan AD DS and Microsoft Entra DS scenarios.
• Configure authentication requirements.
• Validate user access and identity dependencies.

Module 4: Deploy host pools and session hosts

Students learn how to deploy Azure Virtual Desktop host pools and session hosts by using the Azure portal, templates, and automation options. They compare pooled and personal host pools and configure application groups and workspaces.

Topics include:

• Create host pools.
• Deploy session hosts.
• Configure application groups.
• Configure workspaces.
• Assign users to desktops and apps.

Module 5: Create and manage session host images

Students learn how custom images support consistent and repeatable session host deployment. They review Azure Compute Gallery, image templates, image updates, image versioning, and session host image optimization.

Topics include:

• Plan session host image strategy.
• Create custom session host images.
• Use image templates.
• Manage image versions.
• Prepare images for deployment and updates.

Module 6: Implement and manage storage for Azure Virtual Desktop

Students learn how storage supports profile containers, application data, and user experience. They review Azure Files, Azure NetApp Files, storage performance tiers, permissions, access control, and profile storage design.

Topics include:

• Select profile storage options.
• Configure Azure Files for FSLogix.
• Configure permissions for profile shares.
• Review Azure NetApp Files scenarios.
• Validate storage performance and access.

Module 7: Implement identity and security

Students learn how to secure Azure Virtual Desktop environments with access controls, roles, MFA, Conditional Access, session settings, and administrative permissions.

Topics include:

• Configure RBAC roles for AVD administration.
• Configure Conditional Access policies.
• Enforce MFA for AVD access.
• Secure host pool and session host access.
• Review Defender for Cloud and security baselines.

Module 8: Manage user environments and FSLogix profiles

Students learn how FSLogix supports persistent user profiles in pooled desktop environments. They configure profile containers, Cloud Cache concepts, profile storage, exclusions, and troubleshooting steps.

Topics include:

• Configure FSLogix profile containers.
• Configure profile storage permissions.
• Review Cloud Cache scenarios.
• Troubleshoot profile loading issues.
• Optimize user profile performance.

Module 9: Manage user experience and client settings

Students learn how to configure the end-user experience in Azure Virtual Desktop. They review Windows App access, Remote Desktop client settings, session behavior, display settings, redirection, and connection options.

Topics include:

• Configure client connection options.
• Manage device and resource redirection.
• Configure session behavior.
• Validate user access from supported clients.
• Troubleshoot user connectivity issues.

Module 10: Package and deliver applications

Students learn how to publish and manage applications for Azure Virtual Desktop users. They review RemoteApps, desktop publishing, MSIX app attach, app groups, app assignments, and app delivery scenarios.

Topics include:

• Publish desktops and RemoteApps.
• Configure application groups.
• Package applications for AVD.
• Configure MSIX app attach.
• Assign apps to users and groups.

Module 11: Monitor and maintain Azure Virtual Desktop

Students learn how to monitor AVD health, user sessions, host pool performance, connection quality, and service status. They use Azure Virtual Desktop Insights, Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and diagnostic settings.

Topics include:

• Configure Azure Virtual Desktop Insights.
• Monitor session host performance.
• Review connection diagnostics.
• Analyze Log Analytics data.
• Troubleshoot service and user experience issues.

Module 12: Automate and optimize Azure Virtual Desktop

Students learn how to automate AVD operations and optimize cost, performance, and availability. They review PowerShell, autoscaling, update management, session host maintenance, and operational automation.

Topics include:

• Manage AVD with PowerShell.
• Configure autoscaling for host pools.
• Automate session host management.
• Optimize cost and performance.
• Maintain host pools and session hosts.

Hands-on labs

The AZ-140 labs support hands-on practice for Azure Virtual Desktop administrators. This single consolidated lab list is based on the official MicrosoftLearning AZ-140 labs and the most important exercise topics found in the AZ-140 PowerPoint speaker notes.

• Lab 1: Prepare for deployment of Azure Virtual Desktop.
• Lab 2: Plan Azure Virtual Desktop architecture, identity, networking, licensing, and capacity.
• Lab 3: Deploy host pools and session hosts by using the Azure portal.
• Lab 4: Create and configure host pools and session hosts.
• Lab 5: Deploy host pools and session hosts by using ARM templates.
• Lab 6: Deploy and manage host pools and session hosts by using PowerShell.
• Lab 7: Configure application groups and workspaces.
• Lab 8: Assign users to desktops, RemoteApps, and application groups.
• Lab 9: Manage host pools and session hosts by using the Azure portal.
• Lab 10: Create and manage custom session host images.
• Lab 11: Create custom session host images by using image templates.
• Lab 12: Implement and manage storage for Azure Virtual Desktop.
• Lab 13: Configure Azure Files or Azure NetApp Files for FSLogix profile containers.
• Lab 14: Implement and manage Azure Virtual Desktop profiles with FSLogix.
• Lab 15: Configure Conditional Access policies for Azure Virtual Desktop.
• Lab 16: Implement Azure Private Link for Azure Virtual Desktop.
• Lab 17: Connect to session hosts and validate user access.
• Lab 18: Package Azure Virtual Desktop applications.
• Lab 19: Implement monitoring by using Azure Virtual Desktop Insights.
• Lab 20: Implement autoscaling of Azure Virtual Desktop session hosts.

Certification alignment

This course supports preparation for Exam AZ-140: Configuring and Operating Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop. The exam validates the ability to plan, deploy, secure, manage, monitor, and optimize Azure Virtual Desktop environments.

AZ-140 skills measured

• Plan and implement an Azure Virtual Desktop infrastructure.
• Plan and implement identity and security.
• Plan and implement user environments and apps.
• Monitor and maintain an Azure Virtual Desktop infrastructure.

Course review

Students should leave the course able to plan, deploy, operate, secure, monitor, and optimize Azure Virtual Desktop environments. The course review should reinforce architecture planning, networking, identity, host pools, session hosts, images, storage, FSLogix, security, application delivery, monitoring, autoscaling, and automation.

Certification exam review

Exam review should focus on scenario-based AVD administration decisions, deployment dependencies, performance, security, user experience, and troubleshooting. Priority review areas should include host pools, pooled versus personal desktops, application groups, workspaces, session host images, Azure Files, FSLogix, Conditional Access, MFA, RBAC, Private Link, RemoteApps, MSIX app attach, Azure Virtual Desktop Insights, Log Analytics, autoscaling, PowerShell, and image lifecycle management.