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How to login to Azure AD joined AVD VMs with MFA configured from Hybrid Domain joined machines without Windows Hello / Hello for Business?

I seem (not 100% certain this is the problem, so open to suggestions) to only be able to login to my Azure AD joined AVD VMs (with a conditional access policy enforcing MFA for offsite IP ranges) from end-points with Windows Hello enabled. My company…

Azure Virtual Desktop
Azure Virtual Desktop
A Microsoft desktop and app virtualization service that runs on Azure. Previously known as Windows Virtual Desktop.
1,853 questions
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asked 2023-03-13T10:49:54.2+00:00
Gary Mansell 136 Reputation points
answered 2025-06-23T17:07:54.6933333+00:00
Pavel yannara Mirochnitchenko 13,341 Reputation points MVP
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I have a few AVD hosts that both failed at the same time and I can't get them to start

I see this error message "We're sorry, your virtual machine isn't available because an unexpected failure on the host server. An unexpected problem with the host is preventing us from automatically recovering your virtual machine." I've…

Azure Virtual Desktop
Azure Virtual Desktop
A Microsoft desktop and app virtualization service that runs on Azure. Previously known as Windows Virtual Desktop.
1,853 questions
asked 2025-06-10T17:40:54.7566667+00:00
Mantis83 0 Reputation points
edited an answer 2025-06-23T14:30:49.83+00:00
Pavel yannara Mirochnitchenko 13,341 Reputation points MVP
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The hostname is already used by another device in this tenant

I have been trying to deploy VM to AVD for several times, and I do get this error, which is not true. In MS Entra and in Intune I really do not have any of that devices existing. But still Azure fails to deploy telling the hostname is already used which…

Azure Virtual Desktop
Azure Virtual Desktop
A Microsoft desktop and app virtualization service that runs on Azure. Previously known as Windows Virtual Desktop.
1,853 questions
asked 2025-06-12T06:23:23.7133333+00:00
Pavel yannara Mirochnitchenko 13,341 Reputation points MVP
commented 2025-06-23T14:11:42.85+00:00
Pavel yannara Mirochnitchenko 13,341 Reputation points MVP
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Windows 11 AVD Snipping Tool keeps on uninstalling

Hello All, We have an AVD environment that has Windows 11 24H2 (26100.4349) and using FSLogix (version 3.25.401.15305). When ever someone logs on or off (not sure which one) the Windows app Snipping Tool is removed from the machine. At the moment we are…

Azure Virtual Desktop
Azure Virtual Desktop
A Microsoft desktop and app virtualization service that runs on Azure. Previously known as Windows Virtual Desktop.
1,853 questions
asked 2025-06-20T09:58:09.94+00:00
Sean Buckle - sfG 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-06-23T07:16:04.09+00:00
Aslam Mohammad 405 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Azure Virtual Desktop AVD External User Access Limitations

We require Azure Virtual Desktop access for external users using B2B guest accounts (“#EXT#” identities). Microsoft documentation states that AVD does not support external identities, and community feedback confirms this limitation. Is there any…

Azure Virtual Desktop
Azure Virtual Desktop
A Microsoft desktop and app virtualization service that runs on Azure. Previously known as Windows Virtual Desktop.
1,853 questions
asked 2025-06-16T08:25:13.0566667+00:00
Irosh Prasad 30 Reputation points
accepted 2025-06-20T16:46:53.77+00:00
Irosh Prasad 30 Reputation points
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

AVD Session disconnect

I am currently facing an error of session disconnect, after logging into the flowwing url " https://client.wvd.microsoft.com/arm/webclient/index.html" to access the AVD I am stuck at this screen , even after pressing reconnect, it rediected to…

Azure Virtual Desktop
Azure Virtual Desktop
A Microsoft desktop and app virtualization service that runs on Azure. Previously known as Windows Virtual Desktop.
1,853 questions
asked 2025-06-10T10:24:30.03+00:00
parveen 45 Reputation points
accepted 2025-06-20T12:47:00.4433333+00:00
parveen 45 Reputation points
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Update to DesktopVirtualization API v. 2024-04-03 or the Latest Preview API Version by 1 August 2025

Update to DesktopVirtualization API v. 2024-04-03 or the Latest Preview API Version by 1 August 2025 __You're receiving this notification because telemetry has identified that your Azure subscription(s) use client-side tools that rely on the…

Azure Virtual Desktop
Azure Virtual Desktop
A Microsoft desktop and app virtualization service that runs on Azure. Previously known as Windows Virtual Desktop.
1,853 questions
asked 2025-06-18T06:22:41.83+00:00
Ejilson Nelson 20 Reputation points
commented 2025-06-20T11:53:17.22+00:00
Nikhil Duserla 8,185 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Is there a way to add an RemoteApp on AVD and specify command line parameters and a Start in location

I have an old program that works on the full AVD but I am having issues trying to get is to work as a RemoteApp. The issue is the Program icon has a target of "C:\Program Files (x86)\Liant\RMCOBOLv12\runcobol.exe" mm2 l=mf.ovl l=AR.OVL…

Azure Virtual Desktop
Azure Virtual Desktop
A Microsoft desktop and app virtualization service that runs on Azure. Previously known as Windows Virtual Desktop.
1,853 questions
asked 2025-06-19T17:12:35.35+00:00
tmnewell 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-06-20T02:47:51.5533333+00:00
Siva Pavuluri 570 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

AVD setup configured with SSO errors at the consent form AADSTS65002

I have just created a VDI infrastructure configured to use SSO and when connecting for the first time using RDWEB I get a consent page. I select 'server app', put in the tenant ID retrieved from Entra and then get the error: "AADSTS65002: Consent…

Azure Virtual Desktop
Azure Virtual Desktop
A Microsoft desktop and app virtualization service that runs on Azure. Previously known as Windows Virtual Desktop.
1,853 questions
asked 2025-06-10T15:14:33.29+00:00
Jonathan Kent 20 Reputation points
commented 2025-06-19T13:18:38.87+00:00
Alex Burlachenko 11,765 Reputation points
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My AVD is only displaying on "All Displays" and not "Select Displays"

I use 3 monitors and only want my AVD on on the top two monitors so i have my setting set to Select Displays with the two two monitors selected and the below configs OFF. Its forcing to all 3 of my monitors (all displays). This happened at home and at…

Azure Virtual Desktop
Azure Virtual Desktop
A Microsoft desktop and app virtualization service that runs on Azure. Previously known as Windows Virtual Desktop.
1,853 questions
asked 2025-06-03T14:19:43.8733333+00:00
Carrera, Brandon M 5 Reputation points
commented 2025-06-19T09:33:01.52+00:00
Nikhil Duserla 8,185 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Consistent Disconnection from WVD Pool

Been running some Azure Virtual Desktop environments for some time now and experiencing consistent disconnections from AVD Pool. These happen as frequent as 2 to 4 times per day and are random amoungst the users with only one or two users disconnecting…

Azure Virtual Desktop
Azure Virtual Desktop
A Microsoft desktop and app virtualization service that runs on Azure. Previously known as Windows Virtual Desktop.
1,853 questions
asked 2021-12-08T20:22:37.687+00:00
EddyG 6 Reputation points
commented 2025-06-18T20:52:47.6666667+00:00
Sybille, Julien 0 Reputation points
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P2P speed limit for Azure Virtual Desktop

Hello I have an AVD pool and a VM - NV6ads_A10_v5 hosted in AU East I did speed test using Iperf with following test cases From my home My internet speed via https://www.speedtest.net/ is 100mbps/20mbps I did iperf test between my home on my Mac and…

Azure Virtual Desktop
Azure Virtual Desktop
A Microsoft desktop and app virtualization service that runs on Azure. Previously known as Windows Virtual Desktop.
1,853 questions
asked 2025-06-06T07:37:47.4133333+00:00
Aflux Admin 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-06-18T07:05:56.74+00:00
Nikhil Duserla 8,185 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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AVDs are too much slow

AVDs are too much slow. Developer not able to work.

Azure Virtual Desktop
Azure Virtual Desktop
A Microsoft desktop and app virtualization service that runs on Azure. Previously known as Windows Virtual Desktop.
1,853 questions
asked 2025-06-11T07:12:11.2666667+00:00
Nilesh Panchal 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-06-17T17:52:23.9366667+00:00
Nikhil Duserla 8,185 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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How do I package an application in MSIX attach that has multiple supporting files?

Hi Support Team, I have been asked to convert an LOB application via MSIX convertor but that application has multiple supporting files ( like .ini, .config ) and they all reside in one folder. Any idea on how we can convert it to a compatible MSIX…

Azure Virtual Desktop
Azure Virtual Desktop
A Microsoft desktop and app virtualization service that runs on Azure. Previously known as Windows Virtual Desktop.
1,853 questions
asked 2025-06-11T05:52:01.07+00:00
Samir Patel (BLR GSS) 20 Reputation points
commented 2025-06-17T07:24:23.3966667+00:00
Sudheer Reddy 2,055 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Can Azure Virtual Desktop Function with Forced Tunneling?

Is it possible for Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) to operate with forced tunneling? The scenario is as follows: AVD is deployed in a VNet that is peered with a hub VNet containing Azure Firewall and a VPN gateway. Internet traffic from the AVD needs to…

Azure Virtual Desktop
Azure Virtual Desktop
A Microsoft desktop and app virtualization service that runs on Azure. Previously known as Windows Virtual Desktop.
1,853 questions
asked 2024-10-17T05:01:41.7866667+00:00
Danny Chuah 40 Reputation points
answered 2025-06-16T14:43:20.3166667+00:00
Fernando Loureiro 0 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
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Unable to connect to new azure virtual desktop host pool

Unable to connect to new azure virtual desktop host pool using remote desktop

Azure Virtual Desktop
Azure Virtual Desktop
A Microsoft desktop and app virtualization service that runs on Azure. Previously known as Windows Virtual Desktop.
1,853 questions
asked 2025-06-10T19:23:44.9533333+00:00
Jose A. Tort Saade 0 Reputation points
edited a comment 2025-06-13T20:06:15.9733333+00:00
Anusree Nashetty 4,790 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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3rd Party Excel Add-ins in Azure Virtual Desktop do not want to stay enabled.

I am working in a non-persistent host pool with fslogix profile and office containers set up. There are a handful of 3rd party add-ins that get installed in Excel and Word when their applications get installed. The add-ins will not stay enabled for…

Azure Virtual Desktop
Azure Virtual Desktop
A Microsoft desktop and app virtualization service that runs on Azure. Previously known as Windows Virtual Desktop.
1,853 questions
asked 2022-07-26T14:49:02.617+00:00
Saul Rodriguez 1 Reputation point
answered 2025-06-13T10:16:01.7733333+00:00
karim Emam 5 Reputation points
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Azure for Students – AVD Login Suddenly Not Working

I set up Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) using an Azure for Students subscription. Everything worked fine until about a week ago. Now, when I try to log in with the assigned user: The Remote Desktop app gets stuck in an infinite loading loop. The web client…

Azure Virtual Desktop
Azure Virtual Desktop
A Microsoft desktop and app virtualization service that runs on Azure. Previously known as Windows Virtual Desktop.
1,853 questions
asked 2025-06-10T18:49:20.7466667+00:00
Flükiger Kim 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-06-13T01:26:41.85+00:00
Siva Pavuluri 570 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
1 answer

Intermittent AVD Connectivity Failures – Error Code 0x3000008

Issue Summary: We are experiencing intermittent connection failures when users attempt to connect to Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) hosted in Central India. Affected users are located in Pakistan and are receiving the error: “There was a problem connecting…

Azure Virtual Desktop
Azure Virtual Desktop
A Microsoft desktop and app virtualization service that runs on Azure. Previously known as Windows Virtual Desktop.
1,853 questions
asked 2025-06-12T16:36:15.5366667+00:00
J 10 Reputation points
answered 2025-06-12T21:39:40.7+00:00
Anusree Nashetty 4,790 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Cannot connect to azure AVD, it is resolving AKAMAI domain name and IP when ping client.wvd.microsoft.com

There is a single user cannot access to AVD (no matter if web or app method), when trying using Web access, we have next error "the connection for this site is not secure" ,"ERR_SSL_PROTOCOL_ERROR" Using windows app: "Something…

Azure Virtual Desktop
Azure Virtual Desktop
A Microsoft desktop and app virtualization service that runs on Azure. Previously known as Windows Virtual Desktop.
1,853 questions
asked 2025-05-27T19:31:59.4633333+00:00
Jorge Garza 5 Reputation points
edited a comment 2025-06-12T21:35:12.3466667+00:00
YukiMi-3210 80 Reputation points Moderator