What's new in multimedia redirection extension?

This article has the latest updates for the browser extension component of multimedia redirection for Azure Virtual Desktop, which is installed on session hosts. To learn how to install and configure multimedia redirection, see Multimedia redirection for video playback and calls in a remote session.

Latest available version

Here's the latest release information for the MMR extensions. Select a tab for the browser platform you're using.

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Public 1.0.2608.13002 Microsoft Multimedia Redirection
Insider 1.0.2609.16001 MMR Insider

Version history and release notes

Version 1.0.2608.13002

Public availability: September 24, 2026

  • Fixed an issue where unexpected logging data could cause repeated extension errors.

Version 1.0.2609.16001

Insider availability: September 16, 2026

  • Improved the extension popup to show clearer status and troubleshooting information.
  • Made multimedia redirection help easier to find from the extension popup.
  • Improved high-bitrate video playback performance.
  • Fixed excessive memory usage caused by queued messages not being discarded.

Version 1.0.2608.13001

Public availability: September 16, 2026

Insider availability: August 18, 2026

  • Fixed pixel and pattern snapping for generic occlusion patterns.
  • Added support for SCTP and DTLS transports.
  • Removed a stale refresh notification during reconnect.
  • Fixed MediaStreamTrack state updates being lost when an event occurred without a listener.

Version 1.0.2607.14004

Public availability: August 18, 2026

Insider availability: July 14, 2026

  • Fixed a case where the audio button appeared as muted/disabled despite there being an audio track present.
  • Fixed an issue with DTMF not working due to an issue parsing specific SDPs.
  • Fixed a timing issue with remote tracks being unmuted.
  • Video playback is now able to resume after a client reconnection.
  • Added earlier DataChannel standards validation.

Version 1.0.2605.29004

Public availability: June 30, 2026

Insider availability: June 1, 2026

  • Added support for Ringover
  • Fixed an issue with an overlay during LinkedIn video playback.
  • Fixed an issue that prevented Teams audio recap from playing.
  • Prevented cases where RTCRtpReceiver.track was null.
  • Fixed a second race condition with some pages using iFrames.
  • Fixed an issue related to no audio playback in a call after multiple remote session disconnects.
  • Fixed an issue causing iFrame pages to be broken after a slow startup of the extension.

Version 1.0.2605.14004

Public availability: May 19, 2026

  • Fixed a race condition with sites using iFrames.
  • Prevented any issues occurring when Stringifying WebRTC objects.
  • Ensured getStats signature looks correct.
  • Added support for call redirection sites that communicate across multiple browser tabs.
  • Improved spec compliance for certain WebRTC objects and their functions.
  • Fixed an issue where DTMF tones didn't work in some scenarios after replaceTrack.
  • Fixed an issue where track ended events were lost.
  • Added support for HLS.
  • Fixed an issue where the extension UI would sometimes not load data.