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AZ-140T00: Configuring and Operating Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop

By Rick Trader
4 Days
Live Class Recording
July 21, 2025
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Course Description

This course teaches Azure administrators how to plan, deliver, and manage virtual desktop experiences and remote apps, for any device, on Azure. Students will learn through a mix of demonstrations and hands-on lab experiences deploying virtual desktop experiences and apps on Azure Virtual Desktop and optimizing them to run in multi-session virtual environments.

Course Outline

Learning Path 1: Plan a Windows Virtual Desktop Architecture

Learn how to assess existing physical and virtual desktop environments and plan for Azure Virtual Desktop client deployments. This learning path aligns with exam AZ-140: Configuring and Operating Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop.

Modules:

  • Azure Virtual Desktop Architecture
  • Design the Azure Virtual Desktop architecture
  • Design for user identities and profiles

 

Learning Path 2: Implement an Azure Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

Learn how to create host pools and apply operating system and application updates to an Azure Virtual Desktop host. This learning path aligns with exam AZ-140: Configuring and Operating Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop.

Modules:

  • Implement and manage networking for Azure Virtual Desktop
  • Implement and manage storage for Azure Virtual Desktop
  • Create and configure host pools and session hosts for Azure Virtual Desktop
  • Create and manage session host image for Azure Virtual Desktop

 

Learning Path 3: Manage Access and Security for Azure Virtual Desktops

Learn how to plan and implement Azure roles for Azure Virtual Desktop and implement Conditional Access policies for remote connections. This learning path aligns with exam AZ-140: Configuring and Operating Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop.

Modules:

  • Manage access for Azure Virtual Desktop
  • Manage security for Azure Virtual Desktop

 

Learning Path 4: Manage User Environments and Apps for Azure Virtual Desktops

Learn how to plan for FSLogix, configure Cloud Cache, and implement OneDrive for Business for a multi-session environment. This learning path aligns with exam AZ-140: Configuring and Operating Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop.
Modules:

  • Implement and manage FSLogix
  • Configure user experience settings
  • Install and configure apps on a session host

 

Learning Path 5: Monitor and maintain a WVD infrastructure for Azure Virtual Desktops

Learn how to plan and implement a disaster recovery plan, configure automation, and optimize session host capacity for Azure Virtual Desktop. This learning path aligns with exam AZ-140: Configuring and Operating Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop.
Modules:

  • Monitor and manage performance and health
  • Plan and implement updates, backups, and disaster recovery

Labs: Configuring and Operating Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop

  • Lab 1: Deploy host pools and session hosts by using the Azure portal (Entra ID) (30 minutes)
  • Lab 2: Manage host pools and session hosts by using the Azure portal (Entra ID) (30 minutes)
  • Lab 3: Implement monitoring by using Azure Virtual Desktop Insights (25 minutes)
  • Lab 4: Connect to session hosts (Entra ID) (20 minutes)
  • Lab 5: Implement and monitor autoscaling of session hosts (45 minutes)
  • Lab 6: Implement Azure Private Link for Azure Virtual Desktop (45 minutes)
  • Lab 7: Create custom session host images by using image templates (90 minutes)
Course Content
Introduction
Introduction
Learning Path 1 - Plan an Azure Virtual Desktop Implementation
Module 1 - Azure Virtual Desktop Architecture
Module 2 - Design the Azure Desktop Architecture
Module 3 - Design for Identities and profiles
Addition Discussion
Creating Microsoft Account and Trial Azure Subscription
Learning Path 2 - Implement an Azure Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
Module 4 - Implement and manage networking for Azure Virtual Desktops
Module 5 - Implement and manage storage for Azure Virtual Desktops
Addition Discussion
Demo setting up the Users Groups and Network for the lab
Review
Review Day 1
Addition Discussion
Storage Redundancy
Learning Path 2 - Implement an Azure Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
Module 6 - Create and configure host pools and session hosts for Azure Virtual Desktops
Addition Discussion
Demo creating a Host Pool and Session Hosts
Learning Path 2 - Implement an Azure Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
Module 6 - Create and configure host pools and session hosts for Azure Virtual Desktops(Continuation after break)
Module 7 - Create and manage session host image for Azure Virtual Desktops
Learning Path 3 - Manage access and security for Azure Virtual Desktops
Module 8 - Manage access for Azure Virtual Desktops
Module 9 - Manage security for Azure Virtual Desktops
Module 9 - Manage security for Azure Virtual Desktops(Continuation after break)
Review
Review Day 2
Learning Path 4 - Manage user environments and apps for Azure Virtual Desktops
Module 10 - Implement and manage FSLogic
Module 11 - Configure user experience settings
Module 11 - Configure user experience settings(Continuation after break)
Module 12 - Install and configure apps on a session host
Module 12 - Install and configure apps on a session host(Continuation after break)
Learning Path 5 - Monitor and maintain an Azure Virtual Desktop infrastructure
Module 13 - Monitor and manage performance and health
Addition Discussion
Demo for adding a session host
Learning Path 5 - Monitor and maintain an Azure Virtual Desktop infrastructure
Module 13 - Monitor and manage performance and health(Continuation after demo)
Review
Review Day 3
Office hours discussion
Office hours
Learning Path 5 - Monitor and maintain an Azure Virtual Desktop infrastructure
Module 14 - Plan for disaster recovery
Housekeeping
Housekeeping
Lab environment
Lab environment