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

By Rick Trader
4 Days
Live Class Recording
October 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 2 - Module 2: Implement an identity management solution
Create configure and manage identities
Create configure and manage identities (Continuation after break)
Configure and manage Microsoft Entra Tenant
Implement and manage external identities
Implement and manage external identities (Continuation after lunch)
Implement and manage hybrid identities
Review
Day 1 review
Discussion on Security Defaults
Discussion on Security Defaults
Learning Path 3 - Module 3: Implement an Authentication and Access Management
Secure Azure AD user with Multifactor Authentication
Manage user authentication
Manage user authentication (Continuation after break)
Plan implement and administer Conditional Access
Additional Content
Demo configuring Microsoft Entra IDs to logon to VMs
Learning Path 3 - Module 3: Implement an Authentication and Access Management
Plan, implement, and administer Conditional Access(Continuation after demo)
Manage Azure AD Identity Protection
Implement access management for Azure resources
Review
Day 2 review
Learning Path 4 - Module 4: Implement Access Management for Apps
Explore a cloud app
Plan and design the integration of enterprise apps for SSO
Plan and design the integration of enterprise apps for SSO (Continuation after break)
Implement and monitor the integration of enterprise apps for SSO
Implement app registration
Review
Day 3 review
Learning Path 5 - Module 5: Plan and Implement an Identity Governance
Plan and implement entitlement management
Plan implement and manage access reviews
Plan and implement privileged access
Plan and implement privileged access (Continuation after break)
Monitor and maintain Azure AD
Housekeeping
Housekeeping