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[Tom Hickling @tomhickling]

Now in public preview: #AzureVirtualDesktop redundant TCP support for RDP Multipath.
With this update, Azure Virtual Desktop expands Multipath capabilities by introducing support for redundant TCP standby transport paths alongside existing UDP paths.
https://t.co/N4erNZJ22D

[Tom Hickling @tomhickling]

Every Monday in March is #Microsoft #TechnicalTakeoff2026. Learn how we build resiliency into #AVD & #Windows365 & add-ons to improve your workload resiliency. Mon 2nd of March at 11:30 PST: "Resiliency with Windows 365 and Azure Virtual Desktop"
https://t.co/aPaAmjtvK3

[Tom Hickling @tomhickling]

Are you using #AzureVirtualDesktop and likely to create a new #AzureVirtualNetwork after March 31st 2026? If yes then you need to be aware they will not support outbound internet access by default.

Kathryn Jakubek tells what you what need to know here: https://t.co/0pvByN0mHF

[Tom Hickling @tomhickling]

Last week we announced the preview of Regional host pools in #AVD
Today we are adding support for the Azure portal.
For customers in the preview when deploying host pools to Central US or East US 2 you will see a new Deployment Scope drop-down box:
https://t.co/zPnPXplGQp

[Tom Hickling @tomhickling]

Azure Virtual Desktop now supports regional host pools—boosting resilience & data sovereignty by storing metadata in your chosen Azure region. Public preview live in East US 2 & Central US. Get ready for global rollout! Details: https://t.co/NYEZQj2CtF #AzureVirtualDesktop #AVD

[Tom Hickling @tomhickling]

Significant resiliency and data sovereignty enhancements landing for #Windows365 Microsoft Hosted Network. As Windows 365 and Azure expand globally, these improvements rethink how region selection and availability should operate, as part of the service: https://t.co/Ge9a7WIiJV

[Tom Hickling @tomhickling]

#AzureVirtualDesktop now supports non-persistent session hosts in public preview. This is great if need stateless workloads where the VMs revert back to a base image after use.
Here are all of the details to get started now: https://t.co/yOTqYVoXGM

[Tom Hickling @tomhickling]

Keyboard Input Protection for #Windows365 and #AzureVirtualDesktop is now in preview.

Further protect your Windows365 Cloud PCs and you Azure Virtual Desktop session host VMs using new Windows Cloud I/O Protection capabilities

Read the details here: https://t.co/skDTF417TB

[Tom Hickling @tomhickling]

External Identities is now in public preview for #AzureVirtualDesktop and #Windows365. This allows you to invite external identities into your Entra Tenant and then present them resources.

All the details are available here:

https://t.co/T0nQAdIPem

[Tom Hickling @tomhickling]

#RDP #Multipath is now generally available for #Windows365 & #AzureVirtualDesktop. This is a great feature that will dynamically switch to the most reliable and performant path without impacting the end user's session. Check all the details here: https://t.co/wCtVbNKJYT

[Tom Hickling @tomhickling]

#FSLogix release 25.06 is now generally available.
Here's whats new:

https://t.co/kvkcazDuLZ

#AVD #AzureVirtualDesktop

[Tom Hickling @tomhickling]

#App-V packages now supported via #Appattach in #AzureVirtualDesktop.
Support for native #App-V packages as well as @WeAreOmnissa @Numecent and @Liquidware apps, giving you more choice and flexibility. Here's @JimMoyle's blog: https://t.co/x9NiN9yvQC

[Tom Hickling @tomhickling]

Public Preview of RDP Multipath.

As the name suggests this new feature evaluates multiple network paths and will switch seamlessly to the most reliable to maintain connectivity. Here are all the details: https://t.co/5tNrUYTbDP

#AzureVirtualDesktop #Windows365

[Tom Hickling @tomhickling]

Have you wanted to assign multiple #AzureVirtualDesktop personal desktops to the same user? Well now you can. Now in general availability, you can assign the same user access to multiple personal desktops from the same Personal host pool.

https://t.co/Wg9VSlJl2d

[Tom Hickling @tomhickling]

#AzureVirtualDesktop admins - in case you missed it, #Intune Remote Help now supports #AVD Multi-session session hosts:
https://t.co/mldcrtyfyb

[Tom Hickling @tomhickling]

Have you wanted to present multiple #AzureVirtualDesktop personal desktops to the same user from the same host pool? Well now you can. In public preview today you can now do exactly this without having to create additional host pools: https://t.co/6SvERk3h3x

[Tom Hickling @tomhickling]

Do you want to deploy #AzureVirtualDesktop with just four deployment questions? Introducing Azure Virtual Desktop Quickstart. The quickest way to get a sample AVD environment for testing up and running:

https://t.co/KOXJGDkVYU

[Azure Virtual Desktop @Azure_Desktop]

Announcing the general availability of the latest #FSLogix release V3 25.02. #AzureVirtualDesktop https://t.co/EXVVWNy5WR #AzureVirtualDesktop

[Tom Hickling @tomhickling]

Three days of technical updates coming directly from the product groups here at Microsoft on all things #Windows365, #AzureVirtualDesktop and #Intune. Get the latest, deepest updates insights and roadmap over March 3-6, sign up here and don't miss out: https://t.co/aPaAmjtvK3

[Tom Hickling @tomhickling]

The #AzureVirtualDesktop metadata service is now GA in South Africa North enhancing regional database capabilities This milestone underscores our commitment to making #AVD and #W365 truly global services with extensive geo-residency options #AVD #Azure See https://t.co/OOjI1mVwYw