Blog
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Nerdio Global Pools: From a Fixed Split to a Deliberate One
A first look at Nerdio Global Pools for AVD: what it does today in Public Preview, what it doesn’t, and where it sits next to Host Pool DR and Capacity…
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Golden Image, 2026-08-31: Allow three new Windows 365 endpoints by 5 October
This week’s Golden Image is out: Allow three new Windows 365 endpoints by 5 October. Read it at weekly.modern-euc.com →
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Golden Image, 2026-08-23: SMS sign-in is gone for Entra ID Free tenants
This week’s Golden Image is out: SMS sign-in is gone for Entra ID Free tenants. Read it at weekly.modern-euc.com →
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FSLogix: What Belongs in a Profile, What Doesn’t, and How to Keep It That Way
What actually goes in an FSLogix profile container, how big it should be, and how to stop it growing forever. A practical 2026 guide for AVD and Windows 365 admins.
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Teams WebRTC optimisation is retiring: what AVD and Windows 365 admins need to check before October
Teams WebRTC VDI optimisation retires in two milestones. Here’s the AVD and Windows 365 endpoint readiness check, and the MSIX trap that blocks SlimCore.
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How to run Azure Virtual Desktop with cloud-only and external identities using FSLogix
Run Azure Virtual Desktop with no on-premises AD using FSLogix on Azure Files and Entra Kerberos, and migrate shares before the RC4 Kerberos change breaks them.
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Context-Based Redirection in Azure Virtual Desktop and Windows 365: A Practical Guide
How to configure context-based redirection in Azure Virtual Desktop and Windows 365 so clipboard, drive, printer and USB redirection adapt to device trust.
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Microsoft Just Packaged Azure Expertise into a Plugin. Here’s What It Means for AVD Admins.
Microsoft’s new Azure Skills Plugin bundles curated Azure expertise, the Azure MCP Server and Foundry MCP into one install. Here’s what it does for an AVD admin, and where the…
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AVD-Assess: a free, open-source Well-Architected health check for Azure Virtual Desktop
AVD-Assess is a free, open-source PowerShell tool that runs 25 Well-Architected checks against your Azure Virtual Desktop estate and scores it.
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Your Most Locked-Down Users Just Got AVD’s Biggest Connectivity Upgrade in Years
Microsoft has introduced redundant TCP transport paths for Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD), improving connectivity for users in sectors like finance and healthcare, where UDP is often blocked. This allows seamless…
