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Configuring and Operating Azure Virtual Desktop (AZ-140) Course

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AZ-140
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4 days
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Our Configuring and Operating Azure Virtual Desktop AZ-140 Course is a 4-day, instructor-led training course for Azure administrators who want to plan, deploy and manage virtual desktop experiences and remote apps using Microsoft Azure. This AZ-140 training course develops the skills needed to design Azure Virtual Desktop architecture, configure host pools and session hosts, manage user identities and profiles, and support secure access across different devices.

This Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop course helps delegates build practical administration skills and prepare for the Microsoft Certified: Azure Virtual Desktop Specialty certification. Topics include Azure Virtual Desktop networking, storage, session host images, FSLogix, user experience settings, application delivery, access control, security, monitoring performance and health, updates, backups, disaster recovery and automating Azure Virtual Desktop management tasks.

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Course Schedule

16
Nov 2026
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4 days

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2:00pm - 10:00pm (UK Time)

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£1,527 + VAT

14
Dec 2026
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4 days

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9:30am - 5:00pm (UK Time)

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Feb 2027
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Mar 2027
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8:00am - 3:30pm (UK Time)

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19
Apr 2027
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Course Code: AZ-140

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Duration: 4 days

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Course Overview

Exclusive - This course teaches Azure administrators how to plan, deliver, and manage virtual desktop experiences and remote apps, for any device, on Azure.

Lessons include implementing and managing networking for Azure Virtual Desktop, configuring host pools and session hosts, creating session host images, implementing, and managing FSLogix, monitoring Azure Virtual Desktop performance and health, and automating Azure Virtual Desktop management tasks. 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. Candidates of this course must have solid Azure administration skills. This course assumes prior experience, including virtualization, networking, identity, storage, backup and restore, and disaster recovery. Students should have knowledge of on-premises virtual desktop infrastructure technologies as they relate to migrating to Azure Virtual Desktop. Students are expected to have used the tools common to the Azure environment, such as the Azure PowerShell and Cloud Shell.

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Target Audience

Students for AZ-140: Configuring and Operating Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop are interested in delivering applications on Azure Virtual Desktop and optimizing them to run in multi-session virtual environments. As an Azure Virtual Desktop administrator, you will closely with the Azure Administrators and Architects, along with Microsoft 365 Administrators. Azure Virtual Desktop administrator responsibilities include planning, deploying, packaging, updating, and maintaining the Azure Virtual Desktop infrastructure. They also create session host images, implement and manage FSLogix, monitor Azure Virtual Desktop performance, and automate Azure Virtual Desktop management tasks.

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Course Objectives

Students will learn to:

  • Plan an Azure Virtual Desktop implementation
  • Implement an Azure Virtual Desktop infrastructure
  • Manage access and security for Azure Virtual Desktop
  • Manage user environments and apps for Azure Virtual Desktop
  • Monitor and maintain an Azure Virtual Desktop infrastructure

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Course Content

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Plan an Azure Virtual Desktop implementation

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

Implement an Azure Virtual Desktop infrastructure

  • 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

Manage access and security for Azure Virtual Desktop

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

Manage user environments and apps for Azure Virtual Desktop

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

Monitor and maintain an Azure Virtual Desktop infrastructure

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

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Test Certification

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Microsoft Certified: Azure Virtual Desktop Specialty

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Note - This course is delivered via our training partner Global Knowledge.

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Course at a Glance

Duration
4 days
Delivery
Instructor-led · Live online public dates
Public course price
£1,527 + VAT
RRP
£2,545 + VAT
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VAT applied where applicable.
Course code / standard
AZ-140
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Skill level
Certificate
Maximum class size
Delivered by
Global Knowledge
16
Nov 2026
Duration:

4 days

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2:00pm - 10:00pm (UK Time)

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Online Live

Price:
Discounted Price:

£1,527 + VAT

14
Dec 2026
Duration:

4 days

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9:30am - 5:00pm (UK Time)

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Online Live

Price:
Discounted Price:

£1,527 + VAT

8
Feb 2027
Duration:

4 days

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9:30am - 5:00pm (UK Time)

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Online Live

Price:
Discounted Price:

£1,527 + VAT

1
Mar 2027
Duration:

4 days

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8:00am - 3:30pm (UK Time)

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Price:
Discounted Price:

£1,527 + VAT

19
Apr 2027
Duration:

4 days

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9:30am - 5:00pm (UK Time)

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Price:
Discounted Price:

£1,527 + VAT

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