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Configuring and Operating Windows Virtual Desktop on Microsoft Azure. Everything you need to prepare, practice, and pass.
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Certification Overview
The exam assesses your ability to architect Azure Virtual Desktop infrastructure including Host Pool design, Session Host deployment, and image management. You'll demonstrate expertise in securing AVD environments via Azure AD integration and Conditional Access, managing user environments through FSLogix profiles and Azure Files, and maintaining operational health through monitoring, diagnostics, and performance optimization.
What This Certification Proves
The AZ-140 certification validates expertise in deploying, configuring, and managing Windows Virtual Desktop infrastructure on Microsoft Azure. This certification demonstrates the ability to design scalable VDI solutions and proves competency in cloud-based desktop virtualization—a critical skill as organizations migrate to modern, cloud-native workspace solutions.
Who Should Take This Exam
Azure administrators, cloud infrastructure professionals, or Windows Server administrators with 1-2 years of Azure experience seeking to specialize in virtual desktop infrastructure. Also suitable for IT professionals managing on-premises Hyper-V who are transitioning to cloud-based VDI solutions.
Topic Breakdown
3 domains covering 170 questions
| Domain | Questions | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Plan And Implement An Azure Virtual Desktop Infrastructure | 85 | 50% |
| Plan And Implement User Environments And Apps | 46 | 27% |
| Plan And Implement Identity And Security | 39 | 23% |
Study Plans
Choose a study plan that matches your schedule and experience level
30 Days
Intensive Sprint
Week 1-2
- Master fundamentals: Plan And Implement An Azure Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
- Read Microsoft official documentation
- Complete 8 questions daily
Week 3
- Deep dive: Plan And Implement User Environments And Apps
- Review weak areas from results
- Take 2 full-length exams
Week 4
- Review all flagged questions
- Timed exams to build stamina
- Final revision of key concepts
60 Days
Balanced Approach
Week 1-2
- Survey all exam domains
- Set up study environment
- Begin with foundational topics
Week 3-4
- Focus: Plan And Implement An Azure Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
- Focus: Plan And Implement User Environments And Apps
- 4 questions daily
Week 5-6
- Focus: Plan And Implement Identity And Security
- Hands-on labs if applicable
- Review explanations for wrong answers
Week 7-8
- Complete all 232 questions
- Identify and eliminate weak areas
- Take 3 full-length timed tests
90 Days
Comprehensive Study
Month 1
- Learn all exam domains at a comfortable pace
- Build strong foundational knowledge
- 3 questions daily
Month 2
- Deep dive into each domain
- Hands-on practice and labs
- Take weekly timed exams
Month 3
- Work through all 232 questions
- Identify and eliminate weak areas
- Take 3 full-length timed exams
AZ-140-Specific Tips
- Hands-on practice is essential: deploy actual Host Pools and Session Hosts in your own Azure subscription—configuring via portal, ARM templates, and PowerShell. Theory alone won't stick.
- Master FSLogix and Azure Files integration deeply—this is central to the exam. Understand roaming profiles, MSIX app attach, and permission configurations thoroughly.
- Study Host Pool types (pooled vs. personal) and load-balancing algorithms in detail. Exam questions heavily test understanding when and why to use each configuration.
- Automate everything with PowerShell—don't just learn the GUI. Create scripts for Host Pool creation, session host management, and user profile setup to solidify your understanding.
- Use Microsoft Learn paths specifically for AVD (Azure Virtual Desktop)—the official content directly aligns with exam domains. Supplement with practice exams covering the 4 domains evenly.
- Focus on Group Policy and security hardening—Plan and implement identity/security domain often appears as scenario-based questions requiring you to design secure AVD deployments.
- Set up monitoring and diagnostics in your lab: configure Log Analytics, understand metrics, and practice troubleshooting common AVD issues like session connection failures and performance problems.
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Sample Questions
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Which of the following would help you in identifying the common issues and verifying that Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) is following the best practices?
You have an Azure Virtual Desktop deployment. The session hosts are joined to an on-premises Active Directory domain named contoso.com. You need to limit user sessions to three hours. What should you configure?
You have an Azure Virtual Desktop deployment that contains a host pool. The host pool contains 15 session hosts. All the sessions hosts have FSLogix installed. You need to configure the path to where the user profiles are stored. The solution must minimize administrative effort. Which registry setting should you use?
You have a Azure Virtual Desktop host pool named Pool1 that runs Windows 10 Enterprise multi- session hosts. You need to use Performance Monitor to troubleshoot a low frame quality issue that is affecting a current use session to Pool1. What should you run to retrieve the user session ID?
Your on-premises network contains an Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) domain named corp.contoso.com. The domain contains two users named User1 and User2. You have a Microsoft Entra tenant named contoso.com that contains a user named User3 and syncs with corp.contoso.com. The sync status of the users is shown in the following table. You have an Azure Virtual Desktop deployment that contains Microsoft Entra joined session hosts. You create an Azure Storage account that has the following configurations: - Name: storage1 - Kind: FileStorage - File share: share1 - Microsoft Entra Kerberos: Enabled You need to implement FSLogix profile containers on share1. For which users can you implement a profile container?
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