AVD Community Newsletter – 27th Feb 2026

Greetings from the Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) Community Newsletter (February 27th, 2026)

We are delighted to present the 120th edition of our community newsletter, released on February 27th, 2026. Our primary objective is to provide you with indispensable insights, tactics, and guidance to enhance your experience with Azure Virtual Desktop.

As our community thrives and grows, we greet all our new members with a heartfelt greeting. Whether you’re an experienced IT professional or just starting your journey in virtual desktop infrastructure, we encourage you to actively participate in discussions, share your expertise, and provide valuable feedback. Your input is precious to us as it allows us to improve our services and foster a supportive environment for everyone involved. Welcome aboard!

Community Contributions

OneDrive Clean-Up for Azure Virtual Desktop

Marcel Meurer has written a blogpost on OneDrive clean-up for AVD. You can read more here –

OneDrive Clean-Up for Azure Virtual Desktop

Running OneDrive with Azure Virtual Desktop is a common scenario and enables users to work in a modern way with Teams and SharePoint. If FSLogix is used, there is a challenge in combination with OneDrive: Users can download OneDrive files to the host, and the data are stored in the profile. The profile size increases heavily and causes some extra costs on the storage account.

Maximilian Spring Hydra Certified Associate (HCA)

🎉 Super excited to share that I’m now a Hydra Certified Associate (HCA)! by Login VSI Had a great time diving into Hydra, getting hands-on with AVD and Windows 365 Cloud PC environments, and giving feedback along the way. Big thanks to the team for creating such a collaborative program—it’s awesome to be part of a community helping shape the future of Hydra! Can’t wait to connect with other HCA pros and see what’s next. 🚀 A special shoutout to Marcel Meurer for guiding me through the first steps many years ago and always being there when I needed support—really appreciated that! #Hydra #LoginVSI #AzureVirtualDesktop #Windows365 #EUC #CloudComputing #MSP #VDI #DigitalWorkspace

DaaSLikeAPRO Survey 2026

NOW OPEN! The DaaS Like A Pro Survey 2026–2027 is LIVE! Please help reposting / sharing. You can fill out the survey here.

#daaslikeapro #daaslikeapro #euc #daas #vdi #cloudpc #ai #digitalworkspace | #DAASLIKEAPRO

🚀 NOW OPEN! The DaaS Like A Pro Survey 2026–2027 is LIVE! Please help reposting / sharing... The EUC landscape is moving fast—AI, DaaS, VDI, Cloud PC—and we want to capture what’s really happening. Our team w/ Christiaan, Mark, Dennis, and Ruben, are opening the #DAASLIKEAPRO Survey 2026–2027 to gather real-world insights from the community that will shape one of the most-referenced EUC whitepapers out there. 👉 https://lnkd.in/gGwgre6v Built by the community, for the community. Let’s make this the survey everyone bookmarks, debates, and quotes. 💬 #DAASLIKEAPRO #EUC #DaaS #VDI #CloudPC #AI #DigitalWorkspace

Microsoft Links

Introducing Azure Virtual Desktop for hybrid environments | Windows in the Cloud

In this episode of Windows in the Cloud, Christiaan Brinkhoff is joined by Steve Downs to dive deep into Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) for hybrid environments. We explore how Azure Virtual Desktop can be securely connected to on‑premises resources, where Azure Virtual Desktop for Hybrid environments fits in real‑world scenarios, and what operating systems and hypervisors are supported today.

Announcing new Cloud PC devices designed for Windows 365

New Asus and Dell Windows 365 Cloud PC devices has been releases. You can read more here –

Announcing new Cloud PC devices designed for Windows 365

When organizations move more workloads to the cloud, they can simplify their endpoint strategy—making it easier for IT to manage and scale. To help organizations on this journey, in 2024, Microsoft introduced