Greetings from the Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) Community Newsletter (May 22nd, 2026)
We are delighted to present the 125th edition of our community newsletter, released on May 22nd, 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
In this video, you will learn how to extend Azure Virtual Desktop beyond the cloud with AVD for Hybrid workloads. In this step-by-step tutorial, you will see how to run Windows session hosts on-premises or in another cloud while still using the Microsoft Azure control plane. This walkthrough covers how AVD Hybrid works, how Azure Arc and the Cloud Device Extension connect your infrastructure, and how to configure a host pool and register session hosts. If you are working with Hybrid Cloud environments or want to modernize existing VDI without a full migration, this guide shows exactly how to get started.
Announcing Hydra for Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop Hybrid: Now Available in Private Preview for Hyper-V Environments
Microsoft Links
Modernizing Azure Virtual Desktop with Nerdio and Azure Files
Wrap up
