AVD Community Newsletter – 20th Mar 2026

Greetings from the Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) Community Newsletter (March 20th, 2026)

We are delighted to present the 121st edition of our community newsletter, released on March 20th, 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

Get AVD hosts outbound internet access in 2026 using a NAT Gateway

Johan Vanneuville has written a blogpost on AVD host outbound internet access. You can read more here –

Get AVD hosts outbound internet access in 2026 using a NAT Gateway - Johan Vanneuville

Hello everybody, When working with AVD, having outbound internet access seems the most logical thing to have. Users expect to have their browser working and IT admin rely on the internet access for patching, OS activation and many other things. Well Microsoft decided to take away this standard right called Default Outbound internet access. You…

Azure Virtual Desktop with Terraform – Pooled, Personal, RemoteApp + Monitoring, Dashboards and Scaling – All-in-one

Aresh Sarkari has written a blogpost on AVD with Terraform with various usecases. You can read more here –

Azure Virtual Desktop with Terraform – Pooled, Personal, RemoteApp + Monitoring, Dashboards and Scaling – All-in-one

During Workplace Ninja US, I did an in-person session on this topic, and now I am releasing for all. I’ve built Azure Virtual Desktop environments in a few different ways over the years — quick POC…

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