Azure Virtual Desktop changes
Observed content change
4 new passages (about 50 words). The changed wording mentions dates and deadlines, supported platforms. Review the source to confirm the effect.
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[added: External identity support is now generally available for the Windows App on iOS. For more information on client versions and capabilities, see Compare Windows App] …
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Up to 12 section headings from retained before/after evidence. The current source may have changed again.
Why this was flagged
The changed words, with a few words around them, matched these rule categories: dates and deadlines, supported platforms. These matches identify subjects to assess; they do not establish a policy change or applicability.
Observation details · observed today 00:53 UTC
- Observed by ChangeIntel
- today 00:53 UTC
- Source update metadata
- 14 Oct 23:36 UTC
- First observed on this installation
- 5 Oct 17:20 UTC
- Last successful check
- today 07:04 UTC
- Next check due
- today 13:04 UTC
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Timeline
From the capture of today 00:53 UTC- 21 dates
- 66 undated sections
- 40 with conditions
- Retired / removed10 Jan 2023 Removed or unsupported
- Audit / monitor31 Aug 2024 Events or warnings only; nothing is blocked
- Announced1 Jun 2025 Planned; nothing changes yet
- AnnouncedSeptember 2026 Planned; nothing changes yet
- Retired / removed30 Sep 2026 Now: Removed or unsupported
- 6 years agomonth window
- 6 years agomonth window
- 6 years agomonth window
- 5 years agomonth windowupdate release · Patch Tuesday 9 Mar 2021
- 5 years agomonth windowupdate release · Patch Tuesday 13 Apr 2021
- 5 years agomonth windowupdate release · Patch Tuesday 11 May 2021
- May 2021 updates for Teams for Azure Virtual DesktopRecommendation
- 5 years ago
- 4 years agostarting
- 4 years agostarting
- 3 years agostartingRetired / removed
- 2 years agoAudit / monitor
- 16 months agoAnnounced
- MSIX App Attach deprecationMilestone
- 16 months agostarting
- 13 months ago
- 13 months agostarting
- 12 months ago
- Managed identity support for validation host pools using session host configurationMilestoneRequirementScope
- 12 months agostarting
- 11 months ago
- Managed identity support for validation host pools using session host configurationMilestoneRequirementScope
- 11 months agostarting
- 2 weeks agomonth windowAnnounced
- 2 weeks agoRetired / removed
- GuidanceMilestone
Azure Virtual Desktop classic retires September 30, 2026. Connections to classic resources will be blocked after retirement.…
Settings and overrides named on this page
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Requirements, exceptions and scope
Improvements to existing features…
Display Protection for Azure…
- New guidance on Windows update management methodologies for session hostsScopeRecommendation1 passage
- RDP Multipath with redundant TCP transport paths is now generally availableRequirement1 condition1 passage
- FSLogix support for cloud-only and external identities is now generally availableExceptionScope5 conditions3 passages
- Additional client support for external identities in Microsoft Azure for US GovernmentRequirement1 condition1 passage
- FSLogix support for cloud-only and external identities is now in previewExceptionScope5 conditions3 passages
- Managed identity support for all host pools using session host configuration and cross-subscription image supportRequirementException2 passages
- Token protection support in Windows App on Windows devices is now generally availableException2 conditions1 passage
- Managed identity support for validation host pools using session host configurationRequirementException3 conditions2 passages
- Standardized naming of selectable images in Azure Virtual Desktop is now availableRequirementException2 conditions1 passage
- New Microsoft Teams can be installed on an image using custom image templatesRequirementScope3 conditions1 passage
- Preferred application group type behavior for pooled host pools in Azure Virtual Desktop has been updatedException1 condition1 passage
- Autoscale and Start VM on Connect for Azure Virtual Desktop on Azure Stack HCI is in previewException1 condition1 passage
- Microsoft Teams application window sharing on Azure Virtual Desktop now generally availableException1 condition1 passage
- Background effects for macOS Teams on Azure Virtual Desktop now generally availableException1 condition1 passage
Role-Based- Azure Virtual Desktop is now integrated with Azure Resource ManagerRequirementExceptionScope1 condition5 passages
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Observed history and review priority
Captured today 00:53 UTC; extracted today 00:54 UTC. Extractor: microsoft-1/9/fc65ebeb286710c0a830833db8a7e5de7e266b79981fe9c7c34479be9369ad3c.
Review priority. Previously extracted guidance is missing from a later capture · Extracted assertions require review · Applicability or exceptions require review
0 date changes and 0 condition changes across 2 compared revisions. Suggested check interval: 6 hours.
Earlier unavailable versions and edits between checks are unknown. A missing statement requires review; it does not mean the policy was cancelled. Recovered historical statements are not original revision snapshots.
Retained observations · 4
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- today 00:53 UTC · 128 candidates
- 12 Oct 19:19 UTC · 128 candidates
- 6 Oct 17:27 UTC · 133 candidates
- 5 Oct 17:20 UTC · 133 candidates
Related public evidence
- Public source · 1 Sep 2026Windows 11, version 26H2 images are now available in the Azure Marketplace
- Public source · 1 Sep 2026Azure Virtual Desktop Hybrid (Generally Available)
- Public source · 1 Sep 2026Display Protection for Azure Virtual Desktop (Public Preview)
- Public source · 1 Sep 2026Managed identity support is now generally available
- Public source · 1 Sep 2026New guidance on Windows update management methodologies for session hosts
- Public source · 1 Sep 2026Pin RemoteApp shortcuts to local desktops (Public Preview)
Retained observations
- today 00:53 UTC · shown above
- 12 Oct 19:19 UTC
8 removed passages (about 50 words). The changed wording mentions prerequisites. Review the source to confirm the effect.
- 6 Oct 17:27 UTC
Source metadata changed; retained article content is unchanged.
- 5 Oct 17:20 UTC
Baseline for retained history; no earlier retained text to compare.
What changed
First observed 18 Oct 2026No field changes in the recorded history.
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