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Public preview: Azure Marketplace for Arc-enabled Azure Stack HCI
Get popular VM images directly from Microsoft and third-party publishers via the Azure Marketplace.
Public preview: Arc-enabled guest VMs with extensions for Azure Stack HCI
Simplify management and configuration of your guest virtual machine.
March 2022
Update: NV-series and NV_Promo Azure Virtual Machines will be retired on 31 August 2023
Target retirement date: August 31, 2023
Move to GPU accelerated virtual machines by 31 August 2023.
December 2021
Public preview: FSLogix profiles support for Azure AD-joined VMs for Azure Virtual Desktop
Create an Azure Files share to store FSLogix profiles and configure it to support Azure AD authentication.
November 2021
General availability: Citrix supports Virtual Apps and Desktop Service on Azure VMware Solution
Citrix has announced official support for Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops on Azure VMware Solution. With this announcement you gain more choice and flexibility in the migration and modernization of Virtual Desktop Infrastructure to Azure.
General availability: ExpressRoute now supports Azure Virtual Desktop Shortpath RDP over Private Peering
ExpressRoute enables direct connectivity between on-premises and Microsoft global network. You can connect to virtual machines and private endpoints defined in an Azure virtual network with private peering.
Autoscale public preview is now available for Azure Virtual Desktop
Azure Virtual Desktop now supports autoscale for pooled host pools to help you optimize costs.
Azure Virtual Desktop for Azure Stack HCI public preview is now available
With Azure Virtual Desktop for Azure Stack HCI, you can maintain full control over your infrastructure and enjoy the advantages of Azure Virtual Desktop in your own datacenter, including a full Windows 10 and 11 desktop experience for users with multi-session or single session support to optimize cost and performance.
General availability: New Azure Virtual Machines deliver increased performance for a broad range of workloads
The new Dv5 and Ev5 Azure Virtual Machines feature 3rd Generation Intel® Xeon® Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake) processors and deliver better price-performance compared to prior VM generations. The latest Dasv5 and Easv5 VMs - based on the 3rd Generation AMD EPYCTM 7763v (Milan) processor - now include options without local disk storage for lower-cost entry points. All these new VMs are now generally available and target general-purpose and memory-intensive workloads.
October 2021
Windows 11 is now generally available on Azure Virtual Desktop
Deploy Windows 11 desktops and applications on Azure Virtual Desktop and utilize new capabilities while optimizing for cost.
September 2021
Announcing general availability of Azure AD-joined VMs support
You can now deploy Azure AD-joined VMs in your host pools for Azure Virtual Desktop.
General Availability: Azure Virtual Desktop is now available in the Azure China cloud
Get started today with Azure Virtual Desktop in Azure China cloud. Deploy and scale Windows desktops and apps on Azure in minutes.
Screen Capture Protection for Azure Virtual Desktop is now generally available
This new Azure Virtual Desktop feature prevents sensitive information from being captured in screen captures and screen shares.
August 2021
Windows 11 public preview is now available on Azure Virtual Desktop
You can now run Windows 11 preview images on Azure Virtual Desktop.
July 2021
Start VM on connect capability in Azure Virtual Desktop enters general availability
Start VM on Connect will help you optimize the costs of your deployment by offering a configuration setting in the service to start stopped or deallocated VMs when needed.
Public preview: Azure Virtual Desktop is now available in the Azure China cloud
Get started today with Azure Virtual Desktop in public preview in Azure China cloud. Deploy and scale Windows desktops and apps on Azure in minutes.
General availability: Deliver a secure hybrid workplace with Azure Virtual Desktop and Windows 365
Learn about our new announcements and product updates for Azure Virtual Desktop at Microsoft Inspire 2021.
June 2021
Azure Image Builder Service now generally available
Use Azure Image Builder to streamline your image building pipeline and integrate your DevOps application life-cycle with the cloud native tools.
May 2021
Azure Virtual Desktop web client to end support for Internet Explorer 11 on September 30, 2021
Beginning September 30, 2021, the Azure Virtual Desktop web client will no longer support IE 11.
Azure Security Center: General availability updates for April 2021
New enhancements and updates released for general availability (GA) in Azure Security Center in April 2021.
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