Creating the perfect image is the foundation for a secure, scalable, and high-performance virtual desktop environment—but it’s rarely straightforward. In this deep-dive session, we’ll walk through the end-to-end process of building optimized, secure, and versatile images for Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) and Windows 365, using a "Golden Master" approach. You’ll learn how to: - Build lossless, reusable Golden Images tailored for both AVD and Windows 365 - Avoid common pitfalls with Intune, Entra ID, and Microsoft Defender onboarding - Leverage advanced image features like Trusted Launch, Confidential VMs, Hibernation, and NVMe storage - Incorporate security baselines using CIS-hardened plans for compliance-ready deployments Whether you're modernizing your image lifecycle or preparing your environment for enterprise-scale VDI, this session will provide you with practical tips, key considerations to avoid, and real-world guidance to elevate your image strategy.

Azure Virtual Desktop is powerful, but it also comes with hidden challenges that can trip up even experienced IT pros. In this real-life session, you'll discover the Top 5 most important Do's, Don'ts, and How's to make your AVD environment more efficient, stable, and future-proof. We'll cover: - How to successfully upgrade from Windows 10 Gen1 to Gen2 Windows 11 - Why using the wrong image strategy can break hibernation and updates - How v6 VMs can boost performance — and when they might bite back - The common mistakes in host pool/session host architecture - And how to spot and clean up ghost or orphaned resources before they cause issues We'll also take a critical look at ephemeral disks, and close with real-world examples of mistakes you really don't want to repeat - and how to avoid them. If you're running or planning AVD in any capacity, this is the practical guide you didn't know you needed.

Azure Virtual Desktop can deliver an amazing user experience — but only if you know where to tune it. Many AVD environments feel slower than they should, leaving users frustrated and admins wondering where the bottlenecks really are. In this practical and insight-packed session, we’ll explore how to unlock the full performance potential of your AVD hosts using simple but often overlooked techniques. You’ll learn how to analyze and optimize the most critical performance factors in an AVD environment — from Windows 11 internals to profile processing, storage performance, and resource management. We’ll dive into how Windows behaves in multi-user and single-user scenarios, what really impacts login times, and where hidden performance drains often occur. We’ll cover topics such as: - How Windows 11 behaves in AVD multi-session vs single-session environments - Identifying and monitoring performance bottlenecks in your AVD hosts - Optimizing storage and disk performance for faster sessions - Why profile handling can make or break the user experience - Smart host warm-up techniques to eliminate slow first logins - Practical scripts and tools you can take home and use in your own environment Along the way, we’ll uncover the small adjustments and hidden tuning options that can dramatically improve responsiveness and user satisfaction. If you want your Azure Virtual Desktop environment to feel fast, smooth, and reliable, this session will give you the practical knowledge and real-world tricks to make it happen.