Microsoft AZ-140: Configuring and Operating Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop

Last checked October 22, 2026 against the official Microsoft exam page.

1. Question 1Plan and implement session hosts

   Which two descriptions of AVD load-balancing methods for a pooled host pool are correct? (Choose two.)

   1. ALeast-cost placement across Azure regions only
   2. BRandom assignment that ignores host capacity
   3. CBreadth-first spreads new sessions across the available session hosts
   4. DDepth-first fills one session host before new sessions move to another
   5. ERound-robin across all hosts regardless of current load
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   Correct answer: C, D

   Breadth-first distributes sessions across hosts, while depth-first concentrates them on one host until it is full. Round-robin, regional cost placement and random assignment are not the AVD load-balancing methods.

2. Question 2Manage access and security

   A compliance rule requires that AVD control plane traffic from the corporate network does not traverse the public internet. Which feature supports this?

   1. APublishing the workspace feed to the public internet
   2. BPrivate endpoints (Azure Private Link) for AVD
   3. CPort forwarding on the perimeter firewall
   4. DA public IP address on each session host
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   Correct answer: B

   Private endpoints bring AVD control plane access onto a virtual network, keeping that traffic off the public internet. Public IPs, port forwarding and public publishing all expose traffic to the internet instead.

3. Question 3Plan and implement an Azure Virtual Desktop architecture

   A company wants many office users to share a set of session hosts running Windows 11 Enterprise multi-session. Which host pool type fits?

   1. AStandalone virtual machine per user
   2. BPersonal host pool with direct assignment
   3. CPooled host pool
   4. DAzure Virtual Desktop client app with no host pool
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   Correct answer: C

   A pooled host pool lets many users share session hosts, which matches multi-session operating systems. Personal pools give each user a dedicated VM, standalone VMs sit outside AVD management, and the client app alone supplies no hosts.

4. Question 4Configure the user environment

   Which two statements about FSLogix profile containers are correct? (Choose two.)

   1. AThey can be stored on Azure Files or Azure NetApp Files
   2. BThey replace the need for user profile backups
   3. CThey store the Windows operating system files for each host
   4. DThey require local administrator rights on every user device
   5. EThey attach a virtual hard disk holding the user profile at sign-in
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   Correct answer: A, E

   FSLogix mounts a profile VHD from SMB storage such as Azure Files or Azure NetApp Files at sign-in. Containers are not backups, do not hold operating system files, and do not need local administrator rights on endpoints.

5. Question 5Monitor and maintain an Azure Virtual Desktop environment

   Which Azure Monitor experience gives dashboards of AVD host health, connections and performance?

   1. AAzure Cost Management and budgets
   2. BAzure DNS private zone query analytics
   3. CAzure Advisor score for reliability
   4. DAzure Virtual Desktop Insights
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   Correct answer: D

   Azure Virtual Desktop Insights uses Azure Monitor and Log Analytics to show host health, connection activity and performance. Advisor gives recommendations, budgets track spend, and DNS analytics is not an AVD view.