Microsoft AuthorisedSpecialty2026 ObjectivesWFH Era Cert
AZ-140 Azure Virtual Desktop Specialty
Plan, deliver, manage and secure Azure Virtual Desktop for the modern workspace — host pools, FSLogix, MSIX app attach, Intune integration — mapped to AZ-140.
⏱Duration: 4 days / 32 hrs
💻Format: Instructor-Led + AVD Sandbox
🌐Delivery: On-site · Virtual · Hybrid
✅Pass rate: 90%
📅Next intake: 2 Jun 2026
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Host pool mastery
Personal vs pooled, autoscale, scaling plans, image strategies
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FSLogix profiles
Profile containers, ODFC, cloud cache and migration
AZ-140 is Microsoft's Azure Virtual Desktop specialty credential. It validates that you can plan, deliver and operate AVD at enterprise scale — host pools, profiles, applications, networking, monitoring and security.
At Nexperts, AZ-140 is delivered on a real Azure tenant with AVD service principals pre-staged. By day 4 you've stood up a multi-host-pool deployment, configured FSLogix, packaged 3 MSIX app attach images, applied Intune-based device compliance and run a 50-user load test.
AVD looks easy until you operate it for 500 users on Mondays at 9am. AZ-140 tests whether you've thought about scaling, profiles and image management like a real workspace engineer.
The 2026 AZ-140 update sharpened the focus on AVD on Azure Local (formerly Stack HCI), the new MSIX app attach packaging service, Intune-managed AVD and Entra-joined session hosts. We cover all four with hands-on labs.
Who should take this course
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EUC engineers
Coming from Citrix or VMware Horizon. AZ-140 is the AVD bridge.
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Azure administrators
Adding workspace delivery to your Azure portfolio.
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Modern workplace consultants
Selling and delivering AVD to MY enterprise customers.
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AZ-104 / MD-102 holders
Natural progression. AZ-140 is the AVD specialty after admin tier.
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IT managers
Owning workspace strategy. AZ-140 gives the technical credibility.
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Identity engineers
Building secure-workspace patterns with Conditional Access.
Prerequisites
✓ AZ-104 OR MD-102 (Azure / endpoint administrator depth)
✓ Working knowledge of Active Directory and Entra ID
✓ Familiarity with Windows imaging, GPO and PowerShell
✓ Comfortable with the Azure portal and PowerShell at intermediate level
→ Don't have AZ-104 or MD-102? Ask about our administrator + AZ-140 bundle.
Course Curriculum
Five domains. One AVD operator's toolkit.
AZ-140 is structured into Plan & Implement Identity & Network, Implement & Manage Storage & FSLogix, Deploy & Manage AVD, Deliver Apps & Manage User Environment, and Monitor & Maintain. We deliver in deploy order.
Hands-On AVD Sandbox
9 builds. Real Azure Virtual Desktop.
Every learner gets an Azure tenant with AVD service principals pre-staged. By day 4 you've stood up multi-pool AVD with autoscale and 50-user simulation.
01
First Pool
Stand up a pooled AVD host pool with shared image in 90 minutes.
Deploy
02
FSLogix Migration
Migrate roaming profiles to FSLogix with cloud cache HA. Validate failover.
Profiles
03
Autoscale Plan
Configure autoscale + scaling plan for a pooled host pool. Validate cost reduction.
Cost
04
MSIX App Attach
Package 3 MSIX images. Attach to a host pool. Validate via app group.
Apps
05
Conditional Access
Configure CA for AVD with persona-based controls and device compliance.
Identity
06
Image Pipeline
Build an Azure Compute Gallery image pipeline with multi-region replication.
Image
07
Teams Optimisation
Apply Teams media optimisation. Validate audio + video CPU impact.
UX
08
Backup & DR
Configure backup for FSLogix profiles. Run a tabletop DR scenario.
BCDR
09
Operations Dashboard
Build an AVD operations dashboard for a 50-user pool.
Observability
+ 11 micro-tasks across PowerShell, Azure CLI and AVD CLI extensions.
Exam Information
One specialty exam. Operations-heavy.
AZ-140 is 40–60 questions over 120 minutes. The exam is heavy on operational scenarios — 'You see X happen, what do you do?' — with case-study items at the end. Most candidates fail on FSLogix scenarios.
Microsoft AZ-140 Exam
Questions40 – 60 (scenario + case study)
Duration120 minutes
Passing score700 / 1000
FormatPearson VUE / Online proctored
Validity1 year + free annual renewal assessment
Industry avg pass rate~62% first attempt
Nexperts pass rate90% first attempt
FSLogix Scenario Drill
Drill length3-hour structured drill
FormatWhiteboard + portal — you decide, peers challenge
Items practised15 FSLogix and profile scenarios
Common gotchasODFC vs profile container choice
StrategyRead the SLA before the architecture
OutcomeFSLogix-question uplift +20%
WalkthroughPast scenario archive provided
Our 3-Mock Programme
01
Diagnostic Mock
End of day 1. Sets the baseline. Average 56%.
02
Operations-Heavy Mock
Mid-course. 60% scenarios. Average 71%.
03
Final Clearance
Full timed simulation. 80%+ before we book. Average 83%.
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Pass Rate
90% of our AZ-140 candidates pass on first attempt.
The Microsoft global first-attempt rate for AZ-140 sits around 62%. We hit 90% by spending 60% of class time on a real AVD deployment and gating booking on a clearance mock.
Real AVD sandboxFSLogix drill90% first attemptFree retake voucherImage pipeline included
Why our pass rate is 90%
Industry average: ~62%
Most candidates know the AVD primitives but freeze on FSLogix profile decisions and image-pipeline scenarios. They guess wrong on real ops questions.
Nexperts: 90%
We deploy real AVD. We migrate real profiles. We package real MSIX. By exam day, the operations decisions are reflexive.
Your Modern Workplace Path
AZ-140 pairs with MD-102 and AZ-104.
AZ-140 stacks naturally with MD-102 (Endpoint Administrator) for the modern-workplace combo or AZ-500 (Security) for secured-AVD depth.
Expected salary range after AZ-140: RM 9,000 – RM 14,500/month for AVD / EUC engineer roles in MY MNCs.
Student Reviews
What our AZ-140 engineers say.
4.7
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68 reviews
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80%
4★
17%
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3%
★★★★★
"Coming from Citrix. AZ-140 with Nexperts was the bridge — same concepts, different platform. We've migrated 2 customers to AVD using exactly these patterns."
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Cheng Yong
EUC Consultant · NTT MY
✓ Passed first attempt
★★★★
"FSLogix migration lab is the best single drill in the AVD space. We took the cloud-cache pattern straight back to my company."
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Nadia Nazri
Senior Cloud Engineer · Sime Darby
✓ Passed first attempt · 798/1000
★★★★★
"MSIX app attach packaging finally clicked thanks to the lab. The exam case study was almost identical — walked through it in 8 minutes."
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Rajan Anwar
IT Architect · KPMG MY
✓ Passed first attempt
★★★★
"Autoscale + scaling plan lab cut our company's AVD cost by 28% after I went back. Course paid for itself in a month."
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Wong Pak Shun
Cloud Engineer · Astro Digital
✓ Passed first attempt
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