Azure Virtual Desktop – Unlocking High Performance & Great User Experiences

Speakers

• Marcel Meurer

About this session

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.