Question

Your company is deploying a pooled Azure Virtual Desktop host pool to deliver desktops to 200 employees. The session hosts run Windows Server 2022 Datacenter and are joined to an on-premises Active Directory domain synced with Microsoft Entra ID. During validation, users report that after a grace period expires they can no longer establish new sessions, and event logs on the session hosts indicate that no license server can be reached. All users already have Microsoft 365 E3 licenses assigned. What must you configure to resolve the licensing issue for these session hosts?

Accepted Answer

Deploy a Remote Desktop Licensing role server, install and activate RDS CALs (Per User), and point the session hosts to the license server.

Answer

Enable the Windows client eligibility license by setting the host pool to use per-user access pricing in the Azure portal.

Answer

Assign Windows 10/11 Enterprise E3 add-on licenses to each user to satisfy the Windows client licensing benefit.

Answer

Configure Azure Hybrid Benefit for Windows Server on the session host VMs to remove the licensing requirement.