Question

Your organization runs a production pooled host pool named HP-PROD serving 400 users. Before Microsoft rolls out AVD service updates broadly, the IT team wants a way to receive and test new Azure Virtual Desktop agent and service-side updates earlier than the rest of the environment, so they can catch regressions before they affect production users. What should you configure?

Accepted Answer

Enable the 'Validation environment' setting on a separate host pool used for testing

Answer

Set the 'Validation environment' setting to Yes on HP-PROD directly

Answer

Configure a maintenance window using scheduled agent updates on HP-PROD

Answer

Enroll the session hosts in the Windows Insider Program via the Registry