Microsoft Certified: Azure Virtual Desktop Specialty (AZ-140) Practice Tests

AZ-140 has four domains: plan and implement an Azure Virtual Desktop infrastructure (40-45%), plan and implement identity and security (15-20%), plan and implement user environments and apps (20-25%), and monitor and maintain the infrastructure (10-15%). The skills outline was revised on July 20, 2026 with minor changes; the percentages are unchanged, and the new wording names items such as RDP Multipath, Controlled Folder Access, and browser support.

The exam allows 100 minutes and needs 700 on a scaled 1-1000 score. Microsoft does not publish a question count for AZ-140 (most of its exams have roughly 40 to 60), and the price depends on the country where you sit it. It is available in seven languages, has no formal prerequisite, and may include interactive components. The credential stays valid for 12 months and can be renewed free through an open-book online assessment in the six months before it expires.

Use these 517 questions alongside a lab: build a host pool, configure FSLogix profile containers, manage session host images, set up Conditional Access and single sign-on, and read AVD Insights. Questions reward knowing which setting solves a specific user-experience or security requirement, not just what each feature is called.

Microsoft AZ-140 earns the Azure Virtual Desktop Specialty credential. It covers planning and implementing an Azure Virtual Desktop infrastructure (40-45%), identity and security (15-20%), user environments and apps (20-25%), and monitoring and maintenance (10-15%).

Microsoft revised the skills outline on July 20, 2026 with minor changes; the percentages stayed the same, and the guide now names items such as RDP Multipath, Controlled Folder Access, browser support, and Start VM on Connect.

This certification is designed for server or desktop administrators who specialize in virtual desktop infrastructure and are transitioning to or expanding within Azure-hosted environments. Ideal candidates include desktop virtualization engineers, systems administrators, and infrastructure architects who design and operate end-user computing solutions at scale for remote or hybrid workforces.

Candidates typically collaborate cross-functionally with Azure administrators, Azure architects, Azure security engineers, Microsoft 365 administrators, and Azure Local administrators. The certification is well-suited for professionals already holding the AZ-104 (Azure Administrator Associate) credential who want to deepen their specialty in virtual desktop delivery.

There are no formal prerequisites. Microsoft recommends experience with Azure compute, networking, identity, storage, and resiliency, and with managing end-user desktop environments through the Azure portal, templates, scripting, and the CLI. Familiarity with Active Directory Domain Services, Microsoft Entra ID, and FSLogix helps.

AZ-140 allows 100 minutes and needs 700 on a scaled 1-1000 score. Microsoft does not publish a question count for the exam (most of its exams have roughly 40 to 60), and the price depends on the country where you sit it. It is offered in seven languages and may include interactive components. The credential is valid for 12 months and renews free through an unproctored, open-book assessment on Microsoft Learn during the six months before it expires.

AZ-140 shows that you can deploy and operate Azure Virtual Desktop for remote and hybrid users. It fits Azure administrators, desktop and endpoint engineers, and architects who run virtual desktop platforms. The 12-month renewal keeps the credential tied to the current service.

AZ-140 sits under the same Candidate Agreement as every Microsoft exam: unauthorized exam content is treated as misconduct, and Microsoft's standard response is to revoke your full certification history and ban you from future exams, not just invalidate the one result.

If you already hold other Microsoft certifications, or are stacking AZ-140 toward a specialty path, that math gets worse the more you have earned. CertCompanion's AZ-140 bank has 517 practice questions, 30 free, built around real Azure Virtual Desktop deployment and management scenarios.