I’m running a small and new setup with Azure AVD using Windows 11 Enterprise Multi-session + Office365 and FSLogix.  My AVD host pool has 2 VMs and 5 assigned users with eventually 10 assigned users.  I created a golden image that contains my custom apps and settings and my host pool is based on this image, which was based on the Microsoft standard image.

My question is regarding updating the VMs within the AVD host pool with Microsoft security updates.  I know that if I need to apply or install custom applications, I need to deploy a new image.  However, if I simply need to apply Microsoft Windows security updates, is it ok to use Azure Update Manager from within the Azure portal at the VM level for AVD VMs?  I don’t use Intune or Microsoft Configuration Manager.   The Azure Update Manager appears to be somewhat new and replacing Update Management and the Log Analytics agent based on the notice within the Azure Update Manager site.

Thanks for any input.

Ken

​I’m running a small and new setup with Azure AVD using Windows 11 Enterprise Multi-session + Office365 and FSLogix.  My AVD host pool has 2 VMs and 5 assigned users with eventually 10 assigned users.  I created a golden image that contains my custom apps and settings and my host pool is based on this image, which was based on the Microsoft standard image. My question is regarding updating the VMs within the AVD host pool with Microsoft security updates.  I know that if I need to apply or install custom applications, I need to deploy a new image.  However, if I simply need to apply Microsoft Windows security updates, is it ok to use Azure Update Manager from within the Azure portal at the VM level for AVD VMs?  I don’t use Intune or Microsoft Configuration Manager.   The Azure Update Manager appears to be somewhat new and replacing Update Management and the Log Analytics agent based on the notice within the Azure Update Manager site. Thanks for any input. Ken  Read More

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