Azure Update Storyline

Update's chronological storyline revealing the context of the previous events related to the services referenced
Date Services Type / Source Event / Link
Jul 27 2026
16:54:36 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
HTTP header insertion in Azure Firewall
Jul 09 2026
16:00:00 UTC
GA
Azure Virtual Desktop Blog
Enhanced host pool management for Azure Virtual Desktop is now generally available
Jun 19 2026
18:21:00 UTC
Notice
Azure Networking Blog
Azure Firewall explicit proxy Migration Guide
Jun 17 2026
15:00:00 UTC
Notice
Microsoft Sentinel Blog
Introducing New Additions to Microsoft Sentinel Normalization and ASIM
May 21 2026
22:00:20 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
Entra-only identities with Azure Files
May 04 2026
16:05:00 UTC
Notice
Azure Storage Blog
Modernizing Azure Virtual Desktop with Nerdio and Azure Files
Apr 21 2026
16:00:00 UTC
Preview
Azure Virtual Desktop Blog
Announcing public preview of redundant TCP support for RDP Multipath for Azure Virtual Desktop
Apr 19 2026
10:03:00 UTC
Notice
Azure Infrastructure Blog
Azure Virtual Desktop in the Perth Azure Extended Zone: A Real-World Production Deployment
Apr 03 2026
12:15:00 UTC
Notice
Azure Architecture Blog
Secure HTTP-Only AKS Ingress with Azure Front Door Premium, Firewall DNAT, and Private AGIC
Mar 03 2026
01:00:04 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
Draft & Deploy on Azure Firewall
Feb 17 2026
09:00:00 UTC
GA
Azure Virtual Desktop Blog
RDP Shortpath (UDP) over Private Link is now generally available
Feb 04 2026
09:00:00 UTC
Notice
Azure Virtual Desktop Blog
Azure Virtual Desktop is now available in US Gov Texas in Azure Government
Jan 12 2026
20:30:00 UTC
Preview
Azure Virtual Desktop Blog
Now in public preview: Azure Virtual Desktop regional host pools
Nov 18 2025
16:00:00 UTC
Notice
Azure Virtual Desktop Blog
Announcing new hybrid deployment options for Azure Virtual Desktop
Nov 12 2025
17:56:00 UTC
GA
Azure Network Security Blog
DNS flow trace logs in Azure Firewall are now generally available
Nov 11 2025
17:00:09 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
DNS flow trace logs for Azure Firewall
Nov 10 2025
18:45:51 UTC
Preview
Azure Updates
Troubleshoot Azure Firewall using packet capture
Nov 07 2025
05:32:00 UTC
Notice
Apps on Azure Blog
Troubleshooting Azure Virtual Desktop Sign-In Failures After Tenant Migration
Nov 07 2025
02:53:00 UTC
Notice
Azure Infrastructure Blog
Manage Azure Firewall Rules,NSG rules, using Terraform resource blocks and csv files
Oct 16 2025
18:00:00 UTC
GA
Azure Network Security Blog
Prescaling in Azure Firewall is now generally available
Oct 16 2025
16:15:32 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
Prescaling in Azure Firewall
Oct 16 2025
16:00:55 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
Observed capacity metric in Azure Firewall
Oct 15 2025
19:00:00 UTC
Preview
Azure Virtual Desktop Blog
Now in public preview: Ephemeral OS disk support on Azure Virtual Desktop
Oct 14 2025
22:00:00 UTC
Notice
Azure Virtual Desktop Blog
Windows 10 Extended Security Updates for Azure Virtual Desktop
Oct 09 2025
17:00:43 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
Azure Firewall updates - Customer provided public IP address support in secured hubs
Oct 07 2025
16:30:20 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
Azure Firewall Updates - IP Group limit increased to 600 per Firewall Policy
Oct 02 2025
16:36:44 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
New Health Check infrastructure for Azure Traffic Manager
Sep 17 2025
16:30:45 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
Introducing the new Network Security Hub experience
Sep 17 2025
16:09:00 UTC
Notice
Azure Network Security Blog
Introducing the new Network Security Hub in Azure
Jul 31 2025
17:00:19 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
Azure Virtual Network Manager in Azure US Government Cloud
Jul 24 2025
17:00:00 UTC
Notice
Azure Virtual Desktop Blog
Azure Virtual Desktop metadata database now available in Korea Central
Jul 18 2025
16:45:08 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
Azure Firewall now supports ingestion-time transformation in Log Analytics for flexible, cost-efficient logging
Jul 09 2025
16:15:40 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
Customer controlled maintenance for Azure Firewall
Jul 01 2025
21:00:19 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
FQDN Filtering in DNAT rules in Azure Firewall
Jun 26 2025
17:00:16 UTC
Preview
Azure Updates
Draft & Deploy on Azure Firewall
Jun 20 2025
20:46:00 UTC
Notice
Azure Infrastructure Blog
Protecting networks from malware, including Lumma Stealer, with Azure Firewall Premium
Jun 18 2025
15:00:00 UTC
Notice
Azure Virtual Desktop Blog
App-V support and partner integration now available in App attach
Jun 10 2025
17:00:05 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
Azure Virtual Network Manager in Azure China
May 29 2025
16:00:12 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
Destination Network Address Translation (DNAT) on Azure Firewall Private IP address
Apr 29 2025
16:00:19 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
Azure Firewall integration in Security Copilot
Apr 28 2025
21:00:20 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
Network isolated cluster in AKS
Apr 24 2025
16:00:08 UTC
Notice
Azure Updates
Generally Avaialble: Azure NVads V710 v5-series virtual machines
Apr 21 2025
17:00:21 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
Azure Firewall resource specific log tables get Azure Monitor Basic plan support
Apr 18 2025
17:11:00 UTC
Notice
Azure Infrastructure Blog
Introducing XFF header for Azure Firewall: Gain crucial insights to help stay secure
Apr 08 2025
17:00:16 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
Azure Networking Capabilities for Microsoft Copilot in Azure
Apr 02 2025
15:30:39 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
Network isolated cluster in AKS
Mar 24 2025
19:30:20 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
Azure Firewall Updates - Parallel IP Group Updates
Mar 20 2025
15:00:00 UTC
GA
Azure Virtual Desktop Blog
Discover Azure Virtual Desktop Quickstart-now generally available
Mar 20 2025
15:00:00 UTC
Preview
Azure Virtual Desktop Blog
In public preview: Multiple personal desktops with Azure Virtual Desktop
Mar 17 2025
16:15:30 UTC
Preview
Azure Updates
Azure Firewall Updates - Customer Provided Public IP Support for Secured Virtual Hubs
Feb 10 2025
18:30:47 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
Azure Firewall Updates - Increased IP Group Limits
Jan 09 2025
09:39:00 UTC
Notice
Azure Infrastructure Blog
Maximizing Virtual Desktop Performance: Uniting Azure Virtual Desktop with Citrix Solution
Dec 12 2024
19:00:28 UTC
Preview
Azure Updates
Network isolated cluster in AKS
Nov 19 2024
17:00:35 UTC
Preview
Azure Updates
Copilot in Azure embedded experience for Azure Firewall integration in Security Copilot
Nov 19 2024
13:30:00 UTC
Notice
Azure Virtual Desktop Blog
Announcing App-V support in App attach
Nov 07 2024
18:30:03 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
Azure Virtual Network Manager user-defined route (UDR) management
Oct 20 2024
16:13:00 UTC
Notice
Routing options for VMs from Private Subnets
Oct 15 2024
23:43:03 UTC
Preview
Azure Storage Blog
Accelerate metadata heavy workloads with Metadata Caching preview for Azure Premium Files SMB & REST
Oct 03 2024
18:30:49 UTC
Preview
Azure Storage Blog
Announcing UNLIMITED Public Preview of Metadata Caching for Azure Premium SMB/REST File Shares
Sep 30 2024
00:00:00 UTC
GA
Azure Virtual Desktop Blog
Microsoft Teams background effects is now generally available on Azure Virtual Desktop
Sep 12 2024
07:00:00 UTC
Preview
Azure Updates
DNAT on Azure Firewall Private IP address
Sep 12 2024
00:00:00 UTC
Preview
Azure Updates
DNAT on Azure Firewall Private IP address
Jun 13 2024
21:00:00 UTC
GA
App attach for Azure Virtual Desktop now generally available
Jun 10 2024
19:19:41 UTC
Notice
Controlling Data Egress in Azure
May 30 2024
15:00:00 UTC
Notice
Hibernation support now available for Azure Virtual Desktop
May 28 2024
15:00:00 UTC
GA
Azure Compute Blog
Cost Optimization for General Purpose VMs using Hibernation now Generally Available
May 27 2024
00:00:00 UTC
Notice
Azure Updates
Azure Firewall: New Regions Availability
May 21 2024
00:00:00 UTC
Preview
Azure Updates
Azure Firewall integration in Microsoft Copilot for Security
May 07 2024
09:00:00 UTC
Notice
Announcements Blog
Bringing generative AI to Azure network security with new Microsoft Copilot integrations
Apr 11 2024
22:10:45 UTC
Notice
Virtual Wan Traffic Flow Patterns
Mar 13 2024
12:22:35 UTC
Notice
Introducing Azure Virtual Desktop workload in Azure Stack HCI Sizer!
Feb 13 2024
18:00:00 UTC
Notice
Announcing New Monitoring and Scaling Updates in Azure Firewall
Feb 13 2024
00:00:00 UTC
Preview
Azure Updates
Azure Firewall: Parallel IP Group update support is now in public preview
Feb 13 2024
00:00:00 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
Azure Firewall: Flow Trace Logs and Autoscaling based on number of connections are now generally available
Feb 01 2024
19:53:53 UTC
Preview
Azure Storage Blog
Announcing the Public Preview of Metadata Caching for Azure Premium SMB File Shares
Feb 01 2024
00:00:00 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
Azure Stack HCI latest feature release
Jan 12 2024
19:30:28 UTC
Preview
Announcing Public Preview of Confidential VMs with Intel TDX in Azure Virtual Desktop
Dec 07 2023
00:03:36 UTC
Preview
New app attach features for Azure Virtual Desktop in public preview
Nov 28 2023
16:30:42 UTC
GA
Personal Desktop Autoscale on Azure Virtual Desktop generally available
Nov 15 2023
16:30:00 UTC
Preview
Azure Compute Blog
Reduce Compute Costs by Pausing VMs (now in public preview)
Nov 06 2023
17:48:55 UTC
GA
Announcing General Availability of the new Azure Virtual Desktop Web Client User Interface
Oct 16 2023
16:00:00 UTC
Preview
OneDrive support for Azure Virtual Desktop RemoteApps in public preview
Sep 29 2023
00:00:00 UTC
Retirement
Azure Updates
Azure Virtual Desktop (classic) will be retired on 30 September 2026 - Please transition to Azure Virtual Desktop
Sep 19 2023
18:00:00 UTC
GA
Announcing general availability of Azure Virtual Desktop Custom Image Templates
Aug 31 2023
00:00:00 UTC
Preview
Azure Updates
Azure Firewall: Auto-Learn SNAT routes feature is now in public preview
Aug 31 2023
00:00:00 UTC
Preview
Azure Updates
Azure Firewall: Explicit Proxy is now in public preview
Aug 31 2023
00:00:00 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
Azure Firewall: Poland Central Region is now in general availability
Aug 31 2023
00:00:00 UTC
GA
Azure Updates
Azure Firewall Single-Click Upgrade and Downgrade is now in general availability
Jul 28 2023
15:24:15 UTC
GA
Announcing the General Availability of Private Link for Azure Virtual Desktop
Jul 20 2023
01:27:42 UTC
Preview
Announcing Public Preview of Personal Desktop Autoscale on Azure Virtual Desktop
Jul 11 2023
15:00:00 UTC
GA
Announcing General Availability of Confidential VMs in Azure Virtual Desktop
May 15 2023
08:00:00 UTC
Notice
Announcements Blog
Optimize performance and strengthen security with Policy Analytics for Azure Firewall
May 09 2023
18:17:15 UTC
Preview
Announcing the public preview of Azure Virtual Desktop Custom Image Templates
May 02 2023
09:00:00 UTC
Notice
Announcements Blog
Azure Virtual WAN introduces its first SaaS offering
May 02 2023
08:00:00 UTC
Preview
Announcements Blog
Secure your cloud environment with Cloud Next-Generation Firewall by Palo Alto Networks, an Azure Native ISV Service-now in preview
Apr 18 2023
19:48:31 UTC
Preview
Announcing Public Preview of the new Azure Virtual Desktop app in the Microsoft Store
Apr 03 2023
08:00:00 UTC
Notice
Announcements Blog
Announcing Azure Firewall enhancements for troubleshooting network performance and traffic visibility
Mar 15 2023
08:00:00 UTC
Notice
Announcements Blog
Protect against cyberattacks with the new Azure Firewall Basic
Nov 16 2022
00:00:00 UTC
Notice
Announcements Blog
Announcing new capabilities for Azure Firewall
Oct 19 2022
00:00:00 UTC
Preview
Announcements Blog
Enterprise-grade DDoS protection for SMBs now available in preview
Oct 04 2022
00:00:00 UTC
Preview
Announcements Blog
Azure Firewall Basic now in preview
Jun 15 2022
00:00:00 UTC
Notice
Announcements Blog
Simplify and centralize network security management with Azure Firewall Manager
Jun 09 2022
00:00:00 UTC
Notice
Announcements Blog
Learn whats new in Azure Firewall
Jan 31 2022
00:00:00 UTC
Notice
Announcements Blog
New performance and logging capabilities in Azure Firewall
Jul 19 2021
00:00:00 UTC
Notice
Announcements Blog
Next-generation firewall capabilities with Azure Firewall Premium
Jun 07 2021
00:00:00 UTC
Notice
Announcements Blog
Azure Virtual Desktop: The flexible cloud VDI platform for the hybrid workplace
Feb 16 2021
00:00:00 UTC
Preview
Announcements Blog
Azure Firewall Premium now in preview
Nov 09 2020
00:00:00 UTC
Notice
Announcements Blog
New enhanced DNS features in Azure Firewall-now generally available
Sep 23 2020
00:00:00 UTC
Notice
Announcements Blog
Unlock cost savings and maximize value with new Azure infrastructure innovation
Sep 16 2020
00:00:00 UTC
Preview
Announcements Blog
Azure NetApp Files cross region replication and new enhancements in preview
Jul 27 2020
00:00:00 UTC
Notice
Announcements Blog
New Windows Virtual Desktop capabilities now generally available
Jul 01 2020
00:00:00 UTC
Notice
Announcements Blog
Azure Firewall Manager is now generally available
Jun 10 2020
00:00:00 UTC
Notice
Announcements Blog
Azure Firewall forced tunneling and SQL FQDN filtering now generally available
May 01 2020
00:00:00 UTC
Notice
Announcements Blog
Enable remote work faster with new Windows Virtual Desktop capabilities
Feb 18 2020
00:00:00 UTC
Notice
Announcements Blog
Azure Firewall Manager now supports virtual networks
Feb 18 2020
00:00:00 UTC
Notice
Announcements Blog
New Azure Firewall certification and features in Q1 CY2020
Sep 30 2019
00:00:00 UTC
Notice
Announcements Blog
Windows Virtual Desktop is now generally available worldwide
Aug 20 2019
00:00:00 UTC
Notice
Announcements Blog
Azure Security Center single click remediation and Azure Firewall JIT support
Mar 04 2019
00:00:00 UTC
Notice
Announcements Blog
Announcing new capabilities in Azure Firewall
Sep 24 2018
00:00:00 UTC
Notice
Announcements Blog
Microsoft 365 adds modern desktop on Azure
Jul 12 2018
00:00:00 UTC
Preview
Announcements Blog
Announcing public preview of Azure Virtual WAN and Azure Firewall
Mar 05 2018
00:00:00 UTC
Notice
Announcements Blog
Run remote applications anytime anywhere with Frame for Azure Government