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Microsoft Certified: Azure Virtual Desktop Specialty (AZ-140)
Crydd Score 56
Demand Stable
Career Value Moderate
Recognition Strong
AZ-140 at a glance
- Provider
- Microsoft
- Credential type
- Professional Certification
- Exam required
- Yes
- Category
- Cloud
- Level
- Professional
- Cost
- $165
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Time to earn
- 1–2 months
- Validity
- 1 year (free online renewal)
- Format
- Proctored exam, 100 minutes
- Prerequisites
- None required; Azure administration and virtualisation experience expected
What is AZ-140?
Microsoft's specialty certification for planning, delivering and running Azure Virtual Desktop: hosting Windows desktops and apps in Azure for remote and hybrid workers.
Skills it covers
- Azure Virtual Desktop
- Host pools and session hosts
- User profiles and FSLogix
- Identity and security
- Monitoring and scaling
Is AZ-140 worth it? The Crydd Verdict
CS 56Choose it if
You deliver virtual desktops for an organisation that has standardised on Azure.
Consider alternatives if
You want broad Azure skills first: AZ-104 is the foundation this builds on.
Why we say so
A focused specialty that maps to a specific, common project rather than a whole job role.
Market demand
Virtual desktop projects come in waves, often with remote-work and security programmes; AZ-140 is asked for in those roles rather than across IT generally.
Where AZ-140 takes you
- Cloud Engineer
- Systems Administrator
Career roadmaps show where this certification fits in each path. See the roadmaps.
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Careers AZ-140 leads to
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A sensible order
Where AZ-140 sits on the path — build up, then step on.
