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AVD pool creation fails with my free subscription and MCT sponsored as well

Selvakumar Balakrishnan 0 Reputation points
2026-05-23T09:33:19.5833333+00:00

MCT - Visual Studio Enterprise Subscription - Cannot create AVD host pool

Need some assistance in deployment of avd pool in any subscription. I have tried multiple regions no luck.

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Azure Virtual Desktop
Azure Virtual Desktop

A Microsoft desktop and app virtualization service that runs on Azure. Previously known as Windows Virtual Desktop.

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  1. kagiyama yutaka 3,510 Reputation points
    2026-05-24T01:01:50.11+00:00

    I think AVD deploys on the subscription types listed as supported in Microsoft’s public docs, and Free or MCT‑VS is outside that list, so creating the host pool works only in a clean Pay‑As‑You‑Go subscription.

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  2. AI answer

    2026-05-23T09:33:31.2966667+00:00

    Azure Virtual Desktop host pool creation can fail on free and sponsored/benefit subscriptions because some subscription types can’t access required features in certain regions.

    From the documented behavior:

    1. Some subscription types are blocked
      • Subscriptions such as MSDN, Free, Education, and similar benefit/sponsored types can’t access all required Azure Virtual Desktop features in some regions when deploying via ARM/portal.
      • This matches scenarios like Visual Studio (MSDN) and other sponsored subscriptions where AVD deployments fail even if the portal UI allows starting the deployment.
    2. Region restrictions
      • The error can be caused by the combination of subscription type and region: “The subscription you're using is a type that can't access required features in the region where the customer is trying to deploy. For example, MSDN, Free, or Education subscriptions can show this error.”
    3. Recommended resolution
      • Change either:
        • The subscription type: use a standard Pay-As-You-Go or other production-grade subscription instead of Free, MSDN/Visual Studio, or sponsored/MCT subscriptions for AVD host pools.
        • Or the region: deploy to a region where the subscription type can access the required features (however, for MSDN/Free types this limitation often applies broadly, so switching to a full commercial subscription is usually required).
    4. Additional checks
      • Ensure the account used has at least Contributor access on the subscription when creating the host pool and session host VMs.
      • If using ARM templates and seeing obscure deployment errors, test the same template in a different subscription/region to confirm it’s a subscription-type limitation rather than a template issue.

    In practice, for an MCT Visual Studio Enterprise (MSDN) subscription and a Free subscription, the supported path is to create or use a non-benefit Azure subscription (for example, a standard Pay-As-You-Go) and deploy the AVD host pool there.

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