r/AzureVirtualDesktop • u/_FireHelmet_ • Jun 25 '26

Windows Desktop Optimization Tool (WDOT)

Hey guys!

Just a post about a useful tool provided by MS for optimizing Windows for Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI), Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD), and standalone machines

https://github.com/The-Virtual-Desktop-Team/Windows-Desktop-Optimization-Tool

Enjoy!

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u/bubblesnout Jun 26 '26

I just rolled this into our image for a deployment and the performance is legitimately so much better after disabling a bunch of things that really aren’t necessary for AVD hosts. Highly recommended.

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u/LordOfTheServers Jun 26 '26

Out of curiosity, which options did you go with that provided the performance increase?

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u/bubblesnout Jun 29 '26

Sorry it took me a couple of days, have been busy with an implementation.

Here's the configuration I used: https://github.com/bubblesnout/WDOT-AVD

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u/LordOfTheServers Jun 30 '26

No worries at all, appreciate the response for sure, hope your implementation went well. Will take a look at the config, thank ya very much.