Windows
Virtual desktop network connection paused until the Azure Virtual Desktop preview app was changed
The virtual desktop connection was pausing and preventing sign-in. Another version of the Azure Virtual Desktop preview application was installed, and the user was then able to log back in and load applications.
Killed once by someone from XL.net, on 2025-11-15.
Affects
Apps
- Azure Virtual Desktop preview application
What you see
- Virtual desktop network connection gets paused
- Unable to log back in to the virtual desktop until the app version was changed
Why it happens
Suspected Suspected issue with the installed Azure Virtual Desktop preview application version
When it shows up
A Windows computer using the Azure Virtual Desktop preview application shows a paused network connection and blocks access to the virtual desktop
You are in this case if:
- Azure Virtual Desktop preview application
- Network connection paused
- Virtual desktop login fails or is interrupted
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Someone from XL.net killed this on a Windows computer on 2025-11-15. It is written up from that one repair, so it cites no outside page.