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Associates a virtual desktop collection with a new virtual desktop template.
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Microsoft RemoteDesktop reference: Associates a virtual desktop collection with a new virtual desktop template. The syntax and selected example below are adapted from the pinned Windows Server 2025 reference. Module availability, target configuration and delegated permissions determine whether it can run in your environment. Documentation and parameter text: Microsoft, CC BY 4.0; formatting adapted by Cmdlet World. No execution testing is claimed.
Update-RDVirtualDesktopCollection [-CollectionName] <String> -VirtualDesktopTemplateName <String>
-VirtualDesktopTemplateHostServer <String> [-DisableVirtualDesktopRollback]
[-VirtualDesktopPasswordAge <Int32>] [-ConnectionBroker <String>] [-Force] -StartTime <DateTime>
-ForceLogoffTime <DateTime> [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]Use an account with the target resource permissions documented for Update-RDVirtualDesktopCollection. Modifying administrative cmdlets may require elevation or delegated administration. This catalog does not assert that ordinary users can execute the command.
Windows / RemoteDesktop · Windows Server 2025 documentation; feature/module prerequisites apply
-CollectionName (required)-Confirm-ConnectionBroker-DisableVirtualDesktopRollback-Force-ForceLogoffTime (required)-StartTime (required)-VirtualDesktopPasswordAge-VirtualDesktopTemplateHostServer (required)-VirtualDesktopTemplateName (required)-WhatIfWindows with the RemoteDesktop module and the Windows feature or management tools that provide it. Confirm target connectivity and version compatibility using the linked Microsoft reference.
This cmdlet changes system state. Review every target and parameter in the official reference, test outside production, and prepare an appropriate backup or rollback. Do not execute the example automatically.
Update-RDVirtualDesktopCollection -CollectionName "Virtual Desktop pool" VirtualDesktopTemplateName "RDS-Template" -VirtualDesktopTemplateHostServer "rdvh-1.contoso.com" -ForceLogoffTime 12:00am -DisableVirtualDesktopRollback -VirtualDesktopPasswordAge 31 -ConnectionBroker "rdcb.contoso.com"This command updates the virtual desktop collection named Virtual Desktop pool with the virtual desktop template named RDS-Template on the host server named rdvh-1.contoso.com. The command specifies that the server ends the session if the update operation is still running at 12:00am. The command disables the rollback of a virtual desktop deployment and specifies that the server forces a password update for the computer account for a virtual desktop after 31 days. Source: Microsoft, CC BY 4.0; transcript prompt/output removed. This example was not executed.
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