AVD what's new May 2025 June 2025

Author: dknappettmsft

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+ms.date: 06/06/2025
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 # What's new in documentation for Azure Virtual Desktop
 
 We update documentation for Azure Virtual Desktop regularly. In this article, we highlight articles for new features and where there are significant updates to existing articles. To learn what's new in the service, see [What's new for Azure Virtual Desktop](whats-new.md).
 
+## June 2025
+
+Here are the highlights of documentation changes in June 2025:
+
+- Updated [Enable GPU acceleration for Azure Virtual Desktop](graphics-enable-gpu-acceleration.md) to include the general availability of the High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC), also known as H.265.
+
+- Removed MSIX App Attach content from the documentation, as MSIX App Attach functionality has been removed from Azure Virtual Desktop and replaced with App Attach. For more information, see [App Attach in Azure Virtual Desktop](app-attach-overview.md).
+
+## May 2025
+
+Here are the highlights of documentation changes in May 2025:
+
+- Updated [Configure personal desktop assignment](configure-host-pool-personal-desktop-assignment-type.md) to include the general availability of assigning multiple desktops to a single user. For more information, see [Assign multiple personal desktops to a single user](configure-host-pool-personal-desktop-assignment-type.md#assign-multiple-personal-desktops-to-a-single-user).
+
+- Added Azure PowerShell steps to configure dynamic autoscale in [Create and assign an autoscale scaling plan for Azure Virtual Desktop](autoscale-create-assign-scaling-plan.md?pivots=dynamic).
+
 ## April 2025
 
 Here are the highlights of documentation changes in April 2025:

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 # What's new in Azure Virtual Desktop?
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 > See [What's new in documentation](whats-new-documentation.md), where we highlight new and updated articles for Azure Virtual Desktop.
 
+## June 2025
+
+Here's what changed in June 2025:
+
+### High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC/H.265) hardware acceleration support is now generally available
+
+Azure Virtual Desktop graphics processing unit (GPU) acceleration support for frame encoding using HEVC/H.265 is now generally available. GPU acceleration improves graphical experiences when using the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) with a compatible GPU-enabled Azure Virtual Machine.
+
+For more information, see [Enable GPU acceleration for Azure Virtual Desktop](graphics-enable-gpu-acceleration.md).
+
+## May 2025
+
+Here's what changed in May 2025:
+
+### Connect directly to Azure Virtual Desktop with a direct launch URL
+
+You can now connect directly to Azure Virtual Desktop using a direct launch URL. The direct launch URL opens Windows App in a web browser and connects directly to a specific resource, such as a desktop or application, without requiring the user to select it from a list. This feature is useful for scenarios where you want to provide a direct link to a specific resource.
+
+For more information, see [Access desktops and apps using direct launch URLs for Windows App in a web browser](/windows-app/direct-launch-urls?tabs=avd).
+
+## Multiple personal desktops for a single user is now generally available
+
+Multiple personal desktop assignment allows you to assign more than one personal desktop to a single user in a single host pool, and is now generally available. Multiple desktops are useful for users juggling diverse business roles, such as backend and frontend development or transitioning between testing and production environments.
+
+For more information, see [Assign multiple personal desktops to a single user](configure-host-pool-personal-desktop-assignment-type.md#assign-multiple-personal-desktops-to-a-single-user).
+
 ## April 2025
 
 Here's what changed in April 2025: