A Microsoft desktop and app virtualization service that runs on Azure. Previously known as Windows Virtual Desktop.
The documented rollout behavior explains part of what is being seen:
- Azure Virtual Desktop SxS Network Stack updates are installed automatically.
- Rollout is progressive through flighting and can take several weeks.
- Some versions might not reach non-validation environments, so multiple SxS versions can appear across environments.
- The currently documented latest versions are Production: 1.0.2605.19825 and Validation: 1.0.2608.28350.
Based on that, seeing 1.0.2605.19825 alongside another SxS version is consistent with the documented rollout model, but the provided documentation does not list 1.0.2607.31750 as a current latest production version.
For the install/retry behavior and performance impact, the supported troubleshooting path in the documentation is to verify whether the stack is healthy and, if needed, reinstall the SxS stack:
- Sign in to an affected session host VM as an administrator.
- Open an elevated PowerShell prompt and run
qwinsta.exe. - Check the
rdp-sxsentry in theSESSIONNAMEcolumn. - Confirm the
STATEcolumn for bothrdp-tcpandrdp-sxsisListen.- If either entry is missing or not in
Listen, that indicates a stack issue.
- If either entry is missing or not in
- Stop the boot loader service:
Stop-Service RDAgentBootLoader - In Control Panel > Programs > Programs and Features or Settings > Apps on Windows 11, uninstall the latest Remote Desktop Services SxS Network Stack version, or the version listed in:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server\WinStationsunderReverseConnectionListener. Risk: uninstalling the stack affects AVD connectivity on that session host until reinstall and restart complete. - Back in PowerShell, locate the latest SxS installer already present on the VM:
$sxsMsi = (Get-ChildItem "$env:SystemDrive\Program Files\Microsoft RDInfra\" | ? Name -like SxSStack*.msi | Sort-Object CreationTime -Descending | Select-Object -First 1).FullName $sxsMsi - Reinstall it:
msiexec /i $sxsMsi - Restart the session host VM.
- Run
qwinsta.exeagain and verifyrdp-tcpandrdp-sxsboth showListen. - If they still do not show
Listen, the documented next step is to re-register the VM and reinstall the agent component.
If the host status is showing Unavailable or Upgrading, that is specifically called out as a sign that the agent or stack did not install successfully.