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Unable to Create Additional Application Group in Personal Host Pool for RemoteApp

Vishal Kumar 0 Reputation points
2025-07-31T09:54:42.8566667+00:00

Hello,

I am working with Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) and have created a personal host pool for assigning individual session hosts to users (1 user → 1 VM). By default, a Desktop Application Group (DAG) was automatically created for this personal host pool.

When I try to create a new application group (to host an app like a web-based app as a RemoteApp), I get the following error:

“Personal Host pool already has a Desktop application group. Please choose another host pool.”

My understanding so far:

Personal host pools are designed for full desktop assignment only.

A single Desktop Application Group is automatically created.

Additional RemoteApp groups cannot be created in a personal host pool.

Questions:

Is there any way to publish individual applications (RemoteApps) from a personal host pool?

  1. Or is creating a pooled host pool the only option to host apps like a standalone Remote Apps?

Thank you for the guidance!

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Azure Virtual Desktop
A Microsoft desktop and app virtualization service that runs on Azure. Previously known as Windows Virtual Desktop.

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  1. Jose Benjamin Solis Nolasco 5,221 Reputation points
    2025-07-31T14:53:02.87+00:00

    @Vishal Kumar I hope you are doing well,

    Personal host pools in Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) are designed for full desktop experiences, and they enforce a hard limit: only one Desktop Application Group (DAG) is allowed per personal host pool. That’s why you're seeing the error when trying to create a RemoteApp group.

    See https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-desktop/publish-applications-stream-remoteapp?tabs=portal

    https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/discussions/azurevirtualdesktopforum/remote-app-host-pool-configuration/877668

    😊 If my answer helped you resolve your issue, please consider marking it as the correct answer. This helps others in the community find solutions more easily. Thanks!

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