Which Storage Accounts Can Host FSLogix Profile Containers?
You have an Azure subscription that contains the storage accounts shown in the following table. You deploy Azure Virtual Desktop. All the session hosts in the deployment are joined to Active Directory. You need to implement FSLogix profile containers. Which storage accounts can you use to store the profile containers? - 
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50% of anonymous learners picked answer B. Votes are pick records left by other test-takers — they are not the verified answer.
Community Insight
The question tests whether you can map FSLogix profile container requirements onto Azure storage account types; the trap is treating Microsoft's premium-tier recommendation as a hard requirement and wrongly ruling out the standard file share.
FSLogix profile containers in Azure Virtual Desktop must live on storage that exposes an SMB file share, which on Azure means Azure Files rather than blob storage. This page shows why the standard file shares in storage1 and the premium file shares in storage4 both qualify, making C the correct answer.
The most common wrong pick is B (storage4 only), because candidates read Microsoft's "premium file shares are recommended" guidance as a mandatory requirement and disqualify the standard Azure file share in storage1 even though it supports SMB.
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Why the Answer Is Correct
FSLogix profile containers are VHDX files that the FSLogix filter driver mounts from a remote SMB share, so the only hard requirement in this question is a storage account that exposes an SMB file share. In the table, storage1 is Azure Files with standard file shares and storage4 is Azure Files with premium file shares; both expose SMB and both support identity-based authentication, which is exactly why the detail about the session hosts being Active Directory joined matters. Microsoft's own "Store FSLogix profile containers" guidance lists standard file shares as valid for light workloads and reserves premium file shares as the recommendation for medium, heavy and power workloads. Because the question asks which accounts you can use rather than which tier is recommended, the standard file shares in storage1 are valid alongside the premium file shares in storage4. That makes C the answer.Why the Other Options Are Wrong
Option A is incomplete: it accepts the standard file share in storage1 but ignores the premium file shares in storage4, which are the Microsoft-recommended backing store. Option B mirrors the source answer key and reflects a common misreading — premium is recommended for production FSLogix workloads, not required — so it wrongly disqualifies standard Azure file shares. Option D pulls in storage2 and storage3, which are blob accounts (page blobs and block blobs); blobs expose REST-style endpoints instead of SMB, so FSLogix cannot mount a profile container there. Option E compounds that error by combining the two blob accounts with the two legitimate file share accounts, so it fails for the same reason as D.Community Comment Notes
Learners split almost evenly between B and C, and the disagreement is really about whether "recommended" means "required." hwoccurrence argued for C, noting that "FSLogix profile containers require Azure Files with SMB" and that blob-based accounts "do not support SMB". brucespr landed on B while making the same technical point — "All FSLogix containers can be stored on file shares that support the SMB protocol" — which actually supports C if storage1 is a file share. DC095 also chose C, observing that premium file shares are recommended for production workloads while standard file shares will also work. SteveR73 pushed for D based on Cloud Cache with Azure AD-only identities, but the question never mentions Cloud Cache and states the session hosts are Active Directory joined, so that scenario does not apply here.Official Reference
Exam Strategy
Read the storage table's type column before anything else: the exam frequently mixes Azure Files (SMB), page blobs and block blobs in one table so you must spot which rows can actually present a file share. Also treat the word "can" as a capability test rather than a best-practice test — premium tiers are usually recommended for FSLogix, but standard file shares remain technically valid.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why can't the blob accounts storage2 and storage3 hold FSLogix profile containers?
FSLogix profiles are VHDX files mounted over SMB, and page blobs and block blobs do not expose an SMB file share, so they cannot host profile containers.
Are standard Azure file shares really supported for FSLogix profile containers?
Yes. Microsoft lists standard file shares as valid for light workloads, while premium file shares are recommended for medium, heavy and power workloads.
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