At Microsoft’s Ignite 2024 tech conference this week in Chicago, Redmond announced the first ‘Cloud PC’ device—a purpose-built solution called Windows 365 Link. With a public preview starting now, they are expected to be shipping or generally available in April 2025. “…a small Windows-based OS designed to connect you to Windows 365 in seconds” –...
Microsoft has officially released its new Windows App for Windows, macOS, iPadOS, and the web, with a public preview now available on Android. This all-in-one app serves as a centralized hub, allowing users to seamlessly access Windows 365, Azure Virtual Desktop, Microsoft Dev Box, or their personal Remote Desktop PC. The Windows app acts as…
Microsoft has released some important updates for its Windows 365 Enterprise customers. The company has announced that Windows 365 support for Microsoft Purview Customer Key is now generally available for enterprise customers. Microsoft Purview Customer Key is a security feature designed to boost data protection in Microsoft 365 services. It allows customers to manage their…
Microsoft is celebrating the third-year anniversary of its Windows 365 service this month. The company also announced several new updates, including cross-region disaster recovery, GPU-enabled Cloud PCs, and enhanced security features. Microsoft originally launched Windows 365 for commercial customers back in July 2021. This service enables users to access Windows 10 and Windows 11 PCs…
Microsoft has introduced support for cross-region disaster recovery for Windows 365 Enterprise. This new optional service allows organizations to safeguard their Cloud PCs and data against regional outages. The cross-region disaster recovery feature creates a copy of the users’ Windows 365 Cloud PCs in an alternate region. This copy utilizes the most recent restore point…
Microsoft is holding its “Advancing the New Era of Work” digital event and the company made some big announcements for IT Pros. The company has unveiled a slew of security features and other improvements for Windows 365 customers to help organizations in advancing this new era of work. Microsoft has announced the general availability of…
Microsoft has recently released a slew of updates aimed at enhancing the billing experience for its commercial customers. These updates include billing accounts and profiles, an updated invoice format, flexible billing frequencies, and a new cancellation policy. The Microsoft Customer Agreement (MCA) is a legal contract between Microsoft and its customers. It’s a digital agreement…
Microsoft has launched Windows 365 Customer Lockbox for its commercial customers. This feature provides organizations with tools to control access to user content, especially when Microsoft support engineers need to resolve support issues. Microsoft support engineers usually rely on telemetry and debugging tools to troubleshoot problems with their services. However, there may be times when…
Microsoft has released several improvements for Windows 365 Boot and Windows 365 Switch, which are currently in public preview for enterprise customers. Windows 365 is a cloud-based service that allows users to securely stream their Windows 11 or Windows 10 PCs to any device. The Windows 365 Boot feature lets users log in directly to…
Microsoft is testing updates for its Windows 365 Cloud PC service, which are available for Insiders in the Dev Channel. The enhancements include a dedicated login mode for Windows 365 Boot, an improved disconnect experience for Windows 365 Switch, access to local PC settings from the Cloud PC, and more. Microsoft first launched its Windows…
As Microsoft is kicking off its Ignite 2023 conference this morning, the company detailed several updates coming to Windows 365 and Azure Virtual Desktop. These enhancements aim to improve the productivity of IT administrators and employees in enterprise environments. “Windows 365 and Azure Virtual Desktop are cloud-based solutions that allow you to access your Windows…
To strengthen security measures for businesses, Microsoft has introduced Intune Endpoint Privilege Management support for Windows 365 devices. The latest release gives IT administrators the ability to manage application elevations on Windows 365 Cloud PCs with Endpoint Privilege Management. Microsoft Intune Endpoint Privilege Management is a solution that allows organizations to manage the elevation of…