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Windows 365 connection methods

The options for accessing a Windows 365 Cloud PC have somewhat evolved over time, with an array of choices available! A relatively new offering is Windows 365 Link, a purpose-built hardware device optimised for Windows 365. Windows 365 Boot is a feature that lets you boot directly into your Cloud PC, bypassing the local experience entirely. For hybrid environments, Windows 365 Switch lets you move seamlessly between your local and Cloud PC. Finally, with The Windows App, you gain cross-platform access from virtually any device.

This useful update in the Windows blog provides a helpful summary with more detail: https://bit.ly/49K3Ojg.

Windows 11 QOS requirements licensing guidance

There’s an updated (March 2025) Windows 11 Qualifying Operating System requirements licensing guidance document from Microsoft. It’s an update to a November 2021 document and has a couple of new FAQs: one around the QOS requirements for the new Windows 365 Link device, and another around macOS devices.

Find this updated document here: https://bit.ly/42ufOkZ.

Windows 365 updates

Microsoft announce the general availability of three Windows 365 innovations – find the article here: https://bit.ly/4k3VcGv, and read on for the summary.

First, Windows 365 Link is now available. This is a purpose-built Cloud PC device that’s designed to connect to Windows 365 in a fast and secure way; you can find out more on our blog here: https://bit.ly/4jwyp6d.

Then there’s Windows 365 Frontline Shared Mode for when you want to provision a single Cloud PC which lots of people need to use for short periods on an ad hoc basis, perhaps for a specific task. Only one person can use the Cloud PC at a time, and you can find out more on our blog here: https://bit.ly/4cOpf2e.

And finally, there’s Windows 365 Disaster Recovery Plus, an Add-on licence for Windows 365 Enterprise for (of course) disaster recovery scenarios. Find out more about that on our blog here: https://bit.ly/42wcy8P.

Windows 365 Link

Microsoft announce that Windows 365 Link is in public preview. This is a purpose-built Cloud PC device that’s designed to connect to Windows 365 in a fast and secure way. It’s built by Microsoft and will be available in April 2025 at a cost of $349. It will work with Windows 365 Enterprise, Frontline and Business editions.

Find the announcement here: https://bit.ly/4eMkS7u, the Learn documentation here: https://bit.ly/3APLhDg, and a Microsoft Mechanics video here: https://bit.ly/3CNH8jG.