{"id":121637,"date":"2026-05-22T11:51:44","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T10:51:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.licensingschool.co.uk\/licensing-blog\/?p=121637"},"modified":"2026-05-22T11:51:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T10:51:45","slug":"windows-365-flex","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.licensingschool.co.uk\/licensing-blog\/2026\/05\/22\/windows-365-flex\/","title":{"rendered":"Windows 365 Flex"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Microsoft announce Windows 365 Flex as the new name for Windows 365 Frontline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The rebrand to \u201cFlex\u201d feels like a better fit for the unchanged features. Dedicated Mode permits three shift workers to each have a Cloud PC, with just one being active at a time. Shared Mode, for employees such as retail assistants, facilitates ad hoc tasks on a Cloud PC. Whilst the licensing is also unaffected by the update, Windows 365 changes are abundant right now. Our previous blog post outlines the recent price drop and retirement of the Windows Hybrid Benefit: <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/43d1Val\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/43d1Val<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Check out the announcement here: <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/4nqP5il\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/4nqP5il<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft announce Windows 365 Flex as the new name for Windows 365 Frontline. The rebrand to \u201cFlex\u201d feels like a better fit for the unchanged features. Dedicated Mode permits three shift workers to each have a Cloud PC, with just one being active at a time. 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