Welcome to the one-hundred-eighty-second (182nd) edition of the Windows 365 Community newsletter! This week, we bring you the latest Windows 365 news, free events, and expert tips & tricks from the world of Cloud PC.
Strengthen business resilience with Windows 365 and Azure Virtual Desktop
This article covers how Microsoft improves organizational resilience through updates to Windows 365 and Azure Virtual Desktop services. It covers tools that reduce disruptions, enhance secure access, and support hybrid work for businesses operating in dynamic environments. Features include temporary Cloud PCs, app streaming without full desktops, and more robust disaster recovery for improved business continuity.
- Windows 365 Reserve gives users instant, secure access to a pre-configured Cloud PC when their primary device becomes unavailable. It reduces downtime, eliminates the need for physical loaner PCs, and simplifies IT management through Microsoft Intune integration. Users access pre-configured Reserve Cloud PCs – complete with Microsoft 365 apps and security policies – from any browser or the Windows App.
- Windows 365 Cloud Apps (private preview) allow organizations to offer secure app streaming without assigning full Cloud PCs to users. This simplifies app delivery for various roles, including remote and seasonal workers, easing management through integration with Microsoft Intune. It also helps organizations transition away from on-premises VDI systems by offering a flexible, cloud-based alternative for delivering applications.
Visit: Strengthen business resilience with Windows 365 and Azure Virtual Desktop
Visit: Windows 365 Cloud Apps now in private preview
Enhanced security defaults for Windows 365 Cloud PCs
This article announces new default security measures for Windows 365 Cloud PCs, focusing on strengthening protection without requiring manual setup. Microsoft now disables clipboard, drive, USB, and printer redirections by default on newly provisioned and reprovisioned Cloud PCs to reduce data exfiltration and malware risk. Moreover, virtualization-based security (VBS), Credential Guard, and hypervisor-protected code integrity (HVCI) are enabled by default for Windows 11 gallery images.
Visit: Enhanced security defaults for Windows 365 Cloud PCs
The new UDP Turn Relay subnet is now included in avdnettest.exe
Microsoft has updated the avdnettest.exe tool to include the new UDP Turn Relay subnet. This may help admins who are concerned about that migration.
Note. The update isn’t stated in the docs.
Visit: Troubleshoot RDP Shortpath for public networks
Workplace Ninjas US 2025 DaaS Finalist Announcement
Live from Workplace Ninjas UK in Edinburgh, Christiaan Brinkhoff and Jon Towles officially announce the amazing finalists for the Workplace Ninjas US DaaS Dynamo of the Year award, celebrating excellence in both AVD and Windows365.
Attendees will have the distinct honor of voting for the best of the best in Microsoft VDI technologies to take home the coveted Golden Clippy:
- Aresh Sarkari
- Dominiek Verham
- Stefan Beckmann
- Esther Barthel
- Sune Thomsen
- Travis Roberts
Don’t miss it! – Sign up now to join us in Dallas, December 9th and 10th: https://workplaceninjas.us
