Welcome to the one-hundred-eighty-sixth (186th) 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.
🎂 Celebrating 4 Years of Windows 365!
“Celebrating 4 Years of Windows 365! 4 years ago, to be precise, 8/2/2021, we launched the service in GA that reimagined the future of Windows with Windows 365, bringing the power of the cloud to the PC. We continue this movement to even more innovation, bringing Cloud and AI together, changing the way we interact with our computers.
Here’s to more continued innovation, our impact, and our incredible community driving it forward.” – Christiaan Brinkhoff
Entra ID Token Protection for AVD & Windows 365 | Stop Stolen Tokens
In this video, Neil McLoughlin explains how Entra ID Token Protection helps secure Azure Virtual Desktop and Windows 365 Cloud PCs against token theft. It introduces the concept of token protection, outlines how it works within Entra ID, and demonstrates its practical application in preventing unauthorized access. Neil emphasizes the importance of this feature for maintaining secure remote desktop environments and walks through configuration steps to enable it effectively
How to Change Two New Display Language Packs for Windows 365 Cloud PCs using Intune
In this article, Vaishnav K explains how IT administrators can use Microsoft Intune to set English (Ireland) and English (Australia) as default display languages for Windows 365 Cloud PCs. These new language packs, introduced in Windows 365 Service release 2506, can be configured during provisioning to match users’ regional preferences.
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Real World ‘Like Local’ Experience: Cloud PC Access Across the Ocean
This article recounts Dieter Kempeneers’ experience using a Windows 365 Cloud PC while traveling internationally, including during a layover at Heathrow. Despite being thousands of kilometers from his Cloud PC, he enjoyed a seamless and responsive experience thanks to Microsoft’s infrastructure, including Azure’s global backbone, RDP Shortpath, and RDP Multipath. The piece highlights Microsoft’s “Like Local” initiative, which aims to make remote desktop usage feel as smooth as working on a local device by minimizing latency and improving performance across various scenarios
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