Welcome to the one-hundred-seventy-fourth (174th) 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.
Event: How Windows 365 and Azure Virtual Desktop helped customers achieve up to 217% ROI
This 2025 commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of Microsoft explores how Windows 365 and Azure Virtual Desktop helped organizations enhance end-user productivity, reduce PC lifecycle management and IT infrastructure costs, and improve security.
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How to use ProfileUnity with PCs and Windows 365 Cloud PCs
This article is the third post in a series about using Liquidware ProfileUnity. In this post, Dominiek Verham explores the possibility of managing user profiles on Windows 365 Cloud PCs and Windows 11 PCs. It provides detailed steps on how to set up Azure storage accounts for saving configuration settings and portability settings, configuring read-only client access, adding cloud credentials to ProfileUnity, enabling portability settings, and deploying the ProfileUnity client using Microsoft Intune. The post also offers tips on ensuring that the ProfileUnity client can connect to the license server using methods such as Microsoft Entra Application Proxy or Global Secure Access.
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Windows App to replace Remote Desktop app for Windows
The Remote Desktop app for Windows, available from the Microsoft Store, will no longer be supported starting May 27, 2025. Instead, users must transition to the new Windows App to access Windows 365, Azure Virtual Desktop, and Microsoft Dev Box. The Windows App offers several improvements, including unified access to multiple Windows services, customizable home screens, multimonitor support, dynamic display resolutions, enhanced remote work experiences, and easy account switching. Users must uninstall the Remote Desktop app and follow guides to transition to the new Windows App.
IT administrators are advised to prepare their organizations for this transition and update internal resources accordingly.
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Behind the Feature: The history and future of Windows Cloud with Scott Manchester, VP, Microsoft
Join us for an insightful journey through the evolution of Windows Cloud, guided by Scott Manchester, Vice President of PM W365+AVD at Microsoft. Discover the story behind the product that has shaped Windows Cloud, understand its current capabilities, and explore the innovative future that lies ahead.
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Workplace Ninjas Norway
Workplace Ninjas Norway is excited to have Christiaan Brinkhoff and Bhavya Chopra from Microsoft Corp. as keynote speakers. They will discuss the future of Windows in the Cloud and the AI era.
– It’s a fantastic opportunity that you do not want to miss out on.
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Advanced Security and Compliance Strategies for Cloud PCs: Windows 365 and Azure Virtual Desktop Integration
The article discusses advanced security and compliance strategies for Windows 365 and Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD). It highlights the importance of robust security measures for cloud-based computing solutions and outlines several strategies to enhance security and compliance. Key topics covered include Zero Trust security, Conditional Access, Multi-Factor Authentication, Endpoint Security policies, Microsoft Defender, and Compliance Monitoring. The article also emphasizes the need for monitoring, auditing, and incident response, and provides best practices for managing security and compliance with these cloud-based platforms.
The goal is to help organizations maximize the benefits of Windows 365 and AVD while maintaining strong security and compliance.
Windows 365 now supported in Mexico and Spain
The article announces that Windows 365 is now supported in Spain and Mexico. Users can deploy Cloud PCs in the Spain Central and Mexico Central regions. This expansion increases the number of Azure geographies that Windows 365 supports, offering more choices for locating Cloud PCs and reducing latency for users in these areas. The article also mentions future improvements to the provisioning process to simplify region and network selection. Microsoft is committed to expanding Windows 365 to more locations worldwide, providing greater choice and flexibility for Cloud PC users.
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Windows 365: The Ultimate Starter Guide
This video is a beginner’s guide to understanding Windows 365 Cloud PCs. It covers what Cloud PCs are, how they work, and whether they might be suitable for your organization. Perfect for those who are new to the concept and want to start from scratch.
