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Posts by Tom Hickling

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Introducing the New Windows 365 Monitoring and Reporting Platform Now in public preview a new Windows 365 reporting and monitoring platform with contextual, end‑to‑end visibility designed for faster, deeper analysis.

Now in public preview, the new Windows 365 monitoring and reporting platform.
This new reporting tooling consolidates multiple important data sets related to your #Windows365 environment.

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Windows 365 Frontline in shared mode now available in Brazil South, Italy North, and West Europe Now live: W365 Frontline Shared Mode expands to Brazil, Italy and Netherlands—bringing Cloud PCs closer to end users!

#Windows365 continues its global expansion. Today we announce that #Frontline shared mode is now available from three additional #Azure regions: Brazil South, Italy North and West Europe.

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Windows 365 Frontline in shared mode expands to Mexico Central, Poland Central, Sweden Central, New Zealand North and West Europe Now live: W365 Frontline Shared Mode expands to Mexico, Poland, Sweden & New Zealand North —bringing Cloud PCs closer to users!

#Windows365 Frontline in shared mode is now available in even more new Azure regions.
Today we have added New Zealand North, Mexico Central, Poland Central and Sweden Central.
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Announcing Multi-Region Selection for Windows 365 in Government Community Cloud Multi‑Region Selection is now available for Windows 365 in GCC & GCC-High, delivering built‑in resiliency with Microsoft Hosted Network.

#Windows365 Multi-region selection is now available in the US Government Community Cloud. This brings the same enhanced resiliency and residency capabilities to GCC. All the details are here: techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/windows...

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Windows 365 now available in US Gov Texas for US Government Community Cloud customers GCC & GCC-High customers can now deploy Windows 365 Cloud PCs in US Gov Texas

#Windows365 is now available in the US Government Cloud Texas region.

This provides Government Community Cloud customers another location to deploy #CloudPCs for their end users:

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Windows 365 Frontline in shared mode expands to Norway East, France Central and Spain Central W365 Frontline in Shared Mode lands in 3 new regions! Fast, secure Cloud PCs for frontline teams

#Windows365 is showing up where end users need it.
Windows 365 #Frontline Shared mode is now live in Norway East, France Central, and Spain Central. We’re continuing to push Cloud PCs closer to users, lower latency and data residency where it matters
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Microsoft Dev Box and Windows 365 Update - Microsoft Dev Box Discover how Microsoft Dev Box capabilities are transitioning to Windows 365, offering unified solutions for developers and IT admins starting in November 2025.

#Microsoft is simplifying the #CloudPC story.
Dev Box stopped onboarding net‑new customers. Existing users are fine.
Future developer innovation moves to #Windows365 — with GPU options, predictable pricing, and no extra licence cost:
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Frontline shared mode expands to Germany West Central & Switzerland North Deploy shared Cloud PCs in new locations—Windows 365 Frontline Shared is now available in Germany West Central & Switzerland North

#Windows365 expands globally again.

Today we announce that #Frontline is now supported in the Germany West Central and Switzerland North regions. Get your CloudPCs closer to your users and within set geographical boundaries. All the details are here: techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/windows...

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Windows Server 2025 Remote Desktop Session Host Capacity Planning Whitepaper | Microsoft Community Hub The Remote Desktop Session Host (RDSH) is a role service available on Windows Server 2025, which allows multiple...

Are you using or going to use #Windows Server 2025 #RemoteDesktopServices? Thinking about your user numbers, capacity and scaling? Check out our latest whitepaper providing this guidance:

Windows Server 2025 Capacity Planning Whitepaper

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Announcing new Cloud PC devices designed for Windows 365 When organizations move more workloads to the cloud, they can simplify their endpoint strategy—making it easier for IT to manage and scale. To help organizations on this journey, in 2024, Microsoft in...

Announcing two new hardware devices from #Asus and #Dell for connecting to #Windows365. Learn more about both of these in our latest blog
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Every Monday in March is #Microsoft #TechnicalTakeoff2026. Learn how we build resiliency into #AVD & #Windows365 & add-ons to improve your workload resiliency. Mon 2nd of March at 11:30 PST: "Resiliency with Windows 365 and Azure Virtual Desktop"
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Azure Default Outbound Access Changes: Guidance for Windows 365 ANC Customers | Microsoft Community Hub After March 31, 2026, newly created Azure Virtual Networks (VNets) will no longer have default outbound internet access enabled by default. Windows 365...

Are you using #Windows365 with Azure Network Connections (ANC)? After March 31st 2026, any new #Azure vNets you use with an ANC will no longer have outbound internet access enabled by default. Therefore read this article from Kathryn Jakubek to know more: techcommunity.microsoft.com/discussions/...

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Azure’s Default Outbound Access Changes: Guidance for Azure Virtual Desktop Customers | Microsoft Community Hub After March 31, 2026, newly created Azure Virtual Networks (VNets) will no longer have default outbound internet access (DOA) enabled by default. Azure...

Are you using #AzureVirtualDesktop and likely to create a new #AzureVirtualNetwork after March 31st 2026? If yes then you need to be aware they will not support outbound internet access by default.

Kathryn Jakubek tells what you what need to know here: techcommunity.microsoft.com/discussions/...

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Windows 365 now supported in New Zealand North New Zealand North region joins Windows 365, enabling lower latency and stronger data residency for Cloud PC users.

#Windows365 is now available in #NewZealand.

Today we announce support for Windows365 form the #Azure New Zealand North region.

This is another example of meeting our customers where they are as we continue to expland the service.

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Announcing general availability of RDP Shortpath configuration via GPO and Microsoft Intune Centrally manage RDP Shortpath for Azure Virtual Desktop and Windows 365 using GPO and Intune

You can now configure #RDP Shortpath via both Group Policy and #Intune policies for #AzureVirtualDesktop and #Windows365

Make your life easier with centralised management of these important connectivity settings.

All the details are here: techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/Windows...

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Windows 365 now supported in Brazil South - Windows IT Pro Blog Brazil South joins Windows 365’s supported regions, enabling lower latency and improved resiliency for Cloud PCs.  

#Windows365 is now fully available in the #Brazil South #Azure region:

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Last week we announced the preview of Regional host pools in #AVD
Today we are adding support for the Azure portal.
For customers in the preview when deploying host pools to Central US or East US 2 you will see a new Deployment Scope drop-down box:
aka.ms/avdregional

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Now in public preview: Azure Virtual Desktop regional host pools - Azure Virtual Desktop Blog In order to increase resilience Azure Virtual Desktop is enabling new regional host pools  

Azure Virtual Desktop now supports regional host pools—boosting resilience & data sovereignty by storing metadata in your chosen Azure region. Public preview live in East US 2 & Central US. Get ready for global rollout! Details: aka.ms/avdregional #AzureVirtualDesktop #AVD

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Introducing resiliency improvements with Microsoft Hosted Network - Windows IT Pro Blog Increase resilience for your Cloud PC estate by using the latest innovations within Microsoft Hosted Network networks  

Significant resiliency and data sovereignty enhancements landing for #Windows365 Microsoft Hosted Network. As Windows 365 and Azure expand globally, these improvements rethink how region selection and availability should operate, as part of the service: techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/windows...

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Preparing for what’s next: Windows security and resiliency innovations help organizations mitigate risks, recover faster and prepare for the era of AI Today, we introduced agentic platform and cloud-powered flexibility capabilities into Windows that bring together human creativity and intelligent agents. To fully embrace these ag

#Windows365 #Reserve is GA
Reserve is a new offering that supports a user’s productivity when their physical device is unavailable or short-term access is needed by providing them with quick & secure access to work resources via a temporary Cloud PC. blogs.windows.com/windowsexper...

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Here is great overview from Scott Manchester of many of the new #Windows365 updates and new features we have announced at #MicrosoftIgnite:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHXAEFJ2cFQ

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Windows 365 Link - What's new for the first Cloud PC device -Windows IT Pro Blog The simple, secure, purpose-built device for Windows 365 is coming to seven more countries and getting new features.  

#Windows365 Link enhancements. Now available in 13 countries and expanding to Belgium, Finland, Ireland, Italy, Poland, Singapore and Spain in the first quarter of 2026.
With multiple product updates coming in the first quarter of 2026
Further information: aka.ms/Windows365Li...

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Windows 365 Frontline updates and Cloud Apps general availability - Windows IT Pro Blog Windows 365 Frontline has been enhanced with new capabilities, including Windows 365 Cloud Apps, User Experience Sync, and more  

#Windows365 User experience sync
Windows 365 User experience sync preserves user settings and app configurations across Windows 365 Frontline in shared mode sessions, delivering a consistent experience even on nonpersistent VMs
Further details: techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/windows...

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Windows 365 Frontline updates and Cloud Apps general availability - Windows IT Pro Blog Windows 365 Frontline has been enhanced with new capabilities, including Windows 365 Cloud Apps, User Experience Sync, and more  

#Windows365 Cloud Apps is now generally available.
Cloud Apps allow administrators to publish just specific apps delivered from the cloud instead of a full Cloud PC.
Further details: techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/windows...

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Windows 365 for Agents unlocks secured, scalable AI automation - Windows IT Pro Blog Unlock secured, scalable AI agent power — discover Windows 365 for Agents, built for the future of agentic work.     

#Windows365 for Agents is now in preview.
Windows 365 for Agents provides a powerful, platform for agent makers to design, test, and deploy computer using agents (CUAs) to operate securely and efficiently on Cloud PCs anywhere they’re deployed.
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Keyboard Input Protection for Windows 365 and Azure Virtual Desktop now in preview - Windows IT Pro Blog Protect against keylogging malware and other threats with new input protection capabilities in Windows 365 and Azure Virtual Desktop      

Keyboard Input Protection for #Windows365 and #AzureVirtualDesktop is now in preview.

Further protect your Windows365 Cloud PCs and you Azure Virtual Desktop session host VMs using new Windows Cloud I/O Protection capabilities.

Read the details here: techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/windows...

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Now in public preview: Ephemeral OS disk support on Azure Virtual Desktop - Azure Virtual Desktop Blog Azure Virtual Desktop now supports Ephemeral OS disk in public preview, experience fast, stateless session hosts.   

#AzureVirtualDesktop now supports non-persistent session hosts in public preview. This is great if need stateless workloads where the VMs revert back to a base image after use.
Here are all of the details to get started now: techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/azurevi...

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Employees can bring Copilot from their personal Microsoft 365 plans to work - what it means for IT | Microsoft Community Hub Today, we made some exciting announcements for Microsoft 365 Personal, Family and the new Premium plans. Among them is how employees can use Copilot from...

Bring your own Copilot to work.

#Microsoft has enabled multiple account access for Microsoft 365 #Copilot.
This enables employees to use their own Copilot from personal #Microsoft365 plans still controlled by IT. Further details are available here:
techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microso...

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External Identities is now in public preview for #AzureVirtualDesktop and #Windows365. This allows you to invite external identities into your Entra Tenant and then present them resources.
All the details are available here:
learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/...

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Extending Copilot in Intune to manage Windows 365 Cloud PCs - Windows IT Pro Blog Copilot in Intune now supports Windows 365 with natural language prompts    

You can now make use of #Copilot in #Intune to better manage #Windows365.
Now generally available, this brings AI insights into your management experience in Intune for your #CloudPC estate.
Full details are available here:
techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/windows...

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