In addition to the questions posted on this page, we also answer questions posted elsewhere on Tech Community and in reply to the event on LinkedIn and X (Twitter). Here are the questions we answered:

Question -- How is the new shared mode different from the original W365 Frontline (dedicated)? - answered at 5:34.

Follow up question – Can you confirm that if folks have Frontline today, they now have access to Frontline in shared mode? – answered at 9:19.

Question from X -- When can we expect MAM on Android to go GA? Any new features being added between preview and GA? - answered at 11:34.

Question from LinkedIn -- Can we use Windows 365 Link with AVD? It looks like probably not so, are there plans to extend/include that? – answered at 12:40.

Question from Tech Community for Link -- This sounds intriguing, and I know VDIs from the past. How does everyone plan to handle situations where internet connectivity fails beyond the redundancies in place? – answered 13:41.

Question on Tech Community for Link -- Can it be powered from a single USB-C cable? Just thinking about a use case, someone else in the comments mentioned portable use where home and office have a fixed USB dock, screens, etc installed..... – answered at 15:43.

Question -- What are the prereqs for clipboard redirect? – answered at 17:47.

Follow up question – for iOS and Android, how does that work with MAM? - answered at 19:40.

Question -- Is dedicated mode the same concept of VDI, only this time around, the device is dedicated. Can this also run for multiple users with directories in Microsoft AD? – answered at 21:46.

Question -- I saw that Autopilot device prep is "coming soon" for Cloud PCs - How will that differ from the Win client approach? How can I test/preview it when that's available? – answered at 25:55.

Follow up question – Will the boot feature on Windows 11 also support the new autopilot technology? – answered at 28:48.

Follow up question – Does Link support autopilot for public preview? – answered at 29:17.

Question from X -- How do pass keys work with Windows 365? – answered at 30:46. For more information about comparing the different auth types, go to: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-app/compare-platforms-features?pivots=azure-virtual-desktop#authentication  

Follow up question -- Can we use passkeys and/or security keys to log in? – answered at 35:26.

Follow up question from “can we use passkeys and/or security keys to log in?” -- for the boot on Windows 11, depending on which mode you’re in (because boot has 2 modes), we’ll be sharing credentials? - answered at 36:55.

Follow up question from “can we use passkeys and/or security keys to log in?” -- Current Windows 365 experience is more of a shared device, so there is no windows hello? – answered at 37:34.

Question on Tech Community -- How long will Windows 365 Link be supported? OS security updates and driver security updates? – answered at 39:01.

Question -- What kind of reporting can we have for shared W365 PCs? Are there alerts if we run out - ideally before that happens? What if we run out and a user tries to log in? – answered at 40:43.

Follow up question – for the connection piece, are there specific requirements on the client side? Do we support all the clients right now for connecting to Frontline Shared, or is it just a sub-set right now? – answered at 43:54.

Follow up question -- I know we have other alerts for other features within Windows 365, like Azure Network Connection, is that where you set the alerts? - answered at 45:22.

Request on Tech Community -- Please make a comparison of Unidirectional clipboard for Azure Virtual Desktop and Windows 365 to that of someone using Azure Bastion. Thanks! – addressed at 46:06.

Question from LinkedIn -- How does the licensing for Windows 365 Link work? – answered at 48:11.

Follow up question from “How does the licensing for Windows 365 Link work?”  -- Do we support Microsoft dev box? 49:38.

Question -- Read about bulk restore points for Cloud PCs and saw there was a limit of 5K. How should we think about when and how to use restore points since there is a limit? – answered at 50:03.

Question on Tech Community -- Is there a laptop type harness or dock for the Link device? Realize it has the connections, but how to easily use it in the office in a dock, plug into a laptop harness (power and display) for the ride home, and then dock at home office? – answered at 53:35.