AMA: Windows 365 - June 2023

That concludes our Windows 365 Ask Microsoft Anything for today. Thanks for joining!

In addition to the questions posted on this page, we also answer questions posted in reply to the event on LinkedIn and Twitter -- as well as open questions in the Windows 365 Community. Here are the questions we answered today:

• From Twitter-- Are WiFi and VPN settings configurable via Intune? - answered at 18:40
• From Twitter -- Is there a way to access the settings on the physical machine once Windows 365 boot is enabled? I have boot enabled, but I am unable to access the machine's local settings (bluetooth, display settings, command prompt, etc). - answered at 29:30
• From Twitter-- Do Teams optimizations and MMR work with Windows 365 Boot? - answered at 36:10
• From Twitter-- Does Windows 365 Boot support Defender for Endpoint? - answered at 39:55
• From Twitter-- Are there plans to make Windows 365 Boot available for Windows 365 Business? - answered at 41:20
• From Twitter-- Can I disable Windows 365 Boot and go back into normal Windows shell mode? What are the steps involved? - answered at 45:45
• From Twitter-- How do Windows updates work with Boot? Can I use Autopatch? - answered at 47:55
• From Tech Community-- Are there any plans to implement Boot for the Linux (GDM) or MacOS login page? - answered at 50:40
• From Tech Community-- When will I be able to brand the logon screen with my own company logo? - answered at 53:15
• From Tech Community-- Last year you announced the Windows 365 App, Switch, and Boot. Which are available now? - answered at 54:30
• From Tech Community-- When will Boot go GA? (generally available) - answered at 57:45

What is the technical reason for not allowing motion of cloud PC between VNETs?

Does Windows 365 boot support Windows Hello / FIDO key login?

Will W365 work for CAD solutions or is that better suited for AVD?

can you use win365 boot to log into an Azure cloud vm? for instances where the cloud PC doesn't have enough processing power/ io / etc?

I want to use Windows 365 as a privileged admin workstation which would be accessed from my AAD Joined standard account connecting to my W365 PAW admin user. Is this use case supported?

Will Boot work with the exciting W365 Frontline?

Do we know if Win365 boot will be coming to AVD? I am a partner and provide managed AVD services to many clients. There definitely is a need for an Intune based 'thin client' replacement for large labs / classrooms for example.

I'm extremely interested in Windows 365 Boot as a concept as someone working for an MSP, and really enjoyed the previous video showing us how to use this. - thank you for doing this. I do have to ask, how are Applications handled when deploying to this? Can these be deployed to the Windows 365 Cloud Computers using Intune as if it were a physical device, and are there limitations on this?

My ideal scenario would be to enable employees to use W365 Boot from their home device, for example if they are sick or would like to catch up on work in the evening. We definitely cannot ask them to convert their home PC to a W365 only device, so are there plans to: 1. Allow W365 Boot on Windows Home devices, possibly if their work account is licensed W365 or Windows Enterprise? 2. Allow users to switch from W365 Boot to "regular" boot? I believe W365 Switch will cover a lot of this use case, but some organizations will take issue with their employees being able to access the Cloud PC and their personal device at the same time.