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AMA: Windows 365 Frontline in shared mode
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Wednesday, Jan 29, 2025, 08:00 AM PSTEvent details
Ask Microsoft Anything (AMA) about Windows 365 Frontline in shared mode. Do you have workers that need access to a Cloud PC to perform specialized tasks for a short time during their work day? Get answers to your questions on how to provision one Cloud PC that can be shared (non-concurrently) among a group of users. Host Christian Montoya will be joined by experts from the product team and ready to help.
On the panel: Christian Montoya, Go Komatsu, Khyati Shah, & Donna Ryan.
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It's easy! Just select Attend to save your spot and receive event reminders--and add to calendar! Then scroll down to the bottom of this page and post your questions in the Comments. You will see the broadcast here on this page and our panel will be answering live.
The event will be recorded and available on demand shortly after the broadcast concludes so you can also post your questions in advance and check back later for answers.
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Updated Jan 29, 2025
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- Pearl-Angeles
Community Manager
Thanks for your participation in this AMA session! In addition to questions posted on this page, we also answer questions posted elsewhere in Tech Community, and in reply to this event streamed on LinkedIn and X (Twitter). Here are the questions we answered during the session, along with associated timestamps:
Question from Christian -- What was announced at Ignite, and how is the new Windows 365 Frontline in shared mode different from the original Windows 365 Frontline that was released previously? - answered at 3:41.
Question from Microsoft Mechanics episode -- comes to us from our recent episode of Microsoft Mechanics -- Is this 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 6:51.
Question -- How do the different reports compare in Frontline shared mode vs Frontline dedicated mode? Can you share more details on this? – answered at 10:06.
Question -- So when would people want to use shared mode and when would it be better to use dedicated mode? What types of scenarios or environments do we see shared mode being used in? Can it be used in public sector? Libraries? School labs? - answered at 12:41.
Question -- How does OneDrive work in Frontline shared mode? - answered at 19:27
Question from X -- This is public preview right now? What regions are supported? - answered at 20:20.
Question from X -- How can I see who is using the shared Cloud PCs? Is it real-time data? - answered at 21:34.
Question -- How would an admin know if they should switch a user over from a shared device to a dedicated device? - answered at 23:02.
Question – For dedicated mode – when you’re creating frontline cloud pcs, using same license pool, you said you could create pools of different sizes. Are there other ways to manage which users can access/how many can access? - answered at 24:34.
Question -- Does this make it possible to do faster logins without password on multiple workstations and pick up where you left off? No timeouts and no need to log off? Auto log off when you or any other person logs on? - answered at 27:38.
Question from Tech Community -- Are there any plans to support multi-user Windows 10/11 desktops for shared mode? - answered at 33:09.
Question -- When customers have are considering Azure Virtual Desktop vs using Frontline or Frontline in shared mode, what considerations should customers make to steer them in one direction or another? – answered at 34:18.
Question on Tech Community -- Are there any plans to incorporate AI based rules to automatically create new desktops based upon load? - answered at 37:29.
Question on X -- How many clicks/seconds does it take to sign out? -- - answered at 43:56.
Question -- Is the process of using recommended or custom images the same for shared mode? Anything different in the Cloud PC setup that we should know about? - answered at 45:53.
Question -- What’s the recommendation for how to reprovision? - answered at 49:20.
Question -- What actions are available for users when they’re connect via Frontline in shared mode? – answered at 50:46
Question -- We run a shared workspace/hot desking business and need to post clear guidelines on how folks should log on and log off. Ideas? - answered at 53:02.
For more info on how to Connect to Cloud PCs from Windows 10 kiosks using Windows App, go to this blog post.
- Shaun291169Copper Contributor
Are there any plans to incorporate AI based rules to automatically create new desktops based upon load?
- Pearl-Angeles
Community Manager
Thank you for your question! The panelists covered this topic around 37:29.
- Shaun291169Copper Contributor
Are there any plans to support multi-user Windows 10/11 desktops for shared mode?
- Pearl-Angeles
Community Manager
The panelists covered this topic around 33:09.
- Heather_Poulsen
Community Manager
Welcome to this month's Windows 365 AMA! We'll be here to answer your questions about Windows 365 Frontline, shared mode, and more! Post each question here in the Comments. Let's get started!