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Could the Windows 365 sign-on directly from the Windows 11 logon screen be seen as Microsoft's answer to a thin client?
- Shared PC Mode would be a great solution for this. It makes Windows behave very thin client-ey.
We have many shared PCs (Shared PC Mode enabled and everything deployed per Device), labs (like the shared, but allows guest access to folks who for different reasons do not have AAD accounts) and various kiosks (nearly all run Edge as a single app, one has the navigation bar enabled for browsing like at a library).
Our need for thin clients could be thought of more like an always-on-VPN alternative. We need to be able to hand out cheap, yet secure, devices that are only useful for connecting to secured VDI environments. Both multi-user and some managed by a 3rd party in GCC.
- Not sure if this is possible for you but as I posted above, we are considering using EOL laptop/desktops as thin clients, enroll them in Autopilot with basic OS configuration and management and have them connect to a VDI/Cloud pc or a high power workstations in the office. If the device lost, stole or broken not a big loss and the desktops will basically be a thin client. Just a thought, we are in the early stages as we are trying to get autopilot off the ground.
