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Windows 365 for Gov AMA

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Tuesday, Jan 17, 2023, 06:30 AM PST
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We are excited to announce a Windows 365 for Gov AMA on Tuesday, January 17th at 6:30 AM PST| 9:30 AM EST !

 

Join us as our experts discuss how you can use Windows 365 for Gov and answer your questions and collect feedback.

 

An AMA is a live text-based online event similar to a “YamJam” on Yammer or an “Ask Me Anything” on Reddit. This AMA gives you the opportunity to connect with Microsoft product experts who will be on hand to answer your questions and listen to feedback.

 

Feel free to post your questions about Windows 365 for Gov now through the end of the event in the Comment on this event... box below; however, questions will not be answered until the live event.

Sarah_Gilbert
Updated Jan 17, 2023

19 Comments

  • Sarah_Gilbert's avatar
    Sarah_Gilbert
    Silver Contributor
    Thank you for joining us during this AMA hour. We appreciate hearing your questions and feedback! We are looking forward to hosting another and talking with you all next month. Stay tuned for the announcement! We will now close this AMA to new comments
  • Brad Shannon's avatar
    Brad Shannon
    Copper Contributor
    Is there a good article that spells out the differences between W365 and AVD in GCC High/Azure Gov? It looked like W365 didn't support GPUs, which ruled it out for my current needs.
    • Robert_Nishi's avatar
      Robert_Nishi
      Icon for Microsoft rankMicrosoft
      Windows 365 Government does not have a GPU offering today, in either Commercial or Government. We don't have a published article spelling out any differences between W365 and AVD, either. However, it sounds like you were able to find AVD to be the fit for your needs, and I'm glad you were able to get there. Would you say some sort of article spelling out the differences would have made your eventual landing on AVD simpler/quicker?
      • FaulkConsulting's avatar
        FaulkConsulting
        Copper Contributor
        Robert, a detailed comparison of AVD & W365 for each of Commercial, GCC, & GCCH would be exceptionally helpful. We assigned a resource to do a small bakeoff between AVD & W365 in Commercial, but we couldn't afford to dedicate the resource to get to the bottom of all of the nuances -- especially when we don't have a clear roadmap for features into each Microsoft cloud environment.
  • FaulkConsulting's avatar
    FaulkConsulting
    Copper Contributor
    Where can we find a complete list of features and default settings for Windows 365 in Commercial, GCC, & GCC High?
    • Roy Barton's avatar
      Roy Barton
      Former Employee

      FaulkConsulting,

       

      Thanks for the question!

       

      Windows 365 is simply a personal device, referred as a "Cloud PC", in the cloud that is managed like any other physical device. On provisioning, regardless of cloud instance, Windows is configured to it's default settings as any other physical device would be. Since Intune is how Cloud PCs are managed, settings and configurations come from the Intune service and are configured per your security settings. Below is a link to a list of security settings available in Intune. 

      https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/mem/intune/protect/security-baseline-settings-windows-365

       

      And here is the Service Description of available features in Commercial, GCC and GCCH.

      https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/office365/servicedescriptions/windows-365-service-description/windows-365-service-description

      https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-365/enterprise/introduction-windows-365-government

       

      Please let us know if this answers your question. 

       

      Roy

      • FaulkConsulting's avatar
        FaulkConsulting
        Copper Contributor
        How does Microsoft maintain its commitment to accept the DFARS 7012 flow-down in GCC & GCCH if Windows 365 Gov doesn't yet support "Digital forensics and placing a Cloud PC under review?"
  • Sarah_Gilbert's avatar
    Sarah_Gilbert
    Silver Contributor
    Welcome to the Windows 365 for Gov Ask Microsoft Anything (AMA)! This live hour gives you the opportunity to ask questions directly to the Microsoft team. Please post any questions in a separate, new comment thread on this event. To get started, please introduce yourself below along with where you are joining us from!
    • PhilWest's avatar
      PhilWest
      Former Employee
      HI, this is Phil for the MSFT Federal team -- hoping to kick off a great AMA...
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Jan 17, 20236:30 AM - 7:30 AM PST