Windows 365 delivers a full, personalized PC experience from the cloud to any device, giving workers and organizations power, simplicity, and security for hybrid work. Tailored to the needs of small and medium-sized organizations, Windows 365 Business makes it easy to create Cloud PCs for your users.
Today we are excited to announce four major updates to Windows 365 Business rolling out to customers as soon as the end of the year:
Learn more about the new features. Watch Windows 365 Business: Hybrid work for your small business.
Windows 11 is the operating system for hybrid work, delivering new experiences that work how you do. By default, new Cloud PCs will come with Windows 11 installed, so users can take advantage of the latest features and security improvements in the OS. From windows365.microsoft.com, users will be able to easily distinguish between their Windows 10 and Windows 11 Cloud PCs as shown below.
Windows365.microsoft.com with options to launch a Windows 11 or Windows 10 Cloud PC
Windows 365 Business admins will have much greater control over the lifecycle of Cloud PCs in their organization, including the ability to manage organization-wide Cloud PC settings and perform device-level actions. These settings and actions will be configurable both in the Microsoft 365 Admin Center and on windows365.microsoft.com. Admins who are already comfortable managing in the Microsoft 365 Admin Center can continue to manage there. Admins who are managing a smaller number of users or products can perform license, user, and Cloud PC management all from within windows365.microsoft.com.
At the organization level, admins will be able to control two settings:
The OS and Account type organization settings will apply during the Cloud PC setup process.
At the device level, admins will be able to perform five actions:
Admins will be able to perform other basic management capabilities on windows365.microsoft.com, including:
Cloud PC management capabilities on windows365.microsoft.com
All Cloud PC device actions can be triggered by the Microsoft Graph APIs. Partners can use the Graph API documentation to build custom Windows 365 solutions to match the needs of their users or customers.
The Microsoft 365 Lighthouse admin portal will soon support Windows 365 Business. Participating small and medium-sized business (SMB) partners will be able to use Microsoft 365 Lighthouse to monitor and manage Cloud PCs across multiple customer tenants from one portal, regardless of whether their customers deployed Windows 365 Enterprise or Windows 365 Business.
We are excited to launch these new features based on customer feedback we’ve received so far. To give feedback on these features or Windows 365 Business overall, please visit the Windows 365 Tech Community and submit your ideas to the Windows 365 feature requests board.
To stay informed on the latest announcements and updates this week, check out the overview post of Windows 365 presence at Microsoft Ignite 2021.
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