Windows 365 is a cloud-based service that gives you access to your own Cloud PC, a new type of virtual machine. You can have your own personalized apps, content, and settings on the Cloud PC. The Cloud PC lives in the cloud, and you can access it from any device. For more information about Cloud PCs, see Introduction to Cloud PCs.
How to get a Cloud PC
Windows 365 licenses are currently available to organizations. Your organization can purchase licenses and then send you information on how to connect to your own Cloud PC. For more information about organizational licensing, see Windows 365 licensing.
Introduction to Cloud PCs
Learn more about creating a Cloud PC and how to access your personal PC anywhere, from any device.
Install the Windows 365 app
Review the system requirements and learn how to install the app.
Windows 365 Frontline
Windows 365 Frontline helps organizations save costs by providing a single license to set up three Cloud PCs, which cannot be used concurrently. Because they're virtual, they can still be three separate machines, but only one of the users on the license can "sit" at the machines at a time.
More on Windows 365 Frontline
Connect to your Frontline Cloud PC
There are several ways to access your Frontline Cloud PC, ensuring that no matter where you are or what device you have with you, it will always be available right at your fingertips. Select any of the methods below, and they will open to display more information:
Note: If you see a banner that reads This Cloud PC should be available soon, it means the Frontline license shared with that PC is in use and that user will need to sign out before you can connect to that Cloud PC.
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Navigate to the web portal at https://windows365.microsoft.com. Make sure you are logged in with your organization's account credentials.
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Under Your Cloud PCs, locate your Frontline Cloud PC and select Open in browser.
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Select the devices you are allowing your PC to use during the session. Select Show Advanced Settings to select an alternative keyboard layout, if desired.
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Select OK to acknowledge that you sign out by closing the browser window.
Note: If you have selected Don't show again for either dialog, you may not need to perform the previous two steps.
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Enter your organization's account credentials to log into your Cloud PC.
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Navigate to the web portal at https://windows365.microsoft.com.
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Under Your Cloud PCs, locate your Frontline Cloud PC, select the drop-down arrow next to Open in browser, and select Open in Remote Desktop app.
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If necessary, select the link to learn how to install the Remote Desktop client, then select Open in Remote Desktop app.
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Enter your organization's account credentials, if necessary. Your Cloud PC will launch in the Remote Desktop app.
Note: Cloud PCs cannot be accessed directly from the Remote Desktop app and therefore should be accessed from the web portal if you want to use your Cloud PC with Remote Desktop.
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Launch the Windows 365 app.
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If this is your first time running the app, if necessary, log in with your organization's account credentials.
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Locate your Cloud PC under Cloud PCs, and select Connect .
Important: When you are finished with your Frontline Cloud PC session, be sure to sign out (or disconnect) by selecting Start > Power > Disconnect, in order to ensure that the Frontline license is available for the next user. This will shut down your Cloud PC, so be sure to have saved all of your open files so you don't lose any progress!
Other resources
Developer docs
If you're an IT admin, review documentation to help you deploy and troubleshoot Windows 365 Cloud PCs.
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