Security News > 2021 > July > Windows 365 - Microsoft's new virtualized Cloud PC service

Microsoft has unveiled their greatly anticipated cloud-based Windows 365 service - a virtualized desktop service allowing businesses to deploy and stream Cloud PCs from Azure.

Earlier this year, information was leaked about a new service developed by Microsoft called Cloud PC was that allows businesses to deploy and run Windows 10 directly from the cloud.

"Today we are excited to announce Windows 365, a cloud service that introduces a new way to experience Windows 10 or Windows 11 for workers from interns and contractors to software developers and industrial designers," Microsoft's Wangui McKelvey, General Manager, Microsoft 365, shared in a blog post.

"Windows 365 takes the operating system to the Microsoft Cloud, securely streaming the full Windows experience - including all your apps, data, and settings - to your personal or corporate devices. This approach creates a fully new personal computing category, specifically for the hybrid world: the Cloud PC.".

To manage the deployment of Cloud PCs, Microsoft has integrated Windows 365 directly into Microsoft Endpoint Manager.

Microsoft has not shared at this time the pricing for their Windows 365 Cloud PC service or the full hardware specifications that can be used for deployed devices.

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