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Licensing Reference Licensing reference materials are continuously updated, highly-detailed entries covering Microsoft licensing terms, procedures, practices and timelines. View More

Product Reference Product reference materials are clear, concise definitions and descriptions of Microsoft's ever-growing catalog of products and services. View More

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Windows 365 Roadmap Windows 365 offers Microsoft-hosted Windows virtual desktops, which Microsoft calls Cloud PCs, that customers use... more

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Comparing Azure Virtual Desktop and Windows 365 Azure Virtual Desktop Product: Azure Virtual Desktop Overview Roadmap: Azure Virtual Desktop Roadmap Licensing: Azure... more

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New! Windows 365 Frontline Expands Reach of Cloud PCs October 6, 2025 A Frontline license and other recent changes make Windows 365 cost-effective for more virtual desktop...more New Clients for AVD and Windows 365 Replace Legacy Counterparts Updated: March 17, 2025 As Microsoft begins to deprecate its classic remote desktop protocol clients, organizations should be moving...more Optimizing Usage of Microsoft’s Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Platforms Updated: March 3, 2025 Optimizing usage of Virtual Desktop Infrastructure platforms requires understanding key use scenarios and possibly a...more Windows 365 Disaster Recovery Protects Against Regional Outages Updated: October 21, 2024 Windows 365 Enterprise cross-region disaster recovery can help ensure access to Cloud PCs in the...more Microsoft-Hosted Desktops: AVD and Windows 365 Updated: August 29, 2023 Azure Virtual Desktop and Windows 365 Enterprise are Microsoft’s hosted services for providing VDI and...more Windows 365 for Frontline Workers Enters Preview Updated: July 20, 2023 Windows 365 Frontline, in limited preview, offers concurrency-based licensing, optimizing cost for hourly and shift-worker...more Windows 365 Frontline Generally Available Updated: July 20, 2023 Windows 365 Frontline, which offers concurrency-based licensing for Windows 365 targeted at shift-worker scenarios, is...more Windows 365 Adds Cloud PC Snapshots in Preview Updated: May 31, 2023 Windows 365 point-in-time restore points, in preview, provide automated snapshots of a hosted Cloud PC...more Windows 365 Cloud PC Offers Fixed-Price Virtual Desktops Updated: May 31, 2023 Windows 365 Cloud PC will offer Microsoft-hosted Windows 10 virtual desktops with fixed Per-User pricing...more Teams Media Optimization for macOS Generally Available Updated: May 31, 2023 Teams media optimization for macOS clients accessing virtual desktops hosted in Azure Virtual Desktop and...more Copilot Brand Expands, Not a Cohesive Toolset Updated: May 31, 2023 Copilot is a brand being rapidly applied across Microsoft services. Copilot represents a strategy to...more

Podcasts

Get Ready for Microsoft’s Coming Licensing Changes

August 26, 2025

· Season - 4 · Episode - 14 · Duration - 19m Microsoft Roadmap: What Was Hot in 2024 and Will Matter in 2025

December 17, 2024

· Season - 3 · Episode - 21 · Duration - 1h 5m

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August 14, 2025 Microsoft Is Dropping EA Volume Discounts Starting in November 2025

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Mary Jo Foley

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June 26, 2025 Microsoft Tries to Sweeten the Windows 11 Pot Ahead of Windows 10 Support Cut-Off

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Mary Jo Foley

Updated: July 4, 2023 'Frontline' workers: Microsoft's next target for its Windows 365 Cloud PC service

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Mary Jo Foley

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