Tom Hickling
@tomhickling.com
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Principal Product Manager and Architect of Windows Cloud at Microsoft
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External Identities is now in public preview for #AzureVirtualDesktop and #Windows365. This allows you to invite external identities into your Entra Tenant and then present them resources.
All the details are available here:
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You can now make use of #Copilot in #Intune to better manage #Windows365.
Now generally available, this brings AI insights into your management experience in Intune for your #CloudPC estate.
Full details are available here:
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Extending Copilot in Intune to manage Windows 365 Cloud PCs - Windows IT Pro Blog
Copilot in Intune now supports Windows 365 with natural language prompts    
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#Microsoft #DevBox capabilities will be transition to native #Windows365.
Dev Box - the Azure service that provides developer project based development environments will start to move to Windows 365 starting from the 1st of November.
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Microsoft Dev Box capabilities are coming to Windows 365 - Microsoft Dev Box
Discover how Microsoft Dev Box capabilities are transitioning to Windows 365, offering unified solutions for developers and IT admins starting November 2025.
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It's all about the apps.
We have enabled the public preview of #Windows365 #CloudApps.
This brings just the applications required by end users, and not the full desktop of the CloudPC running the apps. This is running on top of the #Frontline Shared W365: techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/windows...
Windows 365 Cloud Apps in public preview - Windows IT Pro Blog
 Learn more about Windows 365 Cloud Apps, a new way to securely stream Windows apps to any device. 
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#Windows365 Cross Region Disaster Recovery is now generally available for #Frontline Dedicated. This has been available for some time for Enterprise. Today we announce the same support for Frontline in dedicated mode. Same capability same resilience: techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/windows...
Cross-region Disaster Recovery for Windows 365 Frontline (dedicated mode) - Windows IT Pro Blog
Announcing the general availability of Cross-region Disaster Recovery for Windows 365 Frontline  
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We have now enabled #Windows365 from South Korea. You can now deploy #CloudPCs to the Korea Central Azure region. This enables local data sovereignty and reduced latency within the area. techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/windows...
Windows 365 is now supported in Korea Central - Windows IT Pro Blog
Windows 365 is now available in Korea Central, bringing Cloud PCs closer to users for better performance.  
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#RDP #Multipath is now generally available for #Windows365 & #AzureVirtualDesktop. This is a great feature that will dynamically switch to the most reliable and performant path without impacting the end user's session
You really should be enabling this. Check the details here: aka.ms/RDPMultipath
RDP Multipath is now generally available for Azure Virtual Desktop and Windows 365 - Windows IT Pro Blog
This feature enhances reliability by dynamically evaluating multiple network paths to maintain seamless connectivity and reduce disconnections. With a...
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Announcing today #Windows365 CloudApps. Publish RemoteApps from Windows365 also integrated with #Intune. This is currently in private preview for which you can express your interest in this blog post: blogs.windows.com/windowsexper...
Strengthen business resilience with Windows 365 and Azure Virtual Desktop
Build a future-ready IT strategy with secure, scalable cloud solutions In the face of today’s complex and interconnected work ecosystems,
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Introducing #Windows365 #Reserve, a brand new service that provides a temporary replacement #CloudPC for when your primary device is unavailable for whatever reason enabling to get productive again quicker. All the details in this blog: blogs.windows.com/windowsexper...
Strengthen business resilience with Windows 365 and Azure Virtual Desktop
Build a future-ready IT strategy with secure, scalable cloud solutions In the face of today’s complex and interconnected work ecosystems,
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Public Preview of RDP Multipath.

As the name suggests this new feature evaluates multiple network paths and will switch seamlessly to the most reliable to maintain connectivity. Here are all the details: techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/azurevi...

#AzureVirtualDesktop #Windows365
Now in public preview: RDP Multipath for reliable connectivity - Azure Virtual Desktop Blog
Stay connected and productive with intelligent path management that adapts to network conditions in real-time.
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Have you wanted to assign multiple #AzureVirtualDesktop personal desktops to the same user? Well now you can. Now in general availability, you can assign the same user access to multiple personal desktops from the same Personal host pool.

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Configure personal desktop assignment in Azure Virtual Desktop - Azure
How to configure the assignment type of a personal host pool, unassign or reassign desktops, assign multiple desktops to a user, or set a friendly name for a desktop in Azure Virtual Desktop.
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We are changing the default settings for the #AzureVirtualDesktop host pool redirection settings for new host pools to increase security. Redirections will be disabled by default. They can subsequently be enabled as required:

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#AVD
Host pool redirection defaults changing in Azure Virtual Desktop - Azure Virtual Desktop Blog
Learn how disabling clipboard, drive, USB, and printer redirections by default for new host pools strengthens security.
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New enhancements for #Windows365 CloudPC Move now GA:
- Granular move. Now you can move any number of CPCs.
- Enhanced reporting shows progress to admins & improved handling logic to reduce failures.
- Support Frontline dedicated
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Move a Cloud PC
Learn how to move a Cloud PC by using Microsoft Intune.
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#Windows365 Point-in-time restore snapshot health indicator is now generally available. This brand new feature within the existing Point-in-time capability shows admins the likely success of restores using various snapshots. techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/windows...
Point-in-time restore snapshot health indicator generally available - Windows IT Pro Blog
Learn more about point-in-time restore snapshot health indicator, the newest disaster recovery feature for Windows 365.  
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Do you have 15 minutes to spare and want to get up to speed with how to setup #Windows365 and how to configure some of the additional capabilities it offers? You do - well check out the latest Microsoft Mechanics video with Scott Manchester here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tc4V...
How to set up Windows 365 (2025 tutorial)
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We have released all whole set of updates today in #Windows365. Frontline Shared, Windows App on Android, DR Plus, Every time sign-in, MAM for personal Windows devices, Windows 365 Link – and a whole lot more Here are all of the details to get up to speed: aka.ms/MaximizeROIWithW365
Maximize productivity and ROI with Windows 365: New innovations now generally available
In today's dynamic work environment, businesses need robust solutions that support resilience and maximize return on investment (ROI). As organizations modernize their IT environments, they increasing...
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