Users need to follow a convoluted process to push the Windows 365 Boot components to their Windows 11 (22H2) endpoint machine. Cloud boot requirements include Windows 11-based endpoints (Windows 11 Pro and Enterprise), enrollment in the Dev Channel of the Windows Insider Program, Microsoft Intune Administrator rights, and of course a Windows 365 Cloud PC license. Windows 365 Boot seemingly is a "much-anticipated" feature Microsoft is now introducing in public preview for eligible customers. Again, this scenario could also be easily managed with a multi-user setup, a feat Windows has been capable of since the NT 3.1 days. The idea is for a worker to log in to their cloud PC account for eight hours, then give room to their colleague during the next shift and so on. Microsoft thinks Windows 365 Boot and Windows 365 Cloud PC are the right answers for organizations employing shift workers in customer support, healthcare, or other frontline roles. Users could achieve exactly the same result by creating (or asking the IT admin to create) a new user in a local Windows installation, but Microsoft doesn't seem particularly keen about this simpler, more traditional solution as local users don't need to pay every month to access their Cloud PC account. With Windows 365 Boot, Microsoft engineer Andrew Miyasato explains, when a worker logs in with their "unique" user identity, they can enter their own personal and secure Cloud PC. The company thinks this cloud approach to computing provides better security to users that need their own custom system while being on a shared device. Microsoft is improving its Windows 365 Cloud PC service with Windows 365 Boot, a Windows 11 exclusive feature designed to boot a local machine directly into a remote Windows 365 Cloud PC virtualized image. Now, Windows in the cloud is even easier thanks to a new remote boot feature. A hot potato: Windows 365 Cloud PC is Microsoft's offering for the modern hybrid workspace, as paying Redmond $20 per month to access an always-on, secure custom Windows installation is seemingly better than using a cheap laptop you buy yourself.
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