![]() Remote Desktop to connect to the Cloud PC from where ever you are.A Windows computer as a virtual machine, Hyper/V running in a Microsoft server farm.Microsoft’s Windows 365 is a combination of the two existing technologies, admittedly on a massive scale: Our book Windows 10 for Microsoft Office users has a chapter devoted to setting up virtual machines. Office experts use virtual machines to run old versions of Office ‘side-by-side’ with newer releases. It’s handy for testing, running programs without conflicting with others. ![]() These virtual computers are really programs (like Hyper/V or VMWare) which emulate a physical computer. The three programs running are virtual computers (from left, Windows 7, Windows 10 and MacOS) which can be operated just as if they were real physical computers. Here’s an example of four computers running on one physical computer. Windows has Hyper/V tech in all the high-end versions. Maybe you’ve seen virtual machines or a ‘computer within a computer’. The difference is that Microsoft will be offering regular Windows to individuals and organizations under the ‘Cloud PC’ or ‘Windows 365’ name. Most web sites run on cloud based servers managed remotely. As we mentioned, large organizations have been doing this for years (Windows Server, among many, has this feature). The main computer might handle complex tasks like photo or video editing that would be too slow on a cheaper laptop.Ĭloud PC is just another type of remote control except that the distant computer runs on one of Microsoft’s enormous server farms rather than a physical computer you (or your company) owns. A powerful desktop computer can be controlled remotely from a laptop. Large organizations often get their staff to login to a central system to work on a distant computer.Įxpert users do a similar thing with their own hardware. Many workers will use remote control already. Our book Windows 10 for Microsoft Office users has a whole chapter on Remote Desktop as both host or controlling another computer from afar. Or vice-versa when away from the office, using Remote Desktop to access the desktop computer. Maybe view a laptop computer from a desktop machine. Windows has long had remote control features to view and control one computer from another screen. Maybe a support person has asked to access your machine remotely to fix a problem or just see the issue you’re having. Most likely with Windows Remote Assistance. Hopefully, you’ve seen computer remote control in action. Windows 365 uses the existing Azure Virtual Machines technology adding a much easier setup and control plus flat monthly pricing instead of paying for use. Remote Desktop to remotely control another computer and Hyper/V to make virtual/Cloud PC’s. There’s nothing truly new about Cloud PC’s because it’s combining two features that are already available in Windows for many years. Once installed, you can use that software from wherever you are and with devices that could not support your software needs directly.īefore looking at what we know about Microsoft’s Cloud PC or Windows 365, let’s see the long-standing technologies it uses. Microsoft Office, obviously but also non-Microsoft programs. The Cloud PC can run any programs you want to install. Not only can you use the mouse and keyboard but copy/paste, print and audio works between the two devices (the physical device and the remote one). You can access this computer from any device and operate it just like a normal computer. What is a Cloud PC is and why you might use one.Ī Cloud PC is a whole computer running ‘in the cloud’. Microsoft has now announced Windows 365, their ‘Cloud PC’ service for businesses.
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