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Shift your PC to the cloud and liberate yourself from your desk Microsoft's newest cloud-based operating system allows you to access your PC from any device. Windows 365 For Dummies teaches you the ins and outs of this game-changing OS. You'll learn how to make the most of Windows 365--get your work done, share documents and data, monitor storage space, and do it all with increased security. Oh, and did we mention you can do it from literally anywhere? Dummies will help you wrap your mind around cloud computing with Windows 365, so you can pick up with your files, data, and settings right where you left off, no matter where you are. * Learn what a cloud PC is so you can access, edit, and share files from any device--even Apple devices * Free yourself from the constraints of a physical computer and make work more flexible * Ease the transition to Windows 365--get going with this new OS right away * Discover powerful productivity-enhancing features and collaboration tools This is the perfect Dummies guide for anyone moving to Windows 365 who needs to learn just what makes a cloud PC so unique and how to take advantage of all it offers.
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Table of Contents
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Introduction
About This Book
Foolish Assumptions
Icons Used in This Book
Beyond the Book
Where to Go from Here
Part 1: Windows 365 Isn’t the Windows You Grew Up With
Chapter 1: Getting Familiar with the Future of Windows
Meeting the Cloud PC
How Windows 365 Differs from Previous Windows
Building a Mental Model of a Cloud PC
Freeing up Administrators and Information Technology Teams
Getting Comfortable with Microsoft Branding
Questions (and Answers) Likely on Your Mind
Chapter 2: Wrangling Requirements for Windows 365
Figuring Out the Requirements Big Picture
Making Sure Your Physical Device Makes the Grade
Plugging into the Online World
Windows 365 Business versus Windows 365 Enterprise Requirements
Understanding Subscription and Account Requirements
Checking Whether Your Geographic Region Is Supported (Yet)
Chapter 3: Getting Up and Running With Windows 365
Up and Running with Windows 365 in Five Minutes Flat
Finding the Windows 365 Administration Center
Signing In to Your New Cloud PC
Chapter 4: Do More with the Windows 365 Client App
Getting Familiar with the Windows 365 Remote Desktop Client Application
Installing the Windows 365 Client on Windows
Installing the Microsoft Remote Desktop for Mac
Installing the Windows 365 Client on your iPhone or iPad
Installing the Windows 365 Client on Your Android Phone or Tablet
Chapter 5: One Desktop from Any Device
Performing a Reality Check on Your New Cloud PC
Opening Your Cloud PC from a Web Browser
Opening the Windows 365 Remote Desktop Client
Web Browser vs. the Windows 365 Remote Desktop Client
Using Your Phone in a Pinch (pun intended)
Peeking under the Covers of Your Cloud PC
Windows Hybrid: Keeping a Foot in Each World
Part 2: Getting the Most Out of Windows 365
Chapter 6: Personalizing Your Desktop
Finding the Best Place to Start
Making Your Desktop Your Own
Security Habits Worth Adopting
Chapter 7: Expanding the Reach of Your Cloud PC
Introducing Your Cloud PC to Your Peripherals
Working with Your Cloud PC from Your Tablet or Phone
Traveling with Your Cloud PC
Chapter 8: Digging into Software Applications in Windows 365
Discovering Programs Already Installed on Your Cloud PC
Getting Comfortable with Apps on Your Physical Computer versus Your Cloud Computer
Finding and Installing Software on Your Cloud PC
Part 3: Getting Work Done with Microsoft 365
Chapter 9: Working with Documents and Folders
Finding Microsoft Office
Getting Familiar with Windows in Windows 365
Looking at Files and Folders
Getting Comfortable with Backups in the Metaverse
Chapter 10: Using Microsoft Teams to Stay Connected
Wrapping Your Head around Microsoft Teams
Getting Familiar with Teams Terminology
Getting Started with the Teams App
Taking a Quick Spin around Teams
Instant Messaging in Teams
Sending Messages in Channels
Creating a New Channel
Configuring a Channel
Adding Moderators
Moving from a Channel to a Chat
Starting a Private Chat
Adding Multiple People to a Chat
Giving a Chat a Title
Pinning a Chat to the Top of the List
Sending More Than Text When Chatting
Adding a File
Chapter 11: Managing Content with SharePoint and OneDrive
Finding SharePoint in Microsoft 365
Exploring Your SharePoint Team Site
Requesting a SharePoint Site
Getting Your Documents into SharePoint
Sharing Your Documents
Recovering Deleted Documents
Uploading Documents into a Folder
Saving Stuff with OneDrive
Creating or Uploading Documents in Your OneDrive
Discovering How SharePoint and Teams Work Together
Chapter 12: Getting the Most Out of Microsoft 365
Taking a Spin around Your Microsoft 365 Subscription
Rediscovering an Old Friend in Microsoft Office
Learning about Common Microsoft 365 Apps
Finding Control with the Power Platform
Creating Apps across the Microsoft Cloud with Power Apps
Building Workflows with Power Automate
Part 4: Maintaining Your System
Chapter 13: Keeping Your System and Apps Up to Date
Learning Your Way around Windows Update
Diving into Advanced Options
Understanding the Windows Insider Program
Keeping All Your Software Apps Updated
Chapter 14: Staying Safe in a Virtual World
Keeping Track of Your Account and Credentials
Using the Windows Security App
Getting Familiar with Security Best Practices
Staying in Sync with Backups
Advanced Security with Windows 365 Enterprise
Chapter 15: Troubleshooting When Windows Won’t Cooperate
Working through Problems with the Setup Process
Figuring Out Why You Can’t Connect to Your Cloud PC
An Easy Solution to Problems with Your Physical Device
Keeping Up to Date with Known Issues
Recovering Deleted Files
Rebooting a Cloud PC
Finding Help within Your Cloud PC
Crashing in the Cloud
Resetting Your Cloud PC
Restoring Your Cloud PC to an Earlier State
Part 5: Implementation and Administration for Organizations
Chapter 16: Getting Comfortable with Networking in a Cloud-First World
Getting Familiar with Computer Networks
Creating a Local Network
Peering into the Internet
Taking a Look at the Microsoft Network
Viewing Networking from Your Cloud PC Point of View
Chapter 17: Moving Forward into the Future of Windows
Deciding Whether Embracing a Cloud PC Strategy Is Right for Your Organization
Sprinting into Windows 365
Some Tips for Enterprises
Chapter 18: Unleashing Your Inner Administrator
Getting a Handle on Cloud PC Management
Manage Cloud PCs from the Cloud
Getting Help from Microsoft
Keeping Windows 365 Business and Enterprise Plans in Mind
Part 6: The Part of Tens
Chapter 19: Ten Reasons Windows 365 Is the Future OS
Microsoft Is Committed to a Cloud-First World
The Same Thing Happened with Office
Windows Needs to Be Cloud-First to Provide the Value We Expect in the Future
Security Is More Important Now Than Ever
Mundane IT Tasks Can Be Removed
Improved Efficiency by Having a Single Computer Accessible from Anywhere
The State of the Computer and Your Work Are Always as You Left Them
Basic Computer Hardware Is Becoming a Commodity
Internet Connections Are Improving Globally
People Are Distributed and Will Interact and Interface Through the Metaverse
Chapter 20: Top Ten Reasons to Convince Your Boss to Move to Windows 365
You Have Embraced the Post-Covid World and Your Physical Location Isn’t Tied to the Office
You Want to Be Your Most Productive Self and If That Means Doing a Little Bit of Work on Your iPad While the Kids Are Doing Homework, Then So Be It
You Want Your IT People to Help You with More Important Things, Like How to Use the Company ERP Software
You Don’t Want to Lose Your Work Again by Spilling Coffee or Water on Your Keyboard
Microsoft, Not Your Boss, Is Responsible for Your PC Now
You Really Prefer Using a Mac Even Though Windows Is Used at Work
You Need to Use Your Laptop When on the Move and You Want to Still Be Productive by Accessing Your Work Computer
You Won’t Have to Bug Your Boss with Ordering a New Computer Every Few Years
Your Boss Will Get the Benefits of a Cloud PC Too So They Might Want to Convince Their Boss
Your Boss Can Offload the Risk of the Computer to Microsoft
Index
About the Authors
Connect with Dummies
End User License Agreement
List of Tables
Chapter 2
TABLE 2-1 Windows 365 Requirements
Chapter 14
TABLE 14-1 Accounts Settings
List of Illustrations
Chapter 1
FIGURE 1-1: Windows 365 detaches the physical device (including, for example a ...
FIGURE 1-2: Windows is following the same journey as Office.
FIGURE 1-3: Your cloud PC always stays the same as you move between physical co...
FIGURE 1-4: Windows 365 is constantly up to date. As Microsoft releases new fea...
FIGURE 1-5: All of the knowledge you have in working with Windows directly rela...
Chapter 2
FIGURE 2-1: There are two primary requirements: your physical device and your I...
FIGURE 2-2: Viewing computer specifications in the System Information applicati...
FIGURE 2-3: Viewing video information for a computer in the System Information ...
Chapter 3
FIGURE 3-1: The main office.com landing page.
FIGURE 3-2: Choosing a Microsoft 365 business plan.
FIGURE 3-3: Finishing the sign-up process for the free trial.
FIGURE 3-4: The Microsoft 365 administration dashboard.
FIGURE 3-5: The Windows 365 main landing page.
FIGURE 3-6: The Windows 365 cloud PC options.
FIGURE 3-7: The Windows 365 welcome email.
FIGURE 3-8: Assigning a Windows 365 license in the Microsoft 365 administration...
FIGURE 3-9: The Windows 365 administration center.
FIGURE 3-10: Selecting components that your current physical computer will conn...
FIGURE 3-11: Viewing your cloud PC in the web browser of your physical computer...
Chapter 4
FIGURE 4-1: The administration page for your Windows 365 cloud PC.
FIGURE 4-2: The download page for the Windows 365 client application.
FIGURE 4-3: Opening the installation file after download.
FIGURE 4-4: Connecting the Windows 365 client application to your Windows 365 c...
FIGURE 4-5: Viewing the available cloud PCs available in your subscription.
FIGURE 4-6: Connecting to your cloud PC using the Windows 365 client app.
FIGURE 4-7: Opening the Windows 365 Remote Desktop client application again aft...
FIGURE 4-8: The Windows 365 client of Remote Desktop in the Mac App Store.
FIGURE 4-9: Your available cloud PCs in the Remote Desktop app on a Mac.
FIGURE 4-10: Using a cloud PC on a Mac using the Remote Desktop application.
FIGURE 4-11: The Windows 365 Remote Desktop client installing from the iOS App ...
FIGURE 4-12: The Windows 365 Remote Desktop client running on iOS showing a con...
FIGURE 4-13: Working with your Windows 365 cloud PC from an iPhone.
FIGURE 4-14: The Windows 365 client of Remote Desktop in the Google Play store.
FIGURE 4-15: The Windows 365 Remote Desktop client running on Android showing a...
FIGURE 4-16: Using your Windows 365 cloud PC from an Android phone.
Chapter 5
FIGURE 5-1: Opening a cloud PC using a web browser.
FIGURE 5-2: Allowing the cloud PC to use the printer, microphone, and clipboard...
FIGURE 5-3: The desktop of your cloud PC running in the Firefox web browser.
FIGURE 5-4: The Windows 365 Remote Desktop client and the Remote Desktop Connec...
FIGURE 5-5: The Windows 365 Remote Desktop client and the Microsoft Remote Desk...
FIGURE 5-6: Viewing your Windows 365 cloud PC from an iPhone.
FIGURE 5-7: Switching the mouse pointer mode in Remote Desktop on an iPhone.
FIGURE 5-8: The Settings menu for your cloud PC on the Windows 365 page.
FIGURE 5-9: Viewing the system information for your cloud PC.
Chapter 6
FIGURE 6-1: Viewing the Windows version a cloud PC is running.
FIGURE 6-2: The main desktop of Windows 365.
FIGURE 6-3: The Start menu in Windows 365.
FIGURE 6-4: Customizing the taskbar.
FIGURE 6-5: Customizing notifications in system settings.
FIGURE 6-6: Right-clicking anywhere on the desktop and selecting Personalize to...
FIGURE 6-7: Personalizing the Background of your cloud PC.
FIGURE 6-8: Personalizing the Theme of your cloud PC.
FIGURE 6-9: Personalizing the Start menu in Windows 365.
Chapter 7
FIGURE 7-1: The available-peripherals dialog when connecting to your cloud PC u...
FIGURE 7-2: Using the webcam of our physical computer when connected to our clo...
FIGURE 7-3: The webcam peripheral device is not available in our cloud PC when ...
FIGURE 7-4: Printing from a Notepad document from our cloud PC.
FIGURE 7-5: Opening the Settings app on your cloud PC.
FIGURE 7-6: Changing the time zone on your cloud PC.
FIGURE 7-7: Adding a second time zone to Outlook on a cloud PC.
FIGURE 7-8: Viewing two time zones in Outlook on a cloud PC.
Chapter 8
FIGURE 8-1: Finding the All Apps option on the Start menu.
FIGURE 8-2: Viewing the list of apps installed on your cloud PC.
FIGURE 8-3: Opening the Media Player app in Windows 365.
FIGURE 8-4: The Voice Recorder app on a Windows 365 cloud PC.
FIGURE 8-5: Using the Snipping Tool app to capture an image of the cloud PC scr...
FIGURE 8-6: Apps installed on your physical computer are separate from apps ins...
FIGURE 8-7: The Microsoft Store app on your cloud PC.
FIGURE 8-8: The Firefox app in the Microsoft Store.
FIGURE 8-9: Viewing the certificate for a website to validate it is legitimate.
FIGURE 8-10: The trusted publisher notification when installing software.
FIGURE 8-11: Opening Add or Remove Programs from the Start menu.
FIGURE 8-12: Uninstalling an app from the Apps & Features settings page of your...
Chapter 9
FIGURE 9-1: Opening the Office app from the Start menu.
FIGURE 9-2: The main screen of the Office app.
FIGURE 9-3: Creating a new file by launching one of the Office apps.
FIGURE 9-4: Microsoft Word running on our cloud PC.
FIGURE 9-5: Allowing copy and paste from your physical computer to your cloud P...
FIGURE 9-6: Opening the File Explorer application.
FIGURE 9-7: Right-clicking a file and copying it to the clipboard.
FIGURE 9-8: Right-clicking and creating a new folder.
FIGURE 9-9: Viewing the storage on your physical computer from your cloud PC.
FIGURE 9-10: Copying a file from our physical computer to our cloud PC.
Chapter 10
FIGURE 10-1: Using Microsoft Word from within Teams.
FIGURE 10-2: Some of the apps that integrate with Teams.
FIGURE 10-3: Microsoft Teams running in a web browser.
FIGURE 10-4: The Activity feed in Microsoft Teams.
FIGURE 10-5: The Teams area of Microsoft Teams.
FIGURE 10-6: The Calendar area of Teams.
FIGURE 10-7: The Calls area of Teams.
FIGURE 10-8: The Files area of Teams.
FIGURE 10-9: A new topic in the General channel.
FIGURE 10-10: Choosing Add Channel from the settings menu for a team.
FIGURE 10-11: Filling in the dialog box to create a new channel.
FIGURE 10-12: The More Options menu for a team’s channel.
FIGURE 10-13: Managing the moderators and permissions for a channel.
FIGURE 10-14: Obtaining the dedicated email address to send email directly to t...
FIGURE 10-15: Viewing some of the connectors that are available for a channel.
FIGURE 10-16: Turning on moderation for a channel.
FIGURE 10-17: Starting a new chat in Teams.
Chapter 11
FIGURE 11-1: Selecting SharePoint from the main office.com landing page.
FIGURE 11-2: Creating a new SharePoint site.
FIGURE 11-3: Choosing a template when creating a SharePoint site.
FIGURE 11-4: A brand new SharePoint site based on the team site template.
FIGURE 11-5: Adding a new document to a SharePoint team site.
FIGURE 11-6: Inviting people to a SharePoint site.
FIGURE 11-7: Sharing a SharePoint site by sending an email.
FIGURE 11-8: Dragging and dropping a document into SharePoint.
FIGURE 11-9: Restoring a document from the Recycle Bin.
FIGURE 11-10: Creating a new document in OneDrive.
FIGURE 11-11: Opening a document in the back-end SharePoint site from Teams.
Chapter 12
FIGURE 12-1: Checking the specific features available with the Business Premium...
FIGURE 12-2: Checking which Microsoft 365 subscriptions include the full Office...
FIGURE 12-3: Opening the Bookings app from the app launcher on the Microsoft 36...
FIGURE 12-4: The main Power Apps page.
FIGURE 12-5: Creating a new PowerApp for a SharePoint list.
FIGURE 12-6: Providing a name for a PowerApp.
FIGURE 12-7: When a new PowerApp is created from a SharePoint list, we can prev...
FIGURE 12-8: Create a new SharePoint list item from a PowerApp.
FIGURE 12-9: Sharing an app from the File tab in Power Apps Studio.
FIGURE 12-10: The main Microsoft Power Automate page.
FIGURE 12-11: The Approvals page for Microsoft Flow.
FIGURE 12-12: The Flow templates that relate to SharePoint.
FIGURE 12-13: The data flow for a custom email workflow.
FIGURE 12-14: The permissions for a custom email workflow.
FIGURE 12-15: Selecting a SharePoint site and List app for a flow-based workflo...
Chapter 13
FIGURE 13-1: The Windows Update area of the Settings app on a cloud PC.
FIGURE 13-2: The advanced options settings in Windows Update.
FIGURE 13-3: Viewing and installing optional updates.
FIGURE 13-4: Recovery options in Windows Update.
FIGURE 13-5: Restart apps option in Windows Update takes you to Sign-in options...
FIGURE 13-6: Reviewing update policies for the cloud PC.
FIGURE 13-7: Turning on diagnostic updates to send data back to Microsoft.
Chapter 14
FIGURE 14-1: The Accounts area of the Settings app on your cloud PC.
FIGURE 14-2: Adding an additional Microsoft 365 account to your cloud PC.
FIGURE 14-3: An additional Microsoft 365 account added to our cloud PC.
FIGURE 14-4: The Email & Accounts area of the Settings app on your cloud PC.
FIGURE 14-5: View credential information in Credential Manager.
FIGURE 14-6: Viewing saved passwords in Microsoft Edge.
FIGURE 14-7: The Your Info screen on the Accounts area of the Settings app.
FIGURE 14-8: The Windows Security app on your cloud PC.
FIGURE 14-9: Performing a virus and malware scan using Windows Defender on a Wi...
Chapter 15
FIGURE 15-1: Managing devices in your Azure Active Directory tenant.
FIGURE 15-2: Windows 365 Remote Desktop client complaining it cannot connect to...
FIGURE 15-3: Windows 365 Remote Desktop client complaining it cannot connect to...
FIGURE 15-4: Sign-in page for Microsoft 365 with a link to access account.
FIGURE 15-5: The Recycle Bin on a cloud PC.
FIGURE 15-6: Choosing which icons to show on the desktop of a cloud PC.
FIGURE 15-7: The Restart option on the Start Menu of your cloud PC.
FIGURE 15-8: The Restart option on the Windows 365 administration page.
FIGURE 15-9: An Internet connection is critical in order to access your cloud P...
FIGURE 15-10: Resetting a cloud PC from the Windows 365 administration page.
FIGURE 15-11: Restoring a cloud PC to a previous point in time from the Windows...
Chapter 16
FIGURE 16-1: A message passing over many mediums between a coffee shop in Seatt...
FIGURE 16-2: Your cloud PC uses the resources you have available on your local ...
Chapter 17
FIGURE 17-1: The options when choosing a Windows 365 Business subscription.
FIGURE 17-2: The options when choosing a Windows 365 Enterprise subscription.
Chapter 18
FIGURE 18-1: The main landing page of the Windows 365 administration site.
FIGURE 18-2: Selecting the tab to manage your organization’s cloud PCs.
FIGURE 18-3: Dialog for a specific cloud PC user.
FIGURE 18-4: Viewing the devices for a user in the Windows 365 admin center.
FIGURE 18-5: The Microsoft 365 administration center.
FIGURE 18-6: The Azure administration center.
FIGURE 18-7: Finding links to the Teams and SharePoint admin centers from the M...
FIGURE 18-8: The Teams administration center.
FIGURE 18-9: The SharePoint administration center.
FIGURE 18-10: Opening a new support ticket in the Microsoft 365 portal.
Chapter 19
FIGURE 19-1: Your PC lives in the cloud. You can access it from anywhere.
Chapter 20
FIGURE 20-1: Move highly skilled IT people to areas of focus with the highest b...
FIGURE 20-2: Move between physical computers and maintain uninterrupted work on...
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Introduction
Hold onto your pants because Microsoft is about to change the world with Windows the same way they did with Office. About a decade ago Microsoft moved Office to a cloud-first product and dubbed it Office 365. Now Microsoft is doing the same with Windows and calling it Windows 365.
Windows 365 is a cloud-based PC. This seems like a strange idea. A PC is something you sit in front of, or sit on your lap, and type on. How could a computer move into the cloud? In a nutshell, the computer is virtual and lives in a Microsoft data center somewhere. You use just about any physical computer to connect to it over the Internet. To get your head around it, imagine your regular old work computer. You look at the screen and move the mouse around and type on the keyboard. You can save files to your desktop and double-click other files on your desktop to open them. You open applications by clicking on Start and then choosing from the list of software on the computer.
Now imagine that you separate all of that from the physical device you are using. In other words, your physical device just becomes a dumb terminal and all the things you normally do on your computer happen on your computer in the cloud. The primary benefit is that you don’t need to worry as much about spilling coffee on your computer or saving your work when you move from your office to home or anywhere in between. Your cloud computer always stays in the same state you left it, and you can connect to it and use it from just about any device. You can use a regular Windows computer like a desktop or laptop computer, you can use your Mac (which Rosemarie is a fan of), you can use Linux (which Ken loves), and you can even use your iPhone or Android phone or iPad or Android tablet. In short, like we said, you can use just about any device to connect to, and work on, your cloud PC.
We hate mixing work with our personal life and our computers are no exception. When we heard about Windows 365 we jumped at the chance to have a work computer that is still accessible from anywhere but is separate from our personal computers.
The next big question to ask is what is the difference between regular Windows, like Windows 11, and this new Windows 365? We answer this question and also speculate about how Windows 365 will unfold into the future.
Office 365 changed the game by moving apps, such as Word, to the cloud so that we could collaborate on the same document in real-time from any device. In fact, that is how we wrote our previous book, SharePoint For Dummies, using Word in the cloud. Office 365 is great for the Office apps, but what about all the rest of the programs you use on your computer? Right now, you have to install all of these programs on every computer you use. If you use both Windows and Mac, then you have to hope the same program is available for both operating systems.
This book covers Windows 365 as of the calendar year 2022 and is designed to be your initial guide. Throughout the book, we offer tips on where you can dig deeper as you progress.
About This Book
This book is intended for anyone who uses Windows or is curious about what Microsoft is up to with Windows 365. Windows is a vast operating system with many nooks and crannies, and no single book can cover everything. This book is designed to provide an introduction and an overview of the new operating system. It shows you how to get up and running and get the most out of Windows 365.
Others who may benefit from this book include
Computer users:
If you use a computer for work, then this book is for you. Currently, Windows 365 is designed only for business, but we suspect in the future it will also be available for home users.
IT professionals:
This book doesn’t go into the details of information technology. Most aspects of information technology are far beyond the scope of this book. If you are an IT professional, then this book is designed to provide you with an introduction to Windows 365, and how you can use it to make your life, and the lives of the people in your organization, easier.
Managers:
If you manage a department or business unit, you need to understand how to get the most out of your tools. Windows 365 is designed to simplify the mundane tasks of managing the computers your teams use. By moving your team’s PC to the cloud you unlock the need for onsite productivity.
Foolish Assumptions
Because operating systems are such a huge topic, we have to make some assumptions about your initial knowledge, such as
You use a computer at work.
Windows 365 is essentially Windows in the cloud. If you don’t already use a computer at work, then this book is not for you (unless you are curious about it or will need to use a computer for work in the future).
You’re a Windows user (or want to become one).
Windows 365 is an operating system based on Windows. You can connect to it from just about any physical computer, but it is Windows once you connect.
You have good Internet access.
It might seem like a given that everyone has good Internet access these days, but that is not the case. Windows 365 moves your PC to the cloud and you access it and work with it over the Internet. As such, you need a good Internet connection to get the most out of it.
Icons Used in This Book
A handful of icons are used in this book. Here’s what they mean:
Tips point out handy information and help with sticky situations and important topics in Windows 365.
This icon marks something to remember, such as how to perform a task or get set up with Windows 365.
This icon provides technical details about Windows 365. We use this icon to provide information about the inner workings of the product.
We don’t use this icon a lot and when you see it you should take note of something to watch out for. We use this to point out common pitfalls and places we have gotten stuck in the past.
Beyond the Book
In addition to what you’re reading right now, this product also comes with a free access-anywhere Cheat Sheet that describes some common Windows 365 tips and resources, among other things. To get this Cheat Sheet, simply go to https://www.dummies.com/ and enter Windows 365 For Dummies Cheat Sheet in the Search box.
Where to Go from Here
All right, you’re all set and ready to jump into the book. You can jump in anywhere you like — the book was written to allow you to do just that. But if you want to get the full story from the beginning, turn to Chapter 1 — that’s where all the action starts.
Part 1
Windows 365 Isn’t the Windows You Grew Up With
IN THIS PART …
Take a tour of Windows 365 and get familiar with the future of Windows
Get up and running with your new cloud PC
Dig into the power of the Windows 365 client app
Learn how you can use a web browser to access your Windows 365 computer
Chapter 1
Getting Familiar with the Future of Windows
IN THIS CHAPTER
Gaining a general understanding of a cloud-based PC
Exploring how Windows 365 is the future of Windows
Finding answers to common questions that arise as Windows moves into the future
The concept of a cloud-based PC is not an easy one to get your head around. Until recently, a computer was a physical device that sat on your desk, or perhaps on your lap, or in your pocket. How can Microsoft move that physical computer into the cloud? Keep reading to find out!
In this chapter, you get familiar with the future of Windows and the ways Microsoft is moving the PC into the cloud. We explore the concepts behind Windows 365 and walk through new terminology you will need when thinking and talking about the new Windows. Finally, because this is a brand new way of thinking about a PC, we dig into some of the common questions that we had, and that most people have, when learning about Windows 365 for the first time.
Meeting the Cloud PC
We remember when we bought our first computer. It was a long time ago, and it was a beautiful machine. It had a proud place sitting right on our main desk and we used it frequently. That was decades ago, but over the years not much has changed with the ways we bought and used our PCs. Until now!
Microsoft has moved the PC into the cloud with Windows 365. When we first heard about the concept, we had to scratch our heads. How could it be possible? A PC is something you sit down in front of and type and work on. Unless there is a way to plug our brains into the virtual world (did someone say metaverse?) then a PC will always be a physical thing, right? Well, this is where Windows 365 changes the equation.
Windows 365 is a cloud-based PC, and you interact with it using any physical device you choose.
Yes, for the time being, using a computer will still require you to interact with a physical object, such as a keyboard, mouse, and monitor. What Windows 365 does is detach the keyboard, mouse, and monitor you are physically using from your cloud PC computer. Because the cloud PC is running in a Microsoft data center, you can use any other device to connect to it and use it. All you need is an Internet connection and a physical device you can interact with. In other words, the physical device becomes a simple bridge to work on your cloud PC. Most any physical device will do the job, because your physical computer becomes a “dumb” computer. All the really wonderful things you do for work still live on your Windows 365 computer, as illustrated in Figure 1-1. We cover the requirements of the physical device you use and the Internet connection required to access your cloud PC in Chapter 16.
FIGURE 1-1: Windows 365 detaches the physical device (including, for example a keyboard, mouse, and monitor; or touchscreen) from the operating system.
You may find yourself asking, what is a cloud PC good for? What is it not so good for? A cloud PC is great for companies that are remote or hybrid. This is because the cloud PC can be centralized for your organization and remote workers connect to it just like they would come into an office and turn on their desktop computer. As an organization, you can think of all of the cloud PCs as being “inside” your organization. You control them, and remote users connect to them to get work done. The actual cloud PC never “leaves” your organization, though. If someone exits your organization, they simply stop logging in and you retain all information, content, and work that was performed on the cloud PC. Where cloud PCs are not so good is when people in your organization don’t have a stable and reliable Internet connection. The cloud PC is streamed over the Internet, and if you don’t have a solid Internet connection then a cloud PC will not work.
Think of your cloud PC as nearly identical to the physical computer you have at home, or in your office, running Windows. Any software you would install on your physical computer running Windows you can also install on your cloud PC running Windows 365. Of course, you still need to keep in mind the requirements for the software such as memory and disk space. Just like your physical computer, your cloud PC has a set amount of memory and disk space. We cover how to select the amount of memory and disk space in Chapter 2.
No, really, what is Windows 365?
To understand what Microsoft is doing with Windows, all you have to do is look back a decade or so ago at what they did with Office. You remember Office, right? Office programs like Word, Excel, and PowerPoint have been around for ages.
It used to be that Microsoft would release a new version of Office every few years. You would buy it and install it on your computer and hope you would remember to make backups frequently and keep your files secure. Then Microsoft moved to a new cloud-based model offered as a subscription called Office 365. With Office 365, you sign up and you always have the latest Office programs. You don’t have to wait for the next version of Office to come out in order to get the new features. With Office 365 you get them right away, as they are released. And because these programs are cloud-based, your files are saved to the cloud and automatically backed up and secured for you. We must admit that over the last decade, Office 365 has saved our files from some computer crashes and mishaps on multiple occasions.
Microsoft is starting the same journey with Windows as they did with Office. The success of Office 365 led Microsoft to do the same thing with Windows. In particular, Windows 365 is a subscription based offering that is constantly improved with new features and updated. By adopting the “365” model and moving the PC to the cloud, Microsoft makes Windows a cloud based operating system. This is important because it removes the friction and burden of managing your own physical computer. In a way, when you use a cloud PC you are offloading to Microsoft the burden of running a computer.
You don’t have to look further than the 365 in the name to figure it out. And as you can probably guess, using the number 365 is a standard for Microsoft moving forward. You know, because there are 365 days in a year, and you can get new features on any of those days instead of just on a particular day every few years. Figure 1-2 illustrates how Microsoft is doing with Windows what they did with Office.
FIGURE 1-2: Windows is following the same journey as Office.
Parts of Office 365 have recently been renamed to Microsoft 365. You will still find Office 365 for enterprises but for small business and personal use you will see the branding as Microsoft 365. With Microsoft 365, you still get Office, and Microsoft has bundled a number of other things into the subscription as well. For larger enterprises, you will still see the branding as Office 365.
Looking at a real-world example
To get a better understanding of why Microsoft is on this 365 cloud journey, let’s look at a real-world example. As we write this book, we type on many different physical computers. We use our laptops when we are out, in coffee shops, hotels, and elsewhere (hopefully more often as the pandemic fades), and we use a desktop computer both at home and in the office. Office 365 lets us do this because we have the Office programs installed on all of our devices, and our files are saved in the cloud. This works great for the work we do in Office, but what about all the other programs we use at work?
We cover signing up and getting started with Windows 365 in Chapter 2. We cover using Office 365 with Windows 365 in Chapter 9.
Office 365 moves your apps and files to the cloud so you can work on them from any device as long as you have the Office app installed on that device. Windows 365 moves your entire PC and all of the programs installed on it to the cloud so that you can work on from any device.
On our work computers, we have all sorts of programs. When we need to get work done with those programs, we wait until we are sitting at our work computers. This is where Windows 365 comes into play. Windows 365 takes your entire computer and moves it to the cloud so you can connect to it using any computer or device. We no longer have to wait until we get to the office to work on our computer there. It is always available to us wherever we are in the world and on whatever physical device we happen to be using at the time.
To make the point, though we don’t recommend it, you could even chuck your physical computer in the ocean and a minute later pick up another physical computer and continue working on your cloud PC just like nothing ever happened. With Windows 365, your PC becomes detached from the physical world. Have you seen the new Matrix movie? Maybe your Windows 365 computer is inside the Matrix — though we aren’t sure we want to jack in using a spike in the back of our heads just yet.
Always on, always available, and just how you left it
Your Windows 365 computer stays the same regardless of how you connect to it. For example, you might connect to it from bed in the morning using your Google Chromebook, then move down to your home office using your Mac for breakfast, and then using your Linux laptop on your commute, and finally a Windows desktop computer in your office.
Even though you are moving between physical computers, you are always connecting to the same Windows 365 computer, as shown in Figure 1-3. If you are like us — not good at keeping your computer tidy — and you leave some windows open and some files saved to the desktop of your computer, they will still be in the exact same location when you open your cloud PC from another physical computer.
Your Windows 365 computer has all of your programs installed on it, and when you disconnect it from one physical computer and reconnect it to another, your cloud PC computer is in the exact same state you left it. Did you save a document to your desktop? It will still be there. Did you leave your email program open along with a spreadsheet you were working on? You will find them exactly as you left them.
FIGURE 1-3: Your cloud PC always stays the same as you move between physical computers.
One of the best things we have found is that you, or your IT team, only have to install your software on a single computer (your cloud PC computer). Your other computers act as a view port into your cloud PC. In other words, your physical computers can come and go but your cloud PC will be there forever.
Windows 365 provides you a computer in Microsoft’s data center that you connect to from any other computer. And the best part is that Microsoft keeps it up to date, secure, and free of viruses for you automatically. The IT team doesn’t have to worry about managing your computer for you. Microsoft does it for them. (We cover security with your Windows 365 computer in Chapter 13.)
How Windows 365 Differs from Previous Windows
If you are like us, then you remember your computer running DOS. And then the world changed and a graphical interface in the form of Windows and Macintosh blew our minds. Since the change from text-based to windows-based interactions, there hasn’t been a lot more change. Yes, most people moved to using their phones instead of a desktop or laptop computer, but the concepts there are still the same. And for work, most people still use a desktop or laptop computer. Microsoft is changing this paradigm by introducing Windows 365. With Windows 365, you have a single computer that doesn’t change and that stays with you, by your side, fighting the good fight. Okay, maybe we got a little bit carried away there. But you get the point.
Jumping off the upgrade merry-go-round
Every few years we all have to buy a new computer that has the latest specifications, the latest operating system, and can run the latest software. We then have to go through the process of installing all of our software again. Looking back on how many times we have been through this cycle, we feel like a hamster on a wheel. The wheel keeps spinning into the future, and the view never changes.
Let’s take a look at how Microsoft currently develops features for Windows and how they will do it in the future. In the past, Microsoft would develop features for Windows and then at some point a release would be announced and everyone could go buy that release. For example, right now Windows 11 is out and the next version will likely be Windows 12. Windows 365 changes this model because the operating system is in the cloud and Microsoft can make updates to it automatically. Figure 1-4 illustrates the point.
FIGURE 1-4: Windows 365 is constantly up to date. As Microsoft releases new features, you get them automatically.
As a common practice, hardware is often refreshed every few years. The new hardware will include the latest version of the Windows operating system. Or, your business might buy upgraded hardware and then buy the latest version of Windows separately and install it on your computer. Windows 365 charges a monthly subscription and your cloud PC is always updated to the latest and greatest automatically. Behind the scenes, Microsoft takes care of upgrading any actual hardware such as memory and storage for you. You don’t have to keep up with the latest hardware, you just use your cloud PC. You might want to buy a new computer but it won’t be a requirement in order to stay up to date with the latest hardware for your cloud PC. Your cloud PC will work fine with hardware you wouldn’t have dreamed of using in the past.
Earlier in this chapter we discuss Office 365, and we think this is worth repeating: Microsoft is doing the same thing with Windows that it did with Office. You used to buy a new version of Office every few years. Then Microsoft moved Office to the cloud with Office 365, and you now buy it with a monthly subscription so you always have the latest and greatest Office.
UPDATING YOUR CAR WITH THE CLOUD
Microsoft is not the only company incorporating instant updates to their products. You might think of a car as something you buy and then it stays the same until you buy another car. Tesla changed this model by providing Over-The-Air (OTA) updates.
When you buy a Tesla, you obviously are buying the car. However, you are also buying updates that Tesla provides to your car wirelessly. You might go to sleep at night with one version of the Tesla car and wake up in the morning with the new version.
Other car companies have quickly followed suit, and by doing so, the car industry has shifted customer expectations and experiences dramatically.
With Office 365, you get the latest features as they are released (seemingly daily) instead of waiting a few years in between releases. Windows will follow the same model with new Windows features that are released to Windows 365 first and then eventually released as the “latest” version of Windows at the next major release date.
Although Microsoft keeps your cloud PC updated to the latest version, you still need to do some things to stay up to date with the rest of your software. We cover keeping things up to date in Chapter 13.
Keeping your knowledge and moving to the cloud
One major concern we often hear about is the cost and pain of learning new things. Learning new software is painful, but learning a new operating system can be unbearable! There is good news on this front, Windows 365 is not much of a change (yet). All it does is take us off the hamster wheel of computer upgrades and reinstalls. Microsoft does all of that for you with your Windows 365 computer. You just use it to get your work done.
Your Windows 365 computer is always up to date. Microsoft takes care of the security updates for you automatically so you don’t have to worry about it. In short, you always have the latest and greatest without having to lift a finger.
Windows 365 is brand new and, as of right now, it is nearly the same Windows that you would get if you went to a store and purchased a physical computer. It runs Windows 11 but in a more streamlined and degunked way, which is built and optimized for the cloud. So when it comes to learning a new operating system, you can take comfort in the fact that you won’t have to if you switch to Windows 365. If you are already familiar with Windows, then you are already familiar with Windows 365. We like to think of this as easily packing our long-term Windows knowledge in a suitcase and taking it with us on our journey to the cloud, as shown in Figure 1-5.
FIGURE 1-5: All of the knowledge you have in working with Windows directly relates to Windows 365.
As of 2022, Windows 365 is available only for business and enterprise. We expect a couple of things to happen in the future:. The first is that Microsoft will extend the offering for home users, too. Technically, anyone can sign up for a Microsoft 365 business license and get Windows 365. At this point, the features are geared toward businesses (and maybe power home users). We expect home versions in the future will focus on features that make sense for home use. The second thing we expect to happen is that Windows 365 will start to have new features that are available only in Windows 365, cloud-enabled features that focus on the benefits only a cloud-based PC can offer.
