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News from IT House July 14 Foreign media Windows Latest reported that whenever we want to open favorite desktop applications and important files, the usual solution is to use a Windows laptop or desktop device. A new Microsoft service called “Cloud PC” (cloud computer) puts forward the concept of “Windows anywhere”-a new version of the operating system on powerful servers in the cloud, which is also part of Microsoft 365.
In the past year and a half, Microsoft has been working on a solution to stream Windows 10 or Windows 11 from powerful servers in the cloud to applications on desktop platforms such as Android, iOS, and Windows. Due to leaks and new recruitment information, Microsoft Cloud PC will be called “the next step in personal computing.”
Cloud PC is different from Azure virtual desktop, which is optimized for large enterprises and enterprise customers. Unlike Azure Virtual Desktop (previously known as Windows Virtual Desktop), Cloud PC cloud computing service will initially be launched for small businesses at reasonable prices. The consumer version may be announced later.
The cloud computer will prepare your Windows desktop, popular applications, settings and content for streaming on any supported device. With cloud computers, Microsoft will provide users with a safe place to store and access applications, files and documents.
You can enter Cloud PC on any supported device connected to the Internet. Currently, Microsoft is planning to support the following devices.
IT Home is informed that Windows11 Cloud PC cloud computers may be unveiled at the Microsoft Inspire event, which will begin this week.
Foreign media predicts that the initial preview version of Microsoft Cloud Computer is Windows 10 system. When Windows 11 is generally available, it will be upgraded to Windows 11.
So far, Microsoft has remained silent on cloud computing, but we have found many recruitment information and documents for cloud computing services. There is already a cloud computer support page on the company’s website, indicating that the cloud computer will use Microsoft Graph to achieve the integration of Microsoft 365 services and so on.
Windows cloud computers will provide a simple and manageable computing environment for Microsoft 365 users who are willing to pay.
Microsoft’s latest attempt on Windows cloud computers will be available in multiple configurations.
For example, the medium configuration will include 2 vCPUs, 4GB of memory and a 96GB solid state drive, and the heavy configuration will increase the memory to 8GB. Users can also upgrade to an advanced configuration to get 3 vCPUs and 8GB of memory.
Microsoft Cloud Computer will be a paid service, optimized only for general personal computing, which means you can’t run resource-intensive applications in cloud containers. However, the Microsoft Office suite will be supported.