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Principal Product Manager and Architect of Windows Cloud at Microsoft

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Tom Hickling @tomhickling.com · 3h
Announcing the general availability of #AzureVirtualDesktop regional host pools. Today regional host pools is available in our first two regions. This is all about resiliency and data sovereignty and improving both for you. All the details: techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/azurevi... #AVD #W365
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Now generally available: Regional resiliency for Azure Virtual Desktop
AVD host pools are now regional in East US 2 and Central US
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Tom Hickling @tomhickling.com · 09/06/2026
Context-based redirections in #Windows365 are now in public preview. Adapt clipboard, drive, printer & USB redirections to real signals like device compliance, user/group, network. techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/windows...
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Adaptive data protection with context-based redirections in Windows 365, now in public preview
New contextual policy controls to help organizations better protect their data in Windows 365
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Tom Hickling @tomhickling.com · 02/06/2026
Lots of new features appearing in #Windows365 today: - Developer optimised image in preview - 32 vCPU #CPC - GPU "Select" offering - Windows365 for agents is now generally available - Snapshot-based reset for Windows 365 Flex in preview, and much more techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/windows...
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Made for developers and agents, Windows 365 at Build 2026
Windows 365 updates: ready‑to‑code Cloud PCs, flexible compute, and a secured execution environment for agents
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Tom Hickling @tomhickling.com · 20/05/2026
Are you using #AzureVirtualDesktop with #FSLogix user profiles, on #AzureFiles storage and waiting for the GA support of Entra only identities? Well wait no more: azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/a...
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Azure Files Entra-Only identities: Advancing cloud-native identity and security | Microsoft Azure Blog
Learn how Entra-Only identities for Azure Files SMB simplify access, remove on‑premises dependencies, and strengthen cloud‑native security.
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Tom Hickling @tomhickling.com · 12/05/2026
#Autopilot Device Preparation Policies are now generally available with #Windows365. Ensure your applications are installed and scripts are run before the #CloudPC is considered "provisioned": learn.microsoft.com/en-us/window...
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What's new in Windows 365 Enterprise
Find out what's new in Windows 365 Enterprise
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Tom Hickling @tomhickling.com · 21/04/2026
Now in public preview: #AzureVirtualDesktop redundant TCP support for RDP Multipath. With this update, Azure Virtual Desktop expands Multipath capabilities by introducing support for redundant TCP standby transport paths alongside existing UDP paths. techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/azurevi...
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Announcing public preview of redundant TCP support for RDP Multipath for Azure Virtual Desktop
RDP Multipath now includes redundant TCP support to improve connectivity across enterprise networks.
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Tom Hickling @tomhickling.com · 09/04/2026
Now in public preview, the new Windows 365 monitoring and reporting platform. This new reporting tooling consolidates multiple important data sets related to your #Windows365 environment. techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/windows...
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Introducing the New Windows 365 Monitoring and Reporting Platform
Now in public preview a new Windows 365 reporting and monitoring platform with contextual, end‑to‑end visibility designed for faster, deeper analysis.
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Tom Hickling @tomhickling.com · 01/04/2026
#Windows365 continues its global expansion. Today we announce that #Frontline shared mode is now available from three additional #Azure regions: Brazil South, Italy North and West Europe. techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/windows...
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Windows 365 Frontline in shared mode now available in Brazil South, Italy North, and West Europe
Now live: W365 Frontline Shared Mode expands to Brazil, Italy and Netherlands—bringing Cloud PCs closer to end users!
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Tom Hickling @tomhickling.com · 26/03/2026
#Windows365 Frontline in shared mode is now available in even more new Azure regions. Today we have added New Zealand North, Mexico Central, Poland Central and Sweden Central. techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/windows...
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Windows 365 Frontline in shared mode expands to Mexico Central, Poland Central, Sweden Central, New Zealand North and West Europe
Now live: W365 Frontline Shared Mode expands to Mexico, Poland, Sweden & New Zealand North —bringing Cloud PCs closer to users!
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Tom Hickling @tomhickling.com · 25/03/2026
#Windows365 Multi-region selection is now available in the US Government Community Cloud. This brings the same enhanced resiliency and residency capabilities to GCC. All the details are here: techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/windows...
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Announcing Multi-Region Selection for Windows 365 in Government Community Cloud
Multi‑Region Selection is now available for Windows 365 in GCC & GCC-High, delivering built‑in resiliency with Microsoft Hosted Network.
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Tom Hickling @tomhickling.com · 25/03/2026
#Windows365 is now available in the US Government Cloud Texas region. This provides Government Community Cloud customers another location to deploy #CloudPCs for their end users: techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/windows...
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Windows 365 now available in US Gov Texas for US Government Community Cloud customers
GCC & GCC-High customers can now deploy Windows 365 Cloud PCs in US Gov Texas
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Tom Hickling @tomhickling.com · 18/03/2026
#Windows365 is showing up where end users need it. Windows 365 #Frontline Shared mode is now live in Norway East, France Central, and Spain Central. We’re continuing to push Cloud PCs closer to users, lower latency and data residency where it matters techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/windows...
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Windows 365 Frontline in shared mode expands to Norway East, France Central and Spain Central
W365 Frontline in Shared Mode lands in 3 new regions! Fast, secure Cloud PCs for frontline teams
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Tom Hickling @tomhickling.com · 16/03/2026
#Microsoft is simplifying the #CloudPC story. Dev Box stopped onboarding net‑new customers. Existing users are fine. Future developer innovation moves to #Windows365 — with GPU options, predictable pricing, and no extra licence cost: learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/...
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Microsoft Dev Box and Windows 365 Update - Microsoft Dev Box
Discover how Microsoft Dev Box capabilities are transitioning to Windows 365, offering unified solutions for developers and IT admins starting in November 2025.
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Tom Hickling @tomhickling.com · 09/03/2026
#Windows365 expands globally again. Today we announce that #Frontline is now supported in the Germany West Central and Switzerland North regions. Get your CloudPCs closer to your users and within set geographical boundaries. All the details are here: techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/windows...
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Frontline shared mode expands to Germany West Central & Switzerland North
Deploy shared Cloud PCs in new locations—Windows 365 Frontline Shared is now available in Germany West Central & Switzerland North
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Tom Hickling @tomhickling.com · 27/02/2026
Are you using or going to use #Windows Server 2025 #RemoteDesktopServices? Thinking about your user numbers, capacity and scaling? Check out our latest whitepaper providing this guidance: Windows Server 2025 Capacity Planning Whitepaper techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/Windows...
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Windows Server 2025 Remote Desktop Session Host Capacity Planning Whitepaper | Microsoft Community Hub
The Remote Desktop Session Host (RDSH) is a role service available on Windows Server 2025, which allows multiple...
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Tom Hickling @tomhickling.com · 26/02/2026
Announcing two new hardware devices from #Asus and #Dell for connecting to #Windows365. Learn more about both of these in our latest blog blogs.windows.com/windowsexper...
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Announcing new Cloud PC devices designed for Windows 365
When organizations move more workloads to the cloud, they can simplify their endpoint strategy—making it easier for IT to manage and scale. To help organizations on this journey, in 2024, Microsoft in...
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Tom Hickling @tomhickling.com · 23/02/2026
Every Monday in March is #Microsoft #TechnicalTakeoff2026. Learn how we build resiliency into #AVD & #Windows365 & add-ons to improve your workload resiliency. Mon 2nd of March at 11:30 PST: "Resiliency with Windows 365 and Azure Virtual Desktop" aka.ms/TechnicalTakeoff
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Tom Hickling @tomhickling.com · 12/02/2026
Are you using #Windows365 with Azure Network Connections (ANC)? After March 31st 2026, any new #Azure vNets you use with an ANC will no longer have outbound internet access enabled by default. Therefore read this article from Kathryn Jakubek to know more: techcommunity.microsoft.com/discussions/...
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Azure Default Outbound Access Changes: Guidance for Windows 365 ANC Customers | Microsoft Community Hub
After March 31, 2026, newly created Azure Virtual Networks (VNets) will no longer have default outbound internet access enabled by default. Windows 365...
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Tom Hickling @tomhickling.com · 12/02/2026
Are you using #AzureVirtualDesktop and likely to create a new #AzureVirtualNetwork after March 31st 2026? If yes then you need to be aware they will not support outbound internet access by default. Kathryn Jakubek tells what you what need to know here: techcommunity.microsoft.com/discussions/...
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Azure’s Default Outbound Access Changes: Guidance for Azure Virtual Desktop Customers | Microsoft Community Hub
After March 31, 2026, newly created Azure Virtual Networks (VNets) will no longer have default outbound internet access (DOA) enabled by default. Azure...
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Tom Hickling @tomhickling.com · 11/02/2026
#Windows365 is now available in #NewZealand. Today we announce support for Windows365 form the #Azure New Zealand North region. This is another example of meeting our customers where they are as we continue to expland the service. techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/windows...
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Windows 365 now supported in New Zealand North
New Zealand North region joins Windows 365, enabling lower latency and stronger data residency for Cloud PC users.
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Tom Hickling @tomhickling.com · 28/01/2026
You can now configure #RDP Shortpath via both Group Policy and #Intune policies for #AzureVirtualDesktop and #Windows365 Make your life easier with centralised management of these important connectivity settings. All the details are here: techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/Windows...
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Announcing general availability of RDP Shortpath configuration via GPO and Microsoft Intune
Centrally manage RDP Shortpath for Azure Virtual Desktop and Windows 365 using GPO and Intune
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Tom Hickling @tomhickling.com · 26/01/2026
#Windows365 is now fully available in the #Brazil South #Azure region: techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/windows...
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Windows 365 now supported in Brazil South - Windows IT Pro Blog
Brazil South joins Windows 365’s supported regions, enabling lower latency and improved resiliency for Cloud PCs.  
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Tom Hickling @tomhickling.com · 23/01/2026
Last week we announced the preview of Regional host pools in #AVD Today we are adding support for the Azure portal. For customers in the preview when deploying host pools to Central US or East US 2 you will see a new Deployment Scope drop-down box: aka.ms/avdregional
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Tom Hickling @tomhickling.com · 12/01/2026
Azure Virtual Desktop now supports regional host pools—boosting resilience & data sovereignty by storing metadata in your chosen Azure region. Public preview live in East US 2 & Central US. Get ready for global rollout! Details: aka.ms/avdregional #AzureVirtualDesktop #AVD
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Now in public preview: Azure Virtual Desktop regional host pools - Azure Virtual Desktop Blog
In order to increase resilience Azure Virtual Desktop is enabling new regional host pools  
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Tom Hickling @tomhickling.com · 17/12/2025
Significant resiliency and data sovereignty enhancements landing for #Windows365 Microsoft Hosted Network. As Windows 365 and Azure expand globally, these improvements rethink how region selection and availability should operate, as part of the service: techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/windows...
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Introducing resiliency improvements with Microsoft Hosted Network - Windows IT Pro Blog
Increase resilience for your Cloud PC estate by using the latest innovations within Microsoft Hosted Network networks  
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Tom Hickling @tomhickling.com · 18/11/2025
#Windows365 #Reserve is GA Reserve is a new offering that supports a user’s productivity when their physical device is unavailable or short-term access is needed by providing them with quick & secure access to work resources via a temporary Cloud PC. blogs.windows.com/windowsexper...
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Preparing for what’s next: Windows security and resiliency innovations help organizations mitigate risks, recover faster and prepare for the era of AI
Today, we introduced agentic platform and cloud-powered flexibility capabilities into Windows that bring together human creativity and intelligent agents. To fully embrace these ag
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Tom Hickling @tomhickling.com · 18/11/2025
Here is great overview from Scott Manchester of many of the new #Windows365 updates and new features we have announced at #MicrosoftIgnite:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHXAEFJ2cFQ
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Tom Hickling @tomhickling.com · 18/11/2025
#Windows365 Link enhancements. Now available in 13 countries and expanding to Belgium, Finland, Ireland, Italy, Poland, Singapore and Spain in the first quarter of 2026. With multiple product updates coming in the first quarter of 2026 Further information: aka.ms/Windows365Li...
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Windows 365 Link - What's new for the first Cloud PC device -Windows IT Pro Blog
The simple, secure, purpose-built device for Windows 365 is coming to seven more countries and getting new features.  
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Tom Hickling @tomhickling.com · 18/11/2025
#Windows365 User experience sync Windows 365 User experience sync preserves user settings and app configurations across Windows 365 Frontline in shared mode sessions, delivering a consistent experience even on nonpersistent VMs Further details: techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/windows...
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Windows 365 Frontline updates and Cloud Apps general availability - Windows IT Pro Blog
Windows 365 Frontline has been enhanced with new capabilities, including Windows 365 Cloud Apps, User Experience Sync, and more  
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Tom Hickling @tomhickling.com · 18/11/2025
#Windows365 Cloud Apps is now generally available. Cloud Apps allow administrators to publish just specific apps delivered from the cloud instead of a full Cloud PC. Further details: techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/windows...
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Windows 365 Frontline updates and Cloud Apps general availability - Windows IT Pro Blog
Windows 365 Frontline has been enhanced with new capabilities, including Windows 365 Cloud Apps, User Experience Sync, and more  
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Tom Hickling @tomhickling.com · 18/11/2025
#Windows365 for Agents is now in preview. Windows 365 for Agents provides a powerful, platform for agent makers to design, test, and deploy computer using agents (CUAs) to operate securely and efficiently on Cloud PCs anywhere they’re deployed. techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/windows...
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Windows 365 for Agents unlocks secured, scalable AI automation - Windows IT Pro Blog
Unlock secured, scalable AI agent power — discover Windows 365 for Agents, built for the future of agentic work.     
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Tom Hickling @tomhickling.com · 18/11/2025
Keyboard Input Protection for #Windows365 and #AzureVirtualDesktop is now in preview. Further protect your Windows365 Cloud PCs and you Azure Virtual Desktop session host VMs using new Windows Cloud I/O Protection capabilities. Read the details here: techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/windows...
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Keyboard Input Protection for Windows 365 and Azure Virtual Desktop now in preview - Windows IT Pro Blog
Protect against keylogging malware and other threats with new input protection capabilities in Windows 365 and Azure Virtual Desktop      
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Tom Hickling @tomhickling.com · 15/10/2025
#AzureVirtualDesktop now supports non-persistent session hosts in public preview. This is great if need stateless workloads where the VMs revert back to a base image after use. Here are all of the details to get started now: techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/azurevi...
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Now in public preview: Ephemeral OS disk support on Azure Virtual Desktop - Azure Virtual Desktop Blog
Azure Virtual Desktop now supports Ephemeral OS disk in public preview, experience fast, stateless session hosts.   
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Tom Hickling @tomhickling.com · 07/10/2025
Bring your own Copilot to work. #Microsoft has enabled multiple account access for Microsoft 365 #Copilot. This enables employees to use their own Copilot from personal #Microsoft365 plans still controlled by IT. Further details are available here: techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microso...
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Employees can bring Copilot from their personal Microsoft 365 plans to work - what it means for IT | Microsoft Community Hub
Today, we made some exciting announcements for Microsoft 365 Personal, Family and the new Premium plans. Among them is how employees can use Copilot from...
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Tom Hickling @tomhickling.com · 01/10/2025
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: learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/...
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Tom Hickling @tomhickling.com · 17/09/2025
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: techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/windows...
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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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Tom Hickling @tomhickling.com · 17/09/2025
#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. learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/...
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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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Tom Hickling @tomhickling.com · 17/09/2025
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...
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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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Tom Hickling @tomhickling.com · 17/09/2025
New updates now available in #Windows365 #Boot. Improvements for Connection Centre, Troubleshooting, Support for Cross Region Disaster Recovery, display settings and a smoother login experience: techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/windows...
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Windows 365 Boot, Connection Center & improved experience - generally available - Windows IT Pro Blog
Windows 365 Boot is generally available and now includes Windows 365 Connection Center, Cloud PC selection at logon, and more.  
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Tom Hickling @tomhickling.com · 16/09/2025
#Microsoft is investing £22 billion into the UK to drive #AI, #Cloud infrastructure and the largest supercomputer in the country: blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issue...
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Microsoft invests $30 billion in UK to power AI future
The relationship between the United Kingdom and the United States has long been more than a matter of diplomacy — it’s a friendship rooted in shared ideals and mutual ambition. Across generations, our...
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Tom Hickling @tomhickling.com · 15/09/2025
We are improving the end user experience of #Windows365 and #AzureVirtualDesktop in the #WindowsApp. Starting in public preview are Health Checks inside the Windows App. Check out further details here: techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/windows...
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Enhancing AVD and Windows 365 experience with health checks - Windows IT Pro Blog
Diagnostic platform designed to proactively identify and resolve issues on end-user devices, improving reliability and performance across supported...
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Tom Hickling @tomhickling.com · 10/09/2025
#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...
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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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Tom Hickling @tomhickling.com · 27/08/2025
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...
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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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Tom Hickling @tomhickling.com · 11/08/2025
#Windows365 Reserve is now available in limited public preview. Reserve is a way to be productive when your primary device is unavailable for whatever reason. Read more and sign up for this preview here: techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/windows...
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Enhancing business continuity: Windows 365 Reserve is now in limited public preview! | Microsoft Community Hub
Announcing gated public preview of Windows 365 Reserve—secure Cloud PC access from anywhere when you need it most 
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Tom Hickling @tomhickling.com · 24/07/2025
You can now create your #AzureVirtualDesktop host pools in South Korea. Today we have released a new metadata location in the Korea Central region. This is ideal for those customers with data sovereignty requirements in the locality. techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/azurevi...
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Azure Virtual Desktop metadata database now available in Korea Central - Azure Virtual Desktop Blog
Azure Virtual Desktop metadata is now hosted in Korea Central, giving organizations more control over data residency and enabling optimized deployments for...
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Tom Hickling @tomhickling.com · 23/07/2025
#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
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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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Tom Hickling @tomhickling.com · 18/07/2025
#Copilot in #Intune is now generally available. Security Copilot makes IT admin easier and quicker for your day to day endpoint management work, with generative #AI baked into the Intune workflows, and it supports #Windows365: www.microsoft.com/en-us/securi...
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Improving IT efficiency with Microsoft Security Copilot in Microsoft Intune and Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Security Blog
Announcing the general availability of Microsoft Security Copilot capabilities for IT with Microsoft Intune and Microsoft Entra, offering AI-powered efficiency and enhanced security for your operation...
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Tom Hickling @tomhickling.com · 09/07/2025
#FSLogix release 25.06 is now generally available. Here's whats new: techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/fslogix... #AVD #AzureVirtualDesktop
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FSLogix Release 25.06 is now generally available! | Microsoft Community Hub
This latest release is focused on enabling compatibility and support for customers who are migrating their users from Microsoft Outlook (classic) to the...
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Tom Hickling @tomhickling.com · 18/06/2025
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...
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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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Tom Hickling @tomhickling.com · 18/06/2025
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...
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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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