Microsoft incorporated Copilot into Microsoft 365 a little while back but during its March 2024 event today, the company highlighted several features of that integration with Windows 365 Cloud PC updates.
Alongside new Surface devices, commercial customers can play around with new Windows 365 Security Updates that includes single sign-on, Cloud PC encryption, and screen capture and watermarking protection during use.
Soon, customers will be able to use the Single sign-on (SSO) and passwordless authentication that’s been made generally available for Azure Virtual Desktop and other third party IDPs.
As for the Watermarking within Windows 365 and Azure Virtual Desktop, that has also been made generally available as recently.
To help power these new experiences, Microsoft also points to the Windows App that was recently made available to customers with the recent Windows 365 GPU support designed for graphically intensive workflows that include graphic design, video and image rendering, 3D modeling, data and visualization-specific programs, and more.
Microsoft offers the following configurations in selected regions in a public preview currently,
- Windows 365 Enterprise GPU 4 vCPU, 16 GB RAM, 4 GB vRAM, 512 GB
- Windows 365 Enterprise GPU 8 vCPU, 56 GB, 12 GB vRAM, 1TB
- Windows 365 Enterprise GPU 16 vCPU, 110 GB, 16 GB vRAM, 1TB
According to Microsoft,
When you’re working on one of these powerful GPU-enabled Cloud PCs, you can run apps that use the local GPU resource. Windows 365 GPU support addresses one of the most frequently requested service capabilities for customers looking for simplified management and access to a GPU in a Software as a Service solution
Melissa Grant – Senior Director, Windows
The Windows App is currently available through the Microsoft Store. Customers can download the Windows app via Windows devices, the web, or through the TestFlight program for Apple devices for those interested.
