Windows 365 Cloud PC Implementation

The service covers sizing and edition selection, licensing prerequisite verification, Intune provisioning policies, image and core application configuration, Conditional Access integration, a validated pilot cohort, cutover of the remaining in-scope users, end-user connection instructions, an admin handover session, and a project closeout report — delivered in 2 weeks for a fixed $3,950.

Choose Windows 365 when each user needs a persistent personal desktop and you want fixed per-user monthly license costs with simple Intune management. Choose Azure Virtual Desktop when you need pooled multi-session desktops, GPU or specialized workloads, or full control of the underlying infrastructure — AVD is consumption-billed and rewards operational effort with flexibility and per-seat economics at scale. We implement both, so the scoping call recommends on workload fit, not on which service we would rather sell.

Business is the simple edition for up to 300 users with minimal license prerequisites and a lighter management surface. Enterprise has no user cap and unlocks full Intune management, custom images, Azure network connections, and Microsoft Defender integration, but requires each user to hold Windows 10/11 Enterprise, Intune, and Entra ID P1 entitlements. Frontline — which Microsoft is renaming Windows 365 Flex — lets non-concurrent users such as shift workers share licenses, currently up to three users per license under Microsoft's licensing. We confirm the right edition during sizing.

Each user needs Windows 10/11 Enterprise, Microsoft Intune, and Microsoft Entra ID P1. All three are included in Microsoft 365 Business Premium, F3, E3, E5, and A3/A5, so many SMBs already hold the prerequisites and only need to add the Windows 365 license itself. We map your existing licensing during sizing so you do not double-buy.

Usually not. Cloud PCs on the Microsoft-hosted network need no Azure subscription at all. You only need one if your design calls for an Azure network connection (for example, to reach on-premises resources over private networking) or for storing a custom image. We flag this in the sizing recommendation before anything is purchased.

Through the Windows App on Windows or macOS, through mobile apps on iPadOS and Android, or from any modern browser — no VPN required. That is what makes Cloud PCs practical for contractors and BYOD users: the personal device only ever runs a viewer, while work happens on the managed Cloud PC.

Yes — it is one of the two scenarios this service is built around. A contractor gets a company-managed Windows 11 desktop inside your tenant, protected by your Conditional Access and Intune compliance policies, without you shipping or reclaiming hardware. When the engagement ends, you deprovision the Cloud PC and the license returns to the pool.

That is the other core scenario. Old desktops become thin entry points to a current Windows 11 Cloud PC, which defers or shrinks the hardware refresh. One useful detail for Windows 10 hold-out hardware: Microsoft has stated that Windows 10 endpoints used to access Windows 365 Enterprise Cloud PCs can be entitled to Extended Security Updates at no additional Microsoft charge, subject to Microsoft's conditions such as Entra join state, periodic user sign-in, and an enablement policy — we confirm eligibility for your fleet during scoping. If your bigger problem is getting the fleet itself onto Windows 11, see our Windows 11 Migration and Windows 10 ESU Transition service.

Cloud PCs enroll in Microsoft Intune like any other corporate device, so your configuration baselines, compliance policies, and application controls apply. We scope Conditional Access to Cloud PC access and deploy it report-only first, review the sign-in results with you, then enforce — so nobody gets locked out by a policy that was never tested.

The engagement is planned as 2 weeks: sizing, prerequisites, and configuration in week one; pilot, cutover, and handover in week two. The usual extenders are license procurement delays, pilot users who are unavailable, or a scope change such as adding a custom image or an Azure network connection mid-flight.

The implementation is a fixed $3,950 per project, quoted in writing before work begins, and you pay after you approve delivery. The fee does not cover Microsoft's charges: Windows 365 per-user licenses, prerequisite Microsoft 365 licensing, or any Azure consumption your design requires. We quote those separately so you see the full monthly run-rate before committing.

Azure Virtual Desktop work (a separate service), Microsoft license costs, bulk data migration from old PCs beyond OneDrive guidance, application packaging beyond the agreed core set, hardware procurement or disposal, and ongoing fleet management after handover — which is available separately as Device as a Service.

Your administrators receive a handover covering provisioning, resizing, restore points, and deprovisioning, plus the closeout report. From there you can run the fleet yourself, or hand day-2 operations to us under Device as a Service. Either way there is no lock-in: your Cloud PCs, licenses, and policies live in your tenant.