![]() ![]() And then I opened my Cloud PC in the browser. This was the simplest onboarding experience: I just browsed to the Windows 365 website in Chrome and signed into my Microsoft 365 commercial account. And I chose the web client, just to see what that was like, though I suppose the Android version of Microsoft Remote Desktop would work as well. To test Windows 365 on a Chromebook, I chose the HP Chromebook x360 14 that I sort-of reviewed recently. The applications and windows I previously had open were still open, and the taskbar customizations I made, such as pinning Notepad and Paint, were retained as expected. Perhaps yesterday’s performance issues were just a day one problem.Īnd as promised, everything was right where I left it. And for whatever it’s worth, the performance is terrific, at least for running a handful of bundled apps like Edge and Notepad. (This might be available optionally, I’m not all that familiar with Remote Desktop on Mac.)įrom here, Windows operates normally. What’s missing is the File Explorer integration I saw in the Windows client, which lets you pass files between the remote and local computers. You can, of course, mouse to the top of the screen to display the Mac menu bar and the window controls for Remote Desktop. ![]() When you connect to the Cloud PC, it open in full screen, which gives the impression that you’re running Windows 10 natively on the Mac. When all that is done, the Cloud PC will show up in the app as it does on Windows. Then, open Remote Desktop, choose Workspace > Add Workspace, paste in the subscription URL, authenticate, and then add your Cloud PC to the app. Similar to the Windows version, you then need to get a subscription URL from the Windows 365 website. To get started with Windows 365, I downloaded and installed Microsoft Remote Desktop from the Mac Store. ![]()
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