Microsoft Windows 365 for Mainstream Computing

Windows 365
Jeff Johnson
May 8, 2025
Duration: 4 minutes
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For two decades, VDI and DaaS have quietly revolutionized industries like healthcare and finance. Now, with Microsoft fully embracing the virtual desktop market with offerings including Windows 365 Cloud PC, this revolution is going mainstream. To help increase adoption, Microsoft is incentivizing new Cloud PC customers by offering a 20% discount on all Windows 365, and the ControlUp licensing bundle helps troubleshoot and remediate both Cloud PCs and endpoint devices.

What is Windows 365?

Windows 365 offers a secure, scalable, and versatile cloud PC experience, enabling businesses to stream their personalized Windows environment from the Microsoft cloud to any device.  Microsoft is investing heavily in Cloud PCs and featured capabilities that make Windows 365 attractive for mass use.

  • Remote Access from Anywhere: Access their Cloud PC from anywhere, on any device, making it ideal for remote and hybrid work environments
  • Cost Savings: Reduces the need for on-site hardware and maintenance, as everything is managed in the cloud
  • Scalability: Easily scale up or down based on business needs without the hassle of physical hardware adjustments
  • Security: Enhanced security features, including built-in protection against cyber threats and data loss
  • Flexibility: Provides a flexible work environment with on-demand computing resources and automatic updates
  • Simplified Management: Streamlines IT management with centralized control and easy provisioning of Cloud PCs

Enhancing Windows 365 with Real-Time Monitoring

In order to optimize Windows 365 deployments for both performance and cost, IT teams need real-time visibility. ControlUp enhances the Windows 365 experience by providing real-time monitoring, troubleshooting, and optimization tools, including detailed performance insights, quick problem resolution, user experience optimization, and cost efficiency.

  • Possible Issues with Windows 365
    • Slow logons: Affected by startup services and group policies
    • Slow OS: Under-provisioned Cloud PC or noisy neighbor
    • Slow applications: During heavy usage periods or under-provisioned Cloud PC
    • Audio and video: Problems with streaming
  • Possible Issues with Endpoint Devices Connecting to Windows 365
    • Connectivity issues: Weak Wi-Fi, high latency, low bandwidth
    • Audio and video issues: Default peripheral configuration
    • Slow endpoint performance: RAM, CPU, Disk

ControlUp Support for Windows 365

ControlUp optimizes Windows 356 with end-to-end visibility and troubleshooting. With ControlUp you get the following capabilities for both Cloud PCs and physical endpoint devices:

  • Real-Time Performance Monitoring: Track thousands of metrics, including device score, CPU usage, CPU queue length, memory usage, disk queue length, network usage, hourly network usage, active sessions, open handles, and context switching.
  • Troubleshooting and Remediation: Find and fix potential issues, like network performance, active processes, missing patches, device events, stopped processes, services, Windows event log, and incidents. You can run commands or action scripts in real-time from a catalog or build them yourself.
  • Network Connectivity Map: View a network latency map for every hop between the endpoint device and the Cloud PC.
  • Alerting: ControlUp provides proactive alerting to issues affecting productivity and experience.
  • Cost Optimization: Right-size Cloud PCs to meet performance demands without compromising the experience.
  • Endpoint Risk Mitigation: Quickly spot vulnerabilities and weak configurations, reducing risk and enhancing protection.
  • Automation: Autonomous actions based on alerts to run remediation scripts and automatic ticketing to Service Now.
  • Integration with Microsoft Intune and ServiceNow: Automated ticket creation with seamless UI integration.

 Check out this self-guided tour that shows end-to-end troubleshooting and remediation of Windows 365 Cloud PCs.

Optimize Windows 365 with ControlUp

Leverage your Azure Consumption Commitment (MACC eligible) with ControlUp to unlock advantageous pricing tiers and realize substantial cost reductions. ControlUp’s optimization tools drive efficient resource utilization within Windows 365, while real-time monitoring guarantees smooth Cloud PC performance and swift issue resolution. This optimization extends to endpoint devices, ensuring a seamless and productive user experience regardless of location. Furthermore, ControlUp’s comprehensive insights and analytics enable proactive management, preventing disruptions, and its guidance on optimal sizing accelerates and streamlines Windows 365 migrations.

Together, Microsoft Windows 365 and ControlUp provide a robust, integrated solution that enhances the digital workspace, making it easier for businesses to achieve their goals and adapt to the evolving digital landscape.

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Jeff Johnson

Jeff is a product marketing manager for ControlUp. He is responsible for evangelizing the Digital Employee Experience on physical endpoints such as Windows, macOS, and Linux. Jeff has spent his career specializing in enterprise strategies for client computing, application delivery, virtualization, and systems management. Jeff was one of the key architects of the Consumerization of IT Strategy for Microsoft, which has redefined how enterprises allow unmanaged devices to access corporate intellectual property.