Windows 365 Frontline
Expand access to Cloud PCs across your organization. Windows 365 Frontline provides more options to empower a greater number of employees with the productivity of Windows in the cloud.
Give shift and part-time workers the flexibility to work from anywhere
Productivity on any device
Boost productivity by providing a modern Windows experience from the cloud to shared devices. Now, frontline workers can access powerful Cloud PCs during their shifts.
Stream a complete Windows experience
Increase productivity for frontline workers with dedicated, personalized Windows 365 Cloud PCs that retain their apps, data, and settings, or with shared Windows 365 Cloud PCs that reset between users.
Remove the constraints of shared physical devices
Cloud PCs enable Bring Your Own PC (BYOPC) and remote work scenarios, so your employees aren’t limited by the constraints of sharing physical, on-premises PCs.
Deliver seamless access to Cloud PCs from shift to shift
To start a shift or working session, employees sign in to Windows 365 from the web or the Windows 365 client. When they sign out, a Cloud PC automatically becomes available for the next employee.
Secure by design
Give frontline staff the flexibility to work remotely without risking the security of corporate data and apps or violating regulatory and compliance requirements.
Reduce security risk with apps and data stored in the cloud
Meet your industry-specific requirements with cloud-based app and data storage that works seamlessly with leading security, identity, and compliance solutions from Microsoft.
Increase productivity and security with automatic sign out
Automatically sign workers out of Cloud PCs if employees forget to log off, ensuring that Cloud PCs remain secured and are available for the next worker.
Manage user access with role-based access controls
Manage who has access to your organization's resources and what they can do with those resources with role-based access controls (RBAC) and user group configurations.
Manage more with less
Extend Cloud PC usage to more of your workforce using your existing tools and team, maximizing your technology investment.
Equip more employees with Cloud PCs for less
Provide Cloud PC access for more users per license with Windows 365 Frontline. You only need to purchase enough licenses for the number of active users at any given time.
Manage Frontline Cloud PCs with your existing IT investments
Manage Windows 365 Frontline Cloud PCs with Microsoft Intune alongside your other Windows 365 Cloud PCs and endpoints. Plus, there’s no additional infrastructure components or special procedures required.
Accommodate staffing fluctuations common with shift work
Provision new Cloud PCs in just a few steps, and without requiring additional overhead, to quickly accommodate times when organizations need to staff up.
Learn why Microsoft was recognized as a Leader for the second consecutive year in the Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Desktop as a Service.1
“Windows 365 helps us respond quickly when we need to staff up third-party contractors and equip them with the full Windows experience. And because we manage it all with Intune, only one team is needed with no additional infrastructure, saving our team time and money.”
–Mike Henry, IT Executive Director-TechOps, Elanco Animal Health
Windows 365 Frontline: Cloud PCs for shift and part-time workers
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Frontline FAQs
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Windows 365 Frontline makes it easy and affordable to extend the power of Cloud PCs to shift workers, allowing them to securely access their personalized Windows experience on any device without the hassle of sharing physical PCs. Free up your frontline employees to work from anywhere, helping to boost their productivity and job satisfaction.
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Windows 365 Frontline is for organizations of all sizes with shift and part-time workers who require access to Cloud PCs only for limited amounts of time, such as during their scheduled hours.
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For employees that require dedicated, anytime access to their Cloud PC, Windows 365 Enterprise is the right plan. Windows 365 Frontline is the most effective plan for workers who need access to a Cloud PC only for a limited time, such as during their shift and not after working hours.
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A single license can be shared with up to three employees. Organizations should purchase licenses equivalent to the number of employees who will access Cloud PCs during the same shift, or same hours of the day. For example, an organization with 300 employees only needs to purchase 100 Windows 365 Frontline licenses to provide all 300 employees with Cloud PC access over the course of the day.
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Windows 365 Frontline is not governed by the Microsoft 365 F1 or Microsoft F3 license eligibility conditions or Windows use rights for Microsoft 365 F3.
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Yes, GPU-enabled Cloud PCs are now offered through the Windows 365 Frontline edition.
Gartner Magic Quadrant for Desktop as a Service, Stuart Downes, Eri Hariu, Mark Margevicius, Craig Fisler, Sunil Kumar, 16 September 2024.
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