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Mastering Windows 365

By : Christiaan Brinkhoff, Sandeep Patnaik, Morten Pedholt
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Book Image

Mastering Windows 365

5 (1)
By: Christiaan Brinkhoff, Sandeep Patnaik, Morten Pedholt

Overview of this book

Written by experts from the Windows 365 product group and a seasoned Microsoft MVP, this book offers a unique perspective on the features, functionality, and best practices of Windows 365. Drawing from their extensive professional experience and insight, the authors provide invaluable knowledge for those eager to learn about the next generation of cloud computing. Get ready to gain deep insights into this cutting-edge technology from industry insiders. Mastering Windows 365 starts by covering the fundamentals of Windows 365, helping you gain a deep understanding of deployment, management, access, security, analysis, and extensions with partner solutions. As you progress, you’ll explore the different connectivity layers and options to optimize your network connectivity from the endpoint to your Cloud PC. You’ll also learn how to manage a Cloud PC via the Microsoft Intune admin center successfully and experience how Windows and Windows 365 come together to provide new integrated experiences with Windows 11. In addition, this book will help you prepare for the new MD-102 Endpoint Administrator Exam, enhancing your career prospects. By the end of this book, you will be able to successfully plan, set up, and deploy Windows 365 Cloud PCs.
Table of Contents (16 chapters)
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Part 1: Understanding the Basics of Windows 365
3
Part 2: Implementing and Managing Cloud PCs
7
Part 3: Accessing, Securing, and Analyzing Cloud PCs
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Part 4: Extending Windows 365 with Partner Solutions

Backing up and restoring Cloud PCs

Windows 365 Enterprise allows you to configure point-in-time restore settings, giving you the option to set the frequency of restore points and determine whether end users are allowed to initiate a restore action.

How do restore points work?

Restore points are a point-in-time snapshot of a Cloud PC. These allow administrators and users to recover to a last known good state or a state at a particular time if a Cloud PC enters an undesirable state. There are three types of restore points:

  • Short-term
  • Long-term
  • On-demand

A short-term restore point interval can be set in a user setting under the User Settings section in Microsoft Intune. There is a maximum limit of 10 restore points for each Cloud PC. You can choose between 4, 6, 12, 16, or 24 hours when configuring the policy. The longer the intervals you set between each restore point, the longer the period you can go back. If you don’t configure a user setting with...