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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)
1
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
11
Part 4: Extending Windows 365 with Partner Solutions

Delivering a premium experience

In this part of the chapter, we will take the liberty of sharing some technical information at a level that is different from the rest of the chapter. Hopefully, you’ll enjoy geeking out in this section. The Windows 365 experience can be greatly enhanced with the appropriate hardware configuration. Windows 365 connections use RDP. RDP uses the following codecs:

  • Wavelet/Calista Progressive Codec: Primarily used for image encoding.
  • Clear Codec Run-Length Encoding (based on NSCodec): Specifically designed for text encoding.
  • AVC444/H.264: A fullscreen codec that takes advantage of hardware decoding and encoding when available. Commonly utilized with thin clients.
  • AVC420/H.264: A variant of the preceding codec optimized for video playback regions with reduced color space. Used in conjunction with Wavelet and Clear Codec.
  • RDP: Used for the rest of the encoding tasks.

Furthermore, RDP incorporates different profiles, which...