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How to switch to cloud Windows 11 with Windows 365 Switch?
Switching from your local PC to your Cloud PC only takes a few clicks.
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Published onAugust 11, 2023
published onAugust 11, 2023
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Windows 365 Switchis finally released in the Windows Insider Program, along with theWindows 365 Cloud PCpreview. For those of you who don’t know, earlier this year, Microsoft hinted at theWindows 11 having a cloud version, that you can access from any device, as long as it’s connected to the internet.
Now, it seems that the Redmond-based tech giant is keeping up to its promises. In this week’s Insider Program updates, you can actually preview the Windows 365 Switch feature, and we’ll show you how you can do it.
With it, you’ll be able to easily switch between your local, offline Windows 11, and your cloud-based Windows 11 with just a few clicks.
Windows 365 Switch provides the ability to easily move between a Windows 365 Cloud PC and the local desktop using the same familiar keyboard commands, as well as a mouse-click or a swipe gesture through Task View on the Windows 11 taskbar.
How to enable and use Windows 365 Switch?
First things first, you need to make sure both your local PC and your cloud PC areenrolled in the Windows Insider Program. After you’ve done it, enroll in the Beta Program and download the latest Windows Beta versions on both PCs.
Enrolling them there requires some time, especially downloading and installing these Windows versions, so make sure to take time to do it.
You’ll also need to have a Windows 365 Cloud PC license, and Microsoft prepareda guide for you on how to get one.
Downloading and installing the Windows 365 app
Switching up to your Cloud PC
This is how you use Windows 365 Switch. However, you need to know that the feature is still rolling out so there might be issues with it every now and then. If so, don’t forget to send your feedback to Microsoft.
And let us know your experience with this new feature in the comments section below.
More about the topics:Windows 11,Windows Update
Flavius Floare
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Flavius is a writer and a media content producer with a particular interest in technology, gaming, media, film and storytelling.
He’s always curious and ready to take on everything new in the tech world, covering Microsoft’s products on a daily basis. The passion for gaming and hardware feeds his journalistic approach, making him a great researcher and news writer that’s always ready to bring you the bleeding edge!
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Flavius is a writer and a media content producer with a particular interest in technology, gaming, media, film and storytelling.
