Explore Windows 365 — its role for cloud PC deployment, how it compares to traditional VDI, licensing and prerequisites, common use cases, and endpoint experience options like Windows 365 Boot and Switch.
By the end of this module, you'll be able to:
- Describe the role of Windows 365 in delivering cloud-hosted Windows desktops
- Compare Windows 365 to traditional virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI)
- Identify Windows 365 licensing, service plans, and prerequisites
- Identify common Windows 365 use cases
- Explore Windows 365 endpoint experience options, including Windows 365 Boot and Windows 365 Switch
Configure Windows 365 provisioning policies, assign and manage Cloud PCs, apply configuration profiles and security policies, and monitor Cloud PC usage, performance, and health with Microsoft Intune.
By the end of this module, you'll be able to:
- Set up Windows 365 provisioning policies in Microsoft Intune
- Assign and manage Cloud PCs
- Apply configuration profiles and policies to Cloud PCs
- Monitor Cloud PC usage, performance, and health
Explore Azure Virtual Desktop architecture, compare it with Windows 365, and learn how host pools, session hosts, and scaling deliver virtualized Windows desktops and apps from Azure.
By the end of this module, you'll be able to:
- Describe Azure Virtual Desktop architecture, including the control plane and customer-managed resources
- Compare Azure Virtual Desktop with Windows 365 to match each option to the right scenario
- Explain how host pools, session hosts, and scaling plans deliver desktops and apps to users
Enroll Azure Virtual Desktop session hosts in Microsoft Intune, apply compliance and configuration policies, monitor and troubleshoot virtual desktops, and address governance, licensing, and hybrid scenarios.
By the end of this module, you'll be able to:
- Enroll Azure Virtual Desktop session hosts in Microsoft Intune
- Apply compliance and configuration policies to session hosts
- Monitor and troubleshoot Azure Virtual Desktop environments
- Address governance, licensing, and hybrid scenarios for Azure Virtual Desktop

Syllabus

Explore Windows 365 for cloud PC deployment
- Introduction
- Understand the role of Windows 365
- Compare Windows 365 to traditional VDI
- Identify Windows 365 licensing, service plans, and prerequisites
- Identify Windows 365 use cases
- Explore the Windows 365 endpoint experience
- Knowledge check
- Summary
Configure and manage Windows 365 with Microsoft Intune
- Introduction
- Set up Windows 365 provisioning policies
- Assign and manage Cloud PCs
- Apply configuration profiles and policies to Cloud PCs
- Monitor Cloud PC usage, performance, and health
- Knowledge check
- Summary
Explore Azure Virtual Desktop
- Introduction
- Understand Azure Virtual Desktop architecture
- Compare Azure Virtual Desktop with Windows 365
- Examine host pools, session hosts, and scaling
- Knowledge check
- Summary
Integrate Azure Virtual Desktop with Microsoft Intune
- Introduction
- Enroll Azure Virtual Desktop session hosts in Microsoft Intune
- Apply compliance and configuration policies to session hosts
- Monitor and troubleshoot Azure Virtual Desktop with Microsoft Intune
- Address governance, licensing, and hybrid scenarios
- Knowledge check
- Summary