Leak confirms Microsoft’s Cloud PC is a new way to access Windows

Whenever we’ve to open our favourite desktop apps and important files, the usual solution is to use the primary Windows device. A new Microsoft service called “Cloud PC” proposes the concept of “Windows anywhere” — a new version of the operating system that lives on a powerful server in the cloud, as part of the Microsoft 365.

For the past one and half a year, Microsoft has been working on a solution for streaming Windows 10 or Windows 11 from a powerful server in the cloud to an app on Android, iOS, and desktop platforms like Windows. Thanks to the leaks and new job postings, we now know that Cloud PC will be marketed as “the next step in personal computing”.

Cloud PC is different from the Azure Virtual Desktop, which is optimized for large businesses and enterprise customers. Unlike Azure Virtual Desktop (previously known as Windows Virtual Desktop), this service will be initially aimed at small businesses with affordable pricing. A consumer edition could be announced later.

We’re expecting the preview of Cloud PC to ship with Windows 10. When Windows 11 is generally available, it would be upgradable to Windows 11.