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<p><b>Introduction</b><b> 1</b></p> <p>About This Book 2</p> <p>Foolish Assumptions 3</p> <p>Icons Used in This Book 3</p> <p>Beyond the Book 4</p> <p>Where to Go from Here 4</p> <p><b>Part 1: Windows 365 Isn’t the Windows You Grew Up With</b><b> 5</b></p> <p><b>Chapter 1: Getting Familiar with the Future of Windows</b><b> 7</b></p> <p>Meeting the Cloud PC 7</p> <p>No, really, what is Windows 365? 9</p> <p>Looking at a real-world example 10</p> <p>Always on, always available, and just how you left it 11</p> <p>How Windows 365 Differs from Previous Windows 12</p> <p>Jumping off the upgrade merry-go-round 13</p> <p>Keeping your knowledge and moving to the cloud 14</p> <p>Building a Mental Model of a Cloud PC 15</p> <p>Freeing up Administrators and Information Technology Teams 16</p> <p>Getting Comfortable with Microsoft Branding 17</p> <p>Questions (and Answers) Likely on Your Mind 18</p> <p><b>Chapter 2: Wrangling Requirements for Windows 365</b><b> 21</b></p> <p>Figuring Out the Requirements Big Picture 21</p> <p>Making Sure Your Physical Device Makes the Grade 22</p> <p>Plugging into the Online World 25</p> <p>Windows 365 Business versus Windows 365 Enterprise Requirements 27</p> <p>Understanding Subscription and Account Requirements 28</p> <p>Checking Whether Your Geographic Region Is Supported (Yet) 28</p> <p><b>Chapter 3: Getting Up and Running With Windows 365</b><b> 29</b></p> <p>Up and Running with Windows 365 in Five Minutes Flat 30</p> <p>Signing up for Microsoft 365 30</p> <p>Signing up for Windows 365 33</p> <p>Assigning yourself a license to your new cloud PC 37</p> <p>Finding the Windows 365 Administration Center 38</p> <p>Signing In to Your New Cloud PC 39</p> <p><b>Chapter 4: Do More with the Windows 365 Client App</b><b> 43</b></p> <p>Getting Familiar with the Windows 365 Remote Desktop Client Application 43</p> <p>Installing the Windows 365 Client on Windows 45</p> <p>Installing the Microsoft Remote Desktop for Mac 51</p> <p>Installing the Windows 365 Client on your iPhone or iPad 54</p> <p>Installing the Windows 365 Client on Your Android Phone or Tablet 57</p> <p><b>Chapter 5: One Desktop from Any Device</b><b> 61</b></p> <p>Performing a Reality Check on Your New Cloud PC 62</p> <p>Opening Your Cloud PC from a Web Browser 62</p> <p>Making your cloud PC feel like it is running locally 65</p> <p>Benefits of using your web browser 67</p> <p>Opening the Windows 365 Remote Desktop Client 67</p> <p>Web Browser vs the Windows 365 Remote Desktop Client 70</p> <p>Using Your Phone in a Pinch (pun intended) 71</p> <p>Peeking under the Covers of Your Cloud PC 73</p> <p>Windows Hybrid: Keeping a Foot in Each World 74</p> <p><b>Part 2: Getting the Most Out of Windows 365</b><b> 77</b></p> <p><b>Chapter 6: Personalizing Your Desktop</b><b> 79</b></p> <p>Finding the Best Place to Start 79</p> <p>Taking a trip around your desktop 81</p> <p>Getting comfortable with the Start menu and the Taskbar 83</p> <p>Staying informed with notifications 84</p> <p>Making Your Desktop Your Own 86</p> <p>Picking a memorable background 86</p> <p>Selecting a theme to match your personality 88</p> <p>Customizing the Start menu to increase your productivity 89</p> <p>Security Habits Worth Adopting 91</p> <p><b>Chapter 7: Expanding the Reach of Your Cloud PC</b><b> 93</b></p> <p>Introducing Your Cloud PC to Your Peripherals 94</p> <p>How your cloud PC views peripheral devices 95</p> <p>Putting type to paper with printing 98</p> <p>Using a USB drive with your cloud PC, aka sneaker-net 99</p> <p>Working with Your Cloud PC from Your Tablet or Phone 100</p> <p>Traveling with Your Cloud PC 100</p> <p>Your physical computer as a gateway to your cloud PC 101</p> <p>Keeping your meetings organized across time zones 102</p> <p><b>Chapter 8: Digging into Software Applications in Windows 365</b><b> 107</b></p> <p>Discovering Programs Already Installed on Your Cloud PC 108</p> <p>Finding our dear friends, the Office apps 108</p> <p>Using Media Player to view videos 110</p> <p>Content-generation apps 111</p> <p>Oldie but goodie apps 114</p> <p>Getting Comfortable with Apps on Your Physical Computer versus Your Cloud Computer 114</p> <p>Finding and Installing Software on Your Cloud PC 116</p> <p>Installing apps from the store 116</p> <p>Installing Apps from Other Sources 118</p> <p>Cleaning Up and Uninstalling Apps 120</p> <p><b>Part 3: Getting Work Done with Microsoft 365</b><b> 123</b></p> <p><b>Chapter 9: Working with Documents and Folders</b><b> 125</b></p> <p>Finding Microsoft Office 126</p> <p>Creating a new Excel spreadsheet from the Office app 127</p> <p>Working in full-screen mode when creating a new document 129</p> <p>Saving a document 131</p> <p>Copying and pasting 131</p> <p>Closing a document 132</p> <p>Getting Familiar with Windows in Windows 365 133</p> <p>Looking at Files and Folders 133</p> <p>Moving and copying files 134</p> <p>Creating folders 135</p> <p>Organizing files 135</p> <p>Sharing documents with others 137</p> <p>Deleting and recovering documents and folders 137</p> <p>Getting files from your physical computer to your cloud PC 138</p> <p>Getting Comfortable with Backups in the Metaverse 140</p> <p>Making sure you don’t lose work 141</p> <p>Keeping your cloud PC safe and backed up 141</p> <p><b>Chapter 10: Using Microsoft Teams to Stay Connected</b><b> 143</b></p> <p>Wrapping Your Head around Microsoft Teams 144</p> <p>Getting Familiar with Teams Terminology 146</p> <p>Getting Started with the Teams App 147</p> <p>Taking a Quick Spin around Teams 147</p> <p>Activity 148</p> <p>Chat 149</p> <p>Teams 149</p> <p>Calendar 150</p> <p>Calls 151</p> <p>Files 151</p> <p>Instant Messaging in Teams 152</p> <p>Sending Messages in Channels 154</p> <p>Creating a New Channel 154</p> <p>Configuring a Channel 157</p> <p>Adding Moderators 161</p> <p>Moving from a Channel to a Chat 162</p> <p>Starting a Private Chat 162</p> <p>Adding Multiple People to a Chat 163</p> <p>Giving a Chat a Title 164</p> <p>Pinning a Chat to the Top of the List 164</p> <p>Sending More Than Text When Chatting 165</p> <p>Adding a File 165</p> <p><b>Chapter 11: Managing Content with SharePoint and OneDrive</b><b> 167</b></p> <p>Finding SharePoint in Microsoft 365 168</p> <p>Exploring Your SharePoint Team Site 171</p> <p>Finding your way around 172</p> <p>Uploading documents 173</p> <p>Sharing your team site 174</p> <p>Requesting a SharePoint Site 176</p> <p>Getting Your Documents into SharePoint 177</p> <p>Uploading a single document 177</p> <p>Uploading multiple documents 177</p> <p>Sharing Your Documents 179</p> <p>Recovering Deleted Documents 180</p> <p>Uploading Documents into a Folder 181</p> <p>Saving Stuff with OneDrive 183</p> <p>Creating or Uploading Documents in Your OneDrive 184</p> <p>Discovering How SharePoint and Teams Work Together 185</p> <p><b>Chapter 12: Getting the Most Out of Microsoft 365 </b><b>187</b></p> <p>Taking a Spin around Your Microsoft 365 Subscription 188</p> <p>Rediscovering an Old Friend in Microsoft Office 189</p> <p>Learning about Common Microsoft 365 Apps 190</p> <p>Finding Control with the Power Platform 192</p> <p>Creating Apps across the Microsoft Cloud with Power Apps 193</p> <p>Introducing Power Apps 193</p> <p>Signing into Power Apps 193</p> <p>Getting familiar with Power Apps 194</p> <p>Building your first Power App 196</p> <p>Sharing your PowerApp 199</p> <p>Building Workflows with Power Automate 200</p> <p>Understanding Workflow 200</p> <p>Introducing Microsoft Power Automate 201</p> <p>Signing into Microsoft Power Automate 201</p> <p>Getting familiar with Power Automate 201</p> <p>Building your first flow 204</p> <p><b>Part 4: Maintaining Your System </b><b>209</b></p> <p><b>Chapter 13: Keeping Your System and Apps Up to Date</b><b> 211</b></p> <p>Learning Your Way around Windows Update 211</p> <p>Diving into Advanced Options 213</p> <p>Keeping all Microsoft software updated 213</p> <p>Taking a look at additional options 215</p> <p>Understanding the Windows Insider Program 219</p> <p>Keeping All Your Software Apps Updated 220</p> <p><b>Chapter 14: Staying Safe in a Virtual World</b><b> 221</b></p> <p>Keeping Track of Your Account and Credentials 222</p> <p>Finding your account settings 222</p> <p>Adding an additional Microsoft 365 account to your cloud PC 224</p> <p>Managing Windows Credentials with Credential Manager 226</p> <p>Credentials in your web browser 227</p> <p>Credentials on your physical device versus your cloud PC 228</p> <p>Changing your photo icon on your cloud PC 230</p> <p>Using the Windows Security App 231</p> <p>Getting Familiar with Security Best Practices 233</p> <p>Staying in Sync with Backups 234</p> <p>Advanced Security with Windows 365 Enterprise 235</p> <p><b>Chapter 15: Troubleshooting When Windows Won’t Cooperate</b><b> 237</b></p> <p>Working through Problems with the Setup Process 238</p> <p>Azure Active Directory limits adding new devices 238</p> <p>Multifactor authentication causes problems 238</p> <p>Figuring Out Why You Can’t Connect to Your Cloud PC 240</p> <p>An Easy Solution to Problems with Your Physical Device 242</p> <p>Keeping Up to Date with Known Issues 243</p> <p>Recovering Deleted Files 243</p> <p>Rebooting a Cloud PC 246</p> <p>Finding Help within Your Cloud PC 247</p> <p>Crashing in the Cloud 248</p> <p>Resetting Your Cloud PC 249</p> <p>Restoring Your Cloud PC to an Earlier State 250</p> <p><b>Part 5: Implementation and Administration for Organizations</b><b> 253</b></p> <p><b>Chapter 16: Getting Comfortable with Networking in a Cloud-First World</b><b> 255</b></p> <p>Getting Familiar with Computer Networks 256</p> <p>Networking is all about sending messages 256</p> <p>Making messages reliable 257</p> <p>Sending and receiving messages to and from your cloud PC 258</p> <p>Creating a Local Network 259</p> <p>Peering into the Internet 259</p> <p>Taking a Look at the Microsoft Network 260</p> <p>Viewing Networking from Your Cloud PC Point of View 261</p> <p><b>Chapter 17: Moving Forward into the Future of Windows</b><b> 263</b></p> <p>Deciding Whether Embracing a Cloud PC Strategy Is Right for Your Organization 264</p> <p>Sprinting into Windows 365 264</p> <p>Determining your goals 265</p> <p>Gathering any required approvals 266</p> <p>Confirming requirements for physical devices 266</p> <p>Checking everyone’s Internet connectivity 267</p> <p>Checking the status of Microsoft 365 in your organization 268</p> <p>Figuring out licensing 268</p> <p>Create everyone’s cloud PC 270</p> <p>Have a “sign in” party 270</p> <p>Change the look and feel to make environments less confusing 271</p> <p>Move everyone into their new cloud PC 271</p> <p>Keeping an eye on new features 271</p> <p>Some Tips for Enterprises 272</p> <p><b>Chapter 18: Unleashing Your Inner Administrator</b><b> 273</b></p> <p>Getting a Handle on Cloud PC Management 274</p> <p>Finding and exploring the Windows 365 administration center 274</p> <p>Taking a look at the Microsoft 365 administration center 278</p> <p>Digging into the heart of Microsoft services with Azure administration 279</p> <p>Discovering administration centers for SharePoint and Teams 280</p> <p>Manage Cloud PCs from the Cloud 282</p> <p>Getting Help from Microsoft 283</p> <p>Keeping Windows 365 Business and Enterprise Plans in Mind 283</p> <p><b>Part 6: The Part of Tens</b><b> 285</b></p> <p><b>Chapter 19: Ten Reasons Windows 365 Is the Future OS</b><b> 287</b></p> <p>Microsoft Is Committed to a Cloud-First World 287</p> <p>The Same Thing Happened with Office 288</p> <p>Windows Needs to Be Cloud-First to Provide the Value We Expect in the Future 289</p> <p>Security Is More Important Now Than Ever 290</p> <p>Mundane IT Tasks Can Be Removed 290</p> <p>Improved Efficiency by Having a Single Computer Accessible from Anywhere 291</p> <p>The State of the Computer and Your Work Are Always as You Left Them 291</p> <p>Basic Computer Hardware Is Becoming a Commodity 292</p> <p>Internet Connections Are Improving Globally 293</p> <p>People Are Distributed and Will Interact and Interface Through the Metaverse 293</p> <p><b>Chapter 20: Top Ten Reasons to Convince Your Boss to Move to Windows 365</b><b> 295</b></p> <p>You Have Embraced the Post-Covid World and Your Physical Location Isn’t Tied to the Office 296</p> <p>You Want to Be Your Most Productive Self and If That Means Doing a Little Bit of Work on Your iPad While the Kids Are Doing Homework, Then So Be It 296</p> <p>You Want Your IT People to Help You with More Important Things, Like How to Use the Company ERP Software 297</p> <p>You Don’t Want to Lose Your Work Again by Spilling Coffee or Water on Your Keyboard 298</p> <p>Microsoft, Not Your Boss, Is Responsible for Your PC Now 299</p> <p>You Really Prefer Using a Mac Even Though Windows Is Used at Work 300</p> <p>You Need to Use Your Laptop When on the Move and You Want to Still Be Productive by Accessing Your Work Computer 300</p> <p>You Won’t Have to Bug Your Boss with Ordering a New Computer Every Few Years 301</p> <p>Your Boss Will Get the Benefits of a Cloud PC Too So They Might Want to Convince Their Boss 301</p> <p>Your Boss Can Offload the Risk of the Computer to Microsoft 302</p> <p>Index 303</p>

<p><b>Rosemarie Withee</b> is the president of Portal Integrators and founder of Scrum Now. Rosemarie is the author of <i>Microsoft Teams For Dummies</i> and other Dummies titles. </p> <p><b>Ken Withee</b> works for Microsoft and is part of the Azure team. Previously, he was a SharePoint consultant, and he has authored several books on Microsoft products.

<p><b>Microsoft^® Windows comes full circle</b></p> <p>Microsoft’s^® new cloud-based OS lets you take your entire PC anywhere without ­lugging around a computer. <i>Windows 365 For Dummies</i> shows you how to maintain productivity in hybrid environments, share documents and data, and stay secure in the virtual world. Walk through setting up your cloud PC and accessing your desktop, files, and programs from any device. Plus, discover how to use Windows 365 at the organizational level. The cloud is the future. Let the experts at For Dummies help you get up and running with Windows 365. <p><b> Inside… <ul><li>Get started with your cloud PC</li> <li>Use apps in Windows 365</li> <li>Personalize your desktop</li> <li>Troubleshoot common issues</li> <li>Access your PC from any device</li> <li>Implement Windows 365 at scale</li> <li>Keep your cloud PC updated</li> <li>Avoid viruses and cyberattacks</b></li></ul>

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