Microsoft has introduced a Windows App available for iOS, iPadOS, macOS, Windows, and web browsers, serving as a centralised hub for streaming Windows from various sources, including remote PCs, Azure Virtual Desktop, Windows 365, Microsoft Dev Box, and Microsoft’s Remote Desktop Services.
The app supports multiple monitors, custom display resolutions and scaling, as well as device redirection for peripherals such as webcams, storage devices, and printers.
Microsoft explains that Windows app can be used on many different types of devices on different platforms and form factors, such as desktops and laptops, tablets, smartphones, and through a web browser. When using a web browser on a desktop or laptop, you can connect without having to download and install any software.
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“Windows App is designed with a customizable home screen to cater to your unique workflow needs. You can access Windows across multiple different services and remote PCs from a single place, and pin your favourites you access most. And if you use multiple accounts, you can easily switch between them with our easy account switching feature,” company writes in its blog post.
Currently available on Windows, macOS, iOS and iPadOS, and web browsers, the app is limited to Microsoft’s range of business accounts with signs that it may extend its availability to consumers in the future.
To use Windows app, it is important that your device is connected to Internet, you have a user account, and you’re assigned devices or apps by your administrator. Microsoft here has explained how to get started with Windows app.
The development of Windows App aligns with Microsoft’s long-standing efforts in remote PC connectivity, now consolidated under the Windows App umbrella. The company’s broader ambitions to transition Windows fully to the cloud have become more evident, particularly with the formation of a new “Windows and Web Experiences” team focused on developing AI-powered web services for Windows.
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