{"id":42198,"date":"2024-05-29T16:07:56","date_gmt":"2024-05-29T14:07:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/?p=42198"},"modified":"2024-05-29T16:08:27","modified_gmt":"2024-05-29T14:08:27","slug":"microsoft-windows-365-midterm-upgrades-available","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/lu\/microsoft-windows-365-midterm-upgrades-available\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Windows 365: Midterm upgrades available"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Effective June 1, 2024, <strong>midterm upgrades<\/strong> to higher performing machines of<strong> Microsoft Windows 365<\/strong> are available. This allows customers to <strong>upgrade to higher performance editions of Windows 365<\/strong> <strong>during<\/strong> their <strong>agreement<\/strong> <strong>terms<\/strong>. Customers <strong>only pay for the differential cost<\/strong>, not the full license price. This option is available through the <strong>Cloud Solution Provider (CSP)<\/strong> licensing program.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-42199 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2024\/05\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-05-29-Update-Website-Microsoft-Windows-365-Midterm-upgrades-available.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2024\/05\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-05-29-Update-Website-Microsoft-Windows-365-Midterm-upgrades-available.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2024\/05\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-05-29-Update-Website-Microsoft-Windows-365-Midterm-upgrades-available-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2024\/05\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-05-29-Update-Website-Microsoft-Windows-365-Midterm-upgrades-available-150x96.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2024\/05\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-05-29-Update-Website-Microsoft-Windows-365-Midterm-upgrades-available-768x493.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Key Points<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><strong>What changed<\/strong>: <strong>Previously<\/strong>, if you wanted to upgrade your Windows 365 machine to have better specifications, you could do so in the Intune Admin portal, but <strong>could not upgrade the license<\/strong>. You need to upgrade the license, when you upgrade the machine, otherwise you become uncompliant, and Microsoft might charge you for that. <strong>Now<\/strong>, <strong>you can also upgrade the license<\/strong> as a customer under a Microsoft CSP contract.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Upgrade Opportunity<\/strong>: Customers using Windows 365 can now upgrade their existing SKUs to higher performance levels. This means they can tap into <strong>more compute resources<\/strong> (RAM\/CPU\/storage size) for new projects and demanding workloads.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Eligible Editions<\/strong>: The upgrade is available for <strong>all editions of Windows 365<\/strong>, including:\n<ul>\n<li>Business<\/li>\n<li>Enterprise<\/li>\n<li>Frontline<\/li>\n<li>Government<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Benefits of upgrading:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><strong>Improved Performance<\/strong>: By upgrading to higher performance SKUs, users can experience <strong>faster processing speeds<\/strong>, <strong>smoother multitasking<\/strong>, and <strong>better overall performance<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Resource Flexibility<\/strong>: Customers can <strong>adjust their computing resources based on their specific needs<\/strong>, ensuring optimal efficiency. You might consider starting with a low-performance machine to check, if the solution is the right one for you, and upgrade later to increase performance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-42207 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2024\/05\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-05-27-Update-Website-Microsoft-Windows-365-2-800x320.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2024\/05\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-05-27-Update-Website-Microsoft-Windows-365-2-800x320.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2024\/05\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-05-27-Update-Website-Microsoft-Windows-365-2-300x120.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2024\/05\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-05-27-Update-Website-Microsoft-Windows-365-2-150x60.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2024\/05\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-05-27-Update-Website-Microsoft-Windows-365-2-768x308.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2024\/05\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-05-27-Update-Website-Microsoft-Windows-365-2-1536x615.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2024\/05\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-05-27-Update-Website-Microsoft-Windows-365-2-2048x820.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Resizing options<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You <strong>can<\/strong> <strong>downgrade <\/strong>or<strong> upgrade<\/strong> your <strong>Windows 365<\/strong> Cloud PC specifications using the <strong>Resize<\/strong> <strong>feature<\/strong>. Ensure first, that you booked the right licenses corresponding to the target edition (the edition after upgrading or downgrading) of Windows 365.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><strong>Upgrade<\/strong>: You can <strong>increase<\/strong> the <strong>RAM<\/strong>, <strong>CPU<\/strong>, and <strong>storage<\/strong> <strong>size<\/strong> of your Cloud PC.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Downgrade<\/strong>: You can <strong>reduce<\/strong> the <strong>RAM<\/strong> and <strong>CPU<\/strong> of your Cloud PC. Resizing does not support downsizing disk space.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-42203 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2024\/05\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-05-27-Update-Website-Microsoft-Windows-365-800x426.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2024\/05\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-05-27-Update-Website-Microsoft-Windows-365-800x426.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2024\/05\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-05-27-Update-Website-Microsoft-Windows-365-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2024\/05\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-05-27-Update-Website-Microsoft-Windows-365-150x80.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2024\/05\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-05-27-Update-Website-Microsoft-Windows-365-768x409.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2024\/05\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-05-27-Update-Website-Microsoft-Windows-365-1536x818.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2024\/05\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-05-27-Update-Website-Microsoft-Windows-365-2048x1091.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Considerations of resizing:<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><strong>User Coordination<\/strong>: <strong>Resizing<\/strong> automatically <strong>disconnects the user<\/strong> from their session, so it is recommended to coordinate with the user before initiating the process. Have them save their work and sign out.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nested Virtualization<\/strong>: <strong>Downsizing<\/strong> <strong>may impact support<\/strong> for <strong>nested virtualization<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>License Availability<\/strong>: <strong>Ensure<\/strong> that there are <strong>available licenses in inventory<\/strong> for the resized Cloud PC configuration.<\/li>\n<li><strong>How to resize<\/strong>: <strong>Sign in<\/strong> to the <a href=\"https:\/\/intune.microsoft.com\/\"><strong>Microsoft Intune admin center<\/strong><\/a>, navigate to <strong>Devices<\/strong> &gt; <strong>All Devices<\/strong>, <strong>choose<\/strong> <strong>the<\/strong> <strong>device<\/strong>, and select <strong>Resize<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-42211 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2024\/05\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-05-29-Update-Website-Microsoft-Windows-365-Intune-Admin-Center-800x273.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2024\/05\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-05-29-Update-Website-Microsoft-Windows-365-Intune-Admin-Center-800x273.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2024\/05\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-05-29-Update-Website-Microsoft-Windows-365-Intune-Admin-Center-300x102.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2024\/05\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-05-29-Update-Website-Microsoft-Windows-365-Intune-Admin-Center-150x51.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2024\/05\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-05-29-Update-Website-Microsoft-Windows-365-Intune-Admin-Center-768x262.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2024\/05\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-05-29-Update-Website-Microsoft-Windows-365-Intune-Admin-Center.jpg 1282w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Role Requirements:<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>For a Cloud PC provisioned with a <strong>direct assigned license<\/strong>, the admin must have one of the following roles:\n<ul>\n<li>Global Admin<\/li>\n<li>Intune Service Admin<\/li>\n<li>Intune Reader + Cloud PC Admin roles<\/li>\n<li>Intune Reader + Windows 365 Admin<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>For a Cloud PC provisioned with a <strong>group-based license<\/strong>, the admin must have similar roles, along with Microsoft Entra group read\/write membership and licensing permissions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Ready to Upgrade?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/contact\/\"><strong>Contact SCHNEIDER IT MANAGEMENT<\/strong><\/a> for assistance with your <strong>Microsoft Windows 365 software licenses<\/strong>. We are here to help you make the most of this opportunity.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-29014 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2022\/12\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2022-12-09-Graphics-Office-People-011-1.webp\" alt=\"Zwei Menschen vor einem Bildschirm\" width=\"800\" height=\"343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2022\/12\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2022-12-09-Graphics-Office-People-011-1.webp 800w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2022\/12\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2022-12-09-Graphics-Office-People-011-1-300x129.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2022\/12\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2022-12-09-Graphics-Office-People-011-1-150x64.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2022\/12\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2022-12-09-Graphics-Office-People-011-1-768x329.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>About Microsoft Windows 365<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Windows 365<\/strong> Cloud PC enables you to securely <strong>stream your personalized Windows experience<\/strong>, including apps, content, and settings, directly <strong>from the Microsoft Cloud to any device<\/strong>. This empowers you to work effortlessly <strong>across various devices and locations<\/strong>, all while maintaining <strong>top-notch security and performance levels<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>More information<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Learn about <strong>Windows 365 PCs<\/strong> and <strong>how it works<\/strong> in this <strong>video<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=V14Ia2uwrtk\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=V14Ia2uwrtk<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Learn how we can help you with <strong>your<\/strong> <strong>Microsoft licensing requirements<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/software\/microsoft\/\">https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/software\/microsoft\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/contact\/\">Contact us<\/a> for <strong>expert services<\/strong> on your specific <strong>Microsoft Online Services and software <\/strong>requirements and to <strong>request a quote today<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Effective June 1, 2024, midterm upgrades to higher performing machines of Microsoft Windows 365 are available. 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