Windows 365: Week of February 27, 2023 (Service release 2302)

Apps

Windows 365 app is now generally available

The Windows 365 app has moved out of preview and into general availability.

Improved video playback by using multimedia redirection is now generally available

Improved video playback performance on your Cloud PCs by using multimedia redirection (MMR) has moved out of preview and into general availability. For more information, see Video playback improvement.

Cloud PC web client: improved feedback interface for end users

The Cloud PC web client (accessible from windows365.microsoft.com) has an improved feedback interface for end users to provide feedback.

Device management

Hardware acceleration for the windows365.microsoft.com web client

On the windows365.microsoft.com web client, you can now benefit from hardware acceleration. This option is turned on by default and improves motion performance for activities like scrolling, moving windows, or playback of video.

Configure installed language and region for provisioning Cloud PCs in GCC/H environments

When creating a provisioning policy, admins can now configure the installed language and region for new Cloud PCs in US Government Community Cloud (GCC) and GCC High environments. For more information, see Provide users a localized Windows experience

Device provisioning

Add more Azure Network Connections to a provisioning policy

A new Azure Network Connection (ANC) option lets you add more ANCs to a provisioning policy and define a priority order for their use. By preparing multiple ANCs in different Azure regions, admins can make provisioning more reliable in the rare case capacity constraints in a region.

GCC/H support for geography option in Windows 365 provisioning policy

The Geography setting in provisioning policies is now supported for US Government Community Cloud (GCC) and GCC High environments. For more information, see Create provisioning policies.

Documentation

New documentation article: Azure network connection domain credential life cycle

We’ve published a new help documentation article. For more information, see Azure network connection domain credential life cycle.