We are excited to announce the public preview of Citrix HDX Plus for Windows 365 is now available, bringing unique Citrix capabilities to Cloud PCs worldwide.
Citrix HDX Plus for Windows 365 enables your organization to extend hybrid work scenarios on Cloud PCs to your most challenging use cases. With Citrix HDX Plus for Windows 365, your organization will benefit from:
- The best possible high-definition experience across any network and application. This includes broad telephony and unified communication tool support, optimized multimedia performance, and adaptive throughput for amazing experiences on low bandwidth/high latency connections.
- Seamless integration with third-party identity solutions, providing diverse authentication and authorization support.
- Support for the industry’s broadest array of devices and peripherals to guarantee an exceptional experience on any endpoint.
- Additional layers of security to applications and data through granular policy controls, protecting corporate data from exfiltration.
Here’s a closer look at the solution in action:
How to Get Started
Citrix HDX Plus for Windows 365 offers a shared management experience between Microsoft Endpoint Manager and Citrix, simplifying your rollout. To enable Citrix HDX Plus for Windows 365, administrators managing Cloud PCs through an existing Windows 365 Enterprise subscription can simply toggle on the new Windows 365 Citrix connector found in their Microsoft Endpoint Manager console, as shown in the screen capture below:
Next, admins head to the Citrix Cloud console to complete four simple configuration steps:
After completing this initial configuration and granting access to Windows 365, admins simply choose users to receive their new enhanced Cloud PC. Citrix components are automatically deployed into the Cloud PC, and end users will seamlessly switch to Citrix regardless of how they connect.
Existing Citrix administrators can manage Cloud PCs alongside their other Citrix apps and desktops, applying access policies and security controls consistently across their enterprise.
End users can access their Citrix-enhanced Cloud PCs through windows365.microsoft.com, or through the Citrix Workspace app alongside other Citrix-provided content.
Access Your Preview Today
To leverage this preview, you’ll need to meet just a few quick prerequisites. For Windows 365, you will need an Azure Active Directory domain, Microsoft Endpoint Manager, and an active Windows 365 Enterprise subscription. Citrix HDX Plus for Windows 365 is available to all Citrix DaaS premium and Premium Plus customers. If you are not a current Citrix DaaS Premium or Premium Plus customer and want to participate in the preview, please contact your Citrix account representative to request a trial.
You can find a short guide here to help you complete the integration and customize your environment.
What’s Next?
Citrix HDX Plus for Windows 365 is targeted for general availability later this year. We look forward to getting your feedback to continue to strengthen this offering and optimize our administrator and user experiences. Provide us feedback and sign up to stay up to date with the latest announcements.
Stay tuned for more exciting news to come!
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