Setting up your brand new Cloud PC

Welcome to this step by step guide on how to set up your brand new Cloud PC.

Requirements:

- Company email e.g.: name@cloudconnected.nl.
- Temporary password to your email address.
- A Windows or Mac machine with the latest updates.

Setting up your account:

If its your first time using your company email address, we have to create a new password and setup 2 factor authentication with the Microsoft Authenticator app, to access the Cloud PC.

Step 1: Go to https://windows365.microsoft.com/
Step 2: Login with your email address and temporary password provided by the IT helpdesk.
Step 3: Follow the on screen instructions to setup the Microsoft Authenticator app. If you're having trouble setting up the authenticator app, please follow This article's video.
Step 4: Follow the on screen instructions to change your password.

After you have completed the previous steps you will be greeted by the windows 365 home page. Here you can see your cloud PC. If you press on the "open in browser" button your Cloud PC will start up in the browser. Very useful if you need to view a email or a file and you don't have your own laptop or pc with you. Although accessing your Cloud PC from the browser is useful, it does have its limitations. For example its very dependant on your internet connection and can feel slow. To solve this issue we use the Microsoft Remote desktop app to have a better experience.



There can be a message displayed, saying the Cloud PC is still setting up. Please wait for that to finish before continuing to the next steps.

The Windows 365 & Microsoft Remote Desktop app installation:

There are two available options to install Windows 365 & Microsoft Remote Desktop...

Installation instructions for Windows app:
Stap 1: Click on the Windows logo at the bottom left and enter "Microsoft Store."
Stap 2: In the Microsoft Store, enter "Windows 365" in the search bar and then download the app.
Stap 3: After the app is downloaded, click on the Windows logo at the bottom of the search bar, type "Windows 365," and then open the app.
Stap 4: You now need to log in with your business email address and password. If this is not necessary, it means that you are already logged in to your laptop with this. If not, please follow the earlier instruction.
Stap 5: After you have logged in, you will see your Cloud PC ready under the section "Your Cloud PC."
Stap 6: Next, click on 'Connect' to access your Cloud PC.
Stap 7: You can now get started with your personal Cloud PC.

If all steps have been executed correctly, you should see the following image.:

Installing the Microsoft Remote Desktop app:

There are 2 ways of installing the Microsoft Remote Desktop app depending on your choice of operating system.

Download instructions for Windows:
Step 1: Download the Microsoft Remote Desktop app here. And install it on your system.
Step 2: Open the Microsoft Remote Desktop app.
Step 3: Press the + icon on the top right. After that, press workspaces.
Step 4: On the blank bar, You will need to fill in your company email address. After its done loading, press subscribe.
Step 5: A pop-up will show asking you to fill in a email address and password. Fill in your company email address and password.
Step 6: Please follow the on screen instructions on how to approve your sign in using the Microsoft Authenticator app.
Step 7: Once you finished signing in you will see a pc icon with a the following title: Cloud PC.

If everything went well you should see a screen similar to this:


Download instructions for MacOS:
Step 1: Download the Microsoft Remote Desktop app in the App store.
Step 2: Open the Microsoft Remote Desktop app.
Step 3: Press the + icon on the top left. After that, press workspaces.
Step 4: On the blank bar, You will need to fill in your company email address. After its done loading, press add.
Step 5: A pop-up will show asking you to fill in a email address and password. Fill in your company email address and password.
Step 6: Please follow the on screen instructions on how to approve your sign in using the Microsoft Authenticator app.
Step 7: Once you finished signing in you will see a pc icon with a the following title: Cloud PC.

If everything went well you should see a screen similar to this:


You have successfully setup the Microsoft Remote Desktop app. We have to follow some final steps so everything works correctly.

The final steps:

Step 1: Press on the Cloud PC icon. This will ask you to fill in your password. Please fill this in.
Step 2: This will open your Cloud PC. After it has started, there will be a few pop-ups saying you need to sign in. Please sign in with your company email and password.
Step 3: If your being asked to approve your sign in. Open the Microsoft Authenticator app and approve the sign ins.
Step 4: After you log into your Cloud PC for the first time, make sure to reboot it to install all applications.
Step 5: When the Cloud PC is done rebooting, it will now be compliant.
Step 6: Everything is now finished, and you can start working on your brand new Cloud PC.

In the event you want to quit your Cloud PC. You will need to do the following:

Step 1: Press on the windows logo.
Step 2: Press on your name on the left of the window.
Step 3: Press sign out.

This will close your Cloud PC. Any other methods will result in the Cloud PC entering sleep mode. Which can slow down your Cloud PC or prevent it from signing in the next day.

Updated on: 10/04/2024