Proven financial and economic benefits: Windows 365 Link 

The Forrester study reveals that Link can increase project ROI by up to 195%, with several additional benefits:

• User productivity increases: 22%-30% of unproductive time is reduced due to more responsive experiences and fewer hardware issues
• Security measures enhanced: devices operate without local data, adminless users, passwordless authentication, and automatic updates
• Lower hardware expenses: transitioning from traditional desktops to Windows 365 Link with a projected six-year lifecycle estimates savings of $758K – $1.2M.
• Reduction in IT time required: switching from traditional desktops results in up to 90% less time for provisioning and decommissioning, and up to 30% less for maintenance tasks
• Onboarding time shortened: new desk-based knowledge workers are onboarded up to one week sooner

Organisations have been needing a solution to track user activity, improve compliance, and boost efficiency. Windows 365 Link comes at the perfect time to prevent data breaches and audit failures in organisations that work from shared PCs. 

Traditional Windows thin clients have historically been painful. Many needed specialised imaging tools and could take days or even weeks to configure at scale. Management was often tied to clunky on-premises servers with limited flexibility. Updates were a challenge due to OS write-filters, and with many running LTSB or LTSC, staying current or compliant quickly became an issue. On top of that, the rigid hardware lifecycle locked organizations into complexity from both a management and cost perspective. 

Windows 365 Link isn’t here to replace every PC. It’s designed for specific, high-impact scenarios where simplicity, security, and rapid access are essential. 

It’s ideal for frontline workers, shared desks, call centres, and classrooms. Anywhere users need to log in, reach their Cloud PC, and get started. 

“I’ve been doing this for a very long time and, previously, it would take us days or weeks to get a device image ready to do something like this. The Windows 365 Link device is very much a no fuss, clean experience. It’s easy for IT, and easy for users.” 

Dan Bowker quoted in ‘New technology: The Projected Total Economic Impact™ of Windows 365 Link