Requirements for Windows 365 Link deployment
The following lists the requirements to deploy and manage Windows 365 Link devices using Intune.
Licensing
Windows 365 Link is a Windows 365 product and shares the same license requirements. For more information, see Windows 365 plans and pricing.
Microsoft Entra ID requirements
Windows 365 Link devices must be Microsoft Entra joined.
The user who joins the device to Microsoft Entra ID must have permissions to join devices to Microsoft Entra ID.
Windows 365 Link devices can be used to connect to Cloud PCs that are either Entra joined or Entra hybrid joined.
Windows 365 Link devices use automatic enrollment in Intune for management by the organization. To use this feature, the user who Entra joins the device must have a Microsoft Entra ID Premium license.
For more information, see Join Windows 365 Link to Microsoft Entra.
Microsoft Intune requirements
Windows 365 Link devices enroll for management with Intune during the Out of Box Experience (OOBE). The user performing enrollment must have permission to enroll the devices and comply with any defined Enrollment restrictions.
Optionally, Windows 365 Link devices can be used with the Intune corporate identifier enrollment feature to pre-upload the serial number, manufacturer, model to ensure only trusted devices go through enrollment.
For more information, see Automatically enroll Windows 365 Link in Intune.
Windows 365 SSO requirements
Windows 365 Link devices can only be used to connect to Windows 365 Cloud PCs that have Entra ID single sign-on (SSO) enabled. If SSO isn't enabled on the Cloud PC, the user:
- Gets an error that their Cloud PC doesn't support Entra ID single sign-on
- Can't connect to their Cloud PC.
To configure SSO, use either of the following options:
- Edit an existing provisioning Policy to enable SSO, then apply the change to all Cloud PCs that are associated with the policy.
- Provision new Cloud PCs using a provisioning profile with SSO enabled.
After SSO is enabled, Windows 365 Link devices can be used to connect to those Cloud PCs. For more information, see Configure single sign-on for Windows 365 using Microsoft Entra authentication.
Conditional Access
If you're using Conditional Access to protect access to Cloud PC, make sure to include the SSO Cloud App resource in the target resources of those Conditional Access policies.
Also consider suppressing the SSO Consent Prompt by configuring the SSO on service principals.
Microsoft Teams requirements
Windows 365 Link devices can only use the VDI solution for Teams for media optimizations. These optimizations are pre-installed as part of the Windows 365 Link's operating system. Check the Microsoft Teams PowerShell policy for optimization to ensure that the users signing in to Windows 365 Link devices are in scope for the new VDI policy.
Network Requirements
Windows 365 Link devices have the same network requirements as Azure Virtual Desktop end user devices.