05 Dec, 2022

I tried building a work environment with a cloud PC "Windows 365": Introduction to Windows 365 (1/2 page)

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What I learned from using a cloud PC provided by Windows 365 I tried to build a work environment similar to a PC built in-house on a cloud PC. Here's what I've learned along the way.

Introduction to Windows 365 "Bought, tried and understood Windows 365 (contract/setup)" introduced Windows 365 contract to Japanese localization of Windows 10 on a cloud PC. In this article, I will continue to build my work environment with Windows 10 on a cloud PC and summarize what I learned in the process.

Even on a cloud PC, setting up Windows 10 is almost identical to running Windows 10 locally. You can also set the background and theme in the [Windows Settings] app. As with normal Windows 10, you can set the window snap function and items to be displayed in the [Start] menu to your liking, just like in local Windows 10 (settings for items to be displayed in the [Start] menu are , Tech TIPS "[Windows 10] It's just a start menu, but it's still convenient with customization").

However, the only difference is that the resolution of the display is automatically adjusted to the size of the browser pane, as introduced at the end of Windows 365 introduction "I bought it and found out by using it" Windows 365 ". The screen size does not change significantly when the web browser is used in full screen display on the source PC, but if it is set to an arbitrary size, the screen resolution of Windows 10 on the cloud PC side changes each time. It seems that it may be difficult to use depending on the case.

The screen resolution cannot be set on Windows 10 on a cloud PC When you open the [Windows Settings] app > [System] - [Display] screen on Windows 10 on a cloud PC, it seems that you cannot select the resolution etc. It has become. The resolution is adjusted according to the screen size of the connected web browser. Therefore, the screen resolution changes depending on the state of the browser pane of the connected web browser.

Installing applications on Windows 10 on a cloud PC is similar to installing Windows 10 locally. Just download the installer from the website and run it.

The Microsoft Office suite is pre-installed with a Windows 10 image and deployed on cloud PCs (excluding 1vCPU plans). However, please note that it is an English version of the Office suite, so it needs to be localized to Japanese (you can do it by installing the Japanese language pack for Office). If Japanese localization is troublesome, uninstall the installed Office suite and reinstall it again using your Microsoft 365 account.

Also, when connecting to a cloud PC with a web browser, when installing an application distributed on a DVD or USB memory, copy the file to online storage once and install from there. There is a need. If you use the remote desktop application described later, the local PC drive can be seen in the "Redirected drives and folders" column in Explorer on the cloud PC, so you can install directly from there.

In addition, by using the package manager "winget" developed by Microsoft, standard applications such as Google Chrome and 7-Zip can be easily installed with batch files (For details on how to use winget, see Windows 10 The Latest "How to use 'winget' to quickly install and update apps with commands").

To use winget, you need to install the winget client on Windows 10 on your cloud PC. Open the following URL in Microsoft Edge, click "Windows Package …" in the "Releases" column, and click "Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe.msixbundle" in the "Assets" column on the opened page to install.

Work on cloud PC

The winget client has started to be distributed in the Microsoft Store, but even if you search for "app installer", it will be "already installed" and you cannot install winget. Installing via GitHub seems to be the quickest way to go.

Installing winget (1) Open "Microsoft/winget-cli" on GitHub with a web browser, and click "Windows Package..." in the "Releases" column in the right pane. ▼Install winget (2) Scroll the screen and click "Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe.msixbundle" in the "Assets" column to install.

Once winget is installed, run the command prompt as administrator. If garbled characters occur when you execute the command, the code page is still English, so open [Control Panel], click [Region], and open the [Region] dialog. Open the [Administration] tab in the [Region] dialog, click the [Change system locale] button, and change the "Current system locale" to [Japanese (Japan)] in the [Regional Settings] dialog that opens. .

If garbled characters occur in a command prompt that changes the locale, such as the command prompt, the locale may not be Japanese. Click [Region] in [Control Panel] to open the [Region] dialog, and click the [Change system locale] button on the [Administration] tab. In the [Regional Settings] dialog that opens, change the "current system locale" to [Japanese (Japan)] and restart the system.

Create the following batch file on your local Windows OS, copy its contents, and paste it into the Windows 10 "Notepad" app on your cloud PC. Give it a file name such as "winget.bat" and save it on your desktop.

echo offwinget install -h 7zip.7zipwinget install -h google.chromewinget install -h Google.DriveFileStreamwinget install -h SlackTechnologies.Slackwinget install -h Mozilla.Thunderbirdwinget install -h Microsoft.VisualStudioCodeecho on

Winget batch file example Copy this list to the "Notepad" application opened in Windows 10 on a cloud PC.

If you right-click "winget.bat" and select [Run as administrator] from the menu, the application written in the batch file will be installed.

Installing the application with winget (1) It is troublesome to create a batch file on the cloud PC, so it is better to create a batch file with the "Notepad" application on the local PC. Copy and paste it to the "Notepad" application on the cloud PC and save it on the desktop with a file name such as "winget.bat". ▼Install the application with winget (2) Right-click the created batch file and select [Run as administrator] to execute the batch file. This will install the application described in the batch file.

For apps that cannot be installed with winget, you can install them individually.

Cloud PC runs as a virtual machine on Microsoft's servers. Therefore, some people may be wondering if it is possible to build a virtual machine environment on a cloud PC. For Hyper-V, execution is not realistic due to memory capacity and storage capacity, but with WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux) 2, you may want to execute it for work efficiency.

To install WSL 2, start a command prompt as an administrator and run the following command.

wsl.exe --install --distribution

Command to install WSL 2

Once the WSL 2 installation is complete, a reboot will be required. After rebooting, the Linux distribution will be installed.

Install WSL 2 (1) WSL 2 can be installed via command line. Execute the above command and restart Windows 10. ▼Install WSL 2 (2) WSL 2 and Linux distribution Ubuntu are installed. Running the "wsl -l -v" command shows that Ubuntu is running on WSL 2.

There seems to be no problem running WSL 2 on cloud PCs.

When document files are managed on an in-house file server, access to the in-house network is required. If you are working outside the office, such as at home, you will be connected to the company network with a VPN. Of course, it is necessary to prepare a VPN connection destination (VPN server, VPN gateway) in the company network. Recently, remote work (telework) has become the norm, so many places have already prepared VPN connection destinations.

Even with a cloud PC, you can connect to a company, etc. via the Internet with a VPN. The VPN setting method is the same as Windows 10 at home, so no special settings are required.

Click the Gear (Settings) icon in the Windows 10 Start menu to open the Windows Settings app. Next, select [Network and Internet] - [VPN]. Furthermore, click [Add VPN connection] in the right pane and enter "VPN provider" and "Connection name". If you select [User name and password] for "Type of sign-in information" here, if you enter a user name in the "User name" input box, you must also enter a password in the "Password" input box. Connection is made with the password "empty" (as a result, connection cannot be made due to a password error). For more detailed VPN settings, please refer to Tech TIPS "[Windows 10] VPN connection settings and how to create a connection shortcut".

Configuring a VPN connection (1) Start the [Windows Settings] app on your cloud PC, and open the [Network & Internet] - [VPN] screen. Click the [+] icon in the right pane. ▼Configure the VPN connection (2) The [Edit VPN Connection] dialog opens. Enter the VPN connection information and click the [Save] button. ▼Setting up a VPN connection (3) By making a VPN connection, you can connect your cloud PC to your company's network. You can also access company resources, so you can use it just like you would a PC in your company.

On the next page, I will introduce how to connect to a cloud PC with a remote desktop application and how to use a cloud PC with an iPad.

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