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Can someone point me to a resource where I can rent a short-term Windows Desktop environment? I am on a mac and need to download/run software only ported to Windows. This will be needed likely for only a week or two. Thanks for any support.
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Hi, Michael. Thanks for reaching out! I'm an Independent Advisor and a Microsoft user like you, and I am here to work with you on this issue.
You can try Microsoft Azure, where you can create Windows 10 virtual machines on the cloud in the model pay-as-you-go (by the hour).
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/free/
I hope this helps!
Kind regards,
The setup is quite technical and requires in-depth IT knowledge, including setup of security rules to allow secure connection to the virtual server. Trying to find out if there are any MSFT resources to help a new user get up and running on their Win10 virtual instance. I will need to pull back from using this solution without some technical support. Thanks again.
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You're very welcome, Michael.
Hope it works for you!!
Have a great day ;)
Leonardo - THANK YOU for the quick, clear response, very much appreciated. I'm going to review the service at the link you provided now.
