Build your first cloud-based developer workstation using Windows 365

Module
10 Units

Intermediate

Administrator

Business Leader

Business Owner

Business User

Technology Manager

Windows 365

Windows 11

Learn how to use a Windows 365 Cloud PC as a developer workstation by starting with a preconfigured, cloud-hosted development environment. In this module, you'll explore how developer images and automated provisioning help prepare Cloud PCs, access a Cloud PC, begin development work using available tools and configurations, and validate that the environment supports common development workflows.

Learning objectives

By the end of this module, you’ll be able to:

Describe how Windows 365 provides a ready-to-code developer environment using preconfigured images and automated setup
Use a Windows 365 Cloud PC to begin development work quickly after sign-in
Validate that your Cloud PC environment supports common development workflows

Prerequisites

None

Introduction min
Meeting the developer onboarding challenge min
What "ready-to-code" means in Windows 365 min
How Cloud PCs are prepared before first sign-in min
Exercise—Access your Windows 365 Cloud PC min
Exercise—Start developing faster min
Adapting your environment to your workload min
Exercise—Validate your development environment min
Module assessment min
Summary min

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