Step 3: Create a machine pool (proxy-step-3--create-a-machine-pool)

Note

Beginning with the refreshed version of the HLK (released in October 2024) for Windows 11 24H2 and Windows Server 2025, HLK Proxy Client is no longer supported. Going forward, please onboard clients using the process detailed in "HLK Getting Started Guide" instead.

A machine pool is a logical grouping of one or more test systems. Before you can work with a test system, you must move it to a working machine pool.

Every project needs a machine pool. A machine pool can be used for multiple projects. A project can reference multiple machine pools.

The following image shows the Studio Configuration page.

To create a machine pool

1. In Windows HLK Studio, choose Configuration.

2. Select an existing machine pool, and then choose Create Machine Pool. Alternatively, you can right-click on an existing machine pool, and choose Create Machine Pool.

   Change the default name, if desired, and then press Enter to finish.

   Machine Pools can be created at onboarding time for mobile devices.