Microsoft is ending support for another iconic Windows offering

Date:
Thu, 02 Sep 2021 12:38:28 +0000

Description:
The stripped-down version of Windows 7 had faded from memory long before its official demise.

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Microsoft is finally retiring its Windows Thin PC product on October 12,
2021, after almost a decade in service.

Launched in 2011, Microsoft introduced Windows Thin PC to help customers repurpose their existing, but under-powered PCs as thin clients , giving
users a cost-effective alternative to virtual desktop infrastructure ( VDI ).

While Windows Thin PC was well-received on launch, over time however, it
faded from the limelight, with the availability of more useful, and feature-rich alternatives, along with the evaporating cost-disadvantages of VDI. Check our collection of the best virtual desktop services Take a look at these best laptops for business We've also built a list of the best workstations on the market

For organizations still maintaining Windows Thin PC, Microsoft recommends
that you consider moving to a newer remote desktop client, suggested
Microsoft in the brief reminder . Thin isnt in

Windows Thin PC is a stripped down version of Windows 7 for Windows
XP-running PCs that lacked the resources to support the full version of Windows 7.

The product was aimed primarily at business users to help companies
experience the best of Windows 7, while saving on the hardware upgrade costs on their existing computers.

Despite being named Thin , Windows Thin PC didnt run on thin client devices. However the product did offer a wonderful thin client experience thanks to
use of features such as RemoteFX to enable remote desktop clients to use the graphics hardware on the remote server.

Of course, computing has moved quite a lot in the last decade and with the availability of feature-rich remote desktop platforms, it was only a matter
of time before Windows Thin Client joined Windows 7, which itself reached end of life in 2020 . Heres a list of the best tech for hybrid working



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