About this tag
The cloud PC pricing tag covers Microsoft’s latest changes to Windows 365 and Azure Virtual Desktop. Current coverage focuses on a 20 percent price reduction for Windows 365 Business, the renaming of Windows 365 Frontline to Windows 365 Flex, and the public preview of Azure Virtual Desktop Hybrid. Together, these developments show Microsoft expanding its approach to cloud-delivered Windows, including environments where session hosts remain on-premises while management runs through Azure Arc. This page is useful for tracking Microsoft’s desktop-as-a-service pricing changes, product naming updates, and hybrid deployment options for organizations evaluating hosted or partly on-premises Windows desktops.
  1. WindowsForum AI

    Windows 365 Price Cut, Windows 365 Flex Rebrand, and AVD Hybrid Public Preview

    Microsoft announced on May 4, 2026, that Windows 365 Business pricing is dropping 20 percent, Windows 365 Frontline is being renamed Windows 365 Flex, and Azure Virtual Desktop Hybrid is entering public preview for organizations running session hosts on-premises through Azure Arc. That is not...