Enhance Your Cloud PC Experience With HP Anyware for Windows 365
HP Anyware for Windows 365 integrates HP Anyware-powered digital workspaces with the Windows desktop experience of a Cloud PC, now offered with both CPU-enabled and GPU-enabled Cloud PCs.
This article was first published on Oct. 14, 2024, and has been updated to include GPU-enabled Cloud PCs.
We are pleased to announce the public preview of GPU-enabled Cloud PCs for seasonal and project-based work in media and entertainment, broadcast, game development, product development, and architectural, engineering and construction verticals, beginning June 18, 2025.
HP and Microsoft have been working together to deliver support for Windows 365, and last year, we announced general availability of the HP Anyware for Windows 365 solution for CPU-enabled Cloud PCs.
Customers can take advantage of the predictable monthly pricing options of these GPU-enabled Cloud PCs, while end users can experience smooth and responsive remote sessions with high color, text, and texture fidelity for even the most graphics-intensive applications, such as CAD, video editing, and simulations with HP Anyware. This solution provides lossless, color-accurate, and distortion-free graphics and text clarity. It also dynamically adapts to network conditions in real time, so users can experience uninterrupted performance for their critical workloads, even at low bandwidths.
“We are pleased to further collaborate with HP to deliver Anyware integration with Windows 365 GPU-enabled Cloud PCs,” says Scott Manchester, Vice President of Product for Azure Virtual Desktop and Windows 365. “HP Anyware for these GPU-enabled Cloud PCs is well suited to graphics-intensive workloads, with the underlying PCoIP technology delivering a secured, high-definition, and highly responsive experience for graphics-accelerated applications.”
HP Anyware for Windows 365 – with support for CPU-enabled and GPU-enabled Cloud PCs – is available globally where HP-hosted Cloud Gateway service is available. Check here for supported regions. Read Microsoft’s announcement here.
General availability of HP Anyware for Windows 365 with support for CPU-enabled Cloud PCs was announced in October 2024.
HP Anyware for Windows 365 integrates HP Anyware-powered digital workspaces with the persistent, highly secure, and complete Windows desktop experience of Windows 365 to support hybrid work scenarios.
Adapting to an Evolving Workplace
With hybrid work becoming synonymous with the future of work, IT teams are increasingly adopting virtualization technology to keep employees and contracted workforces productive, no matter where they are located. HP Anyware for Windows 365 supports the diverse hybrid work needs of IT admins and employees alike to deliver the simple deployment and management capabilities that current Windows 365 customers have come to expect.
“HP Anyware for Windows 365 has significantly improved our operations at Vigilance Networks,” says Jack Lopez, Co-Founder and CTO of Vigilance Technologies LLC. “With our two core businesses, providing graphics-intensive training for first responders and offering cloud desktops with office apps to small businesses, HP Anyware for Windows 365 has been very effective. The integrated solution allows us to quickly and easily deploy Cloud PCs that our customers’ workforce can securely access from anywhere. This combination of security, performance, simplicity, and predictability has enabled us to better serve our diverse customer base.”
Rapid Deployment and Seamless Management
Using simple, menu-driven workflows in the HP Anyware for Windows 365 portal and Microsoft Intune, IT admins can easily deploy Anyware-powered digital workspaces and start onboarding users within an hour.
- In HP Anyware for Windows 365, IT admins configure Anyware access and entitle Entra ID users and groups with Anyware licenses.
- In Microsoft Intune IT, admins provision and manage Cloud PCs.
For additional flexibility across Cloud PCs, on-premises virtual machines, and remote workstations, Anyware Manager Enterprise can be used to manage your digital workspaces.
For customers of the HP Workforce Experience Platform (WXP), HP Anyware workspaces can also be monitored from within the platform as part of the overall IT ecosystem.
Secure Access to Endpoints
End users will access their personal Anyware-powered digital workspaces hosted in the Microsoft Cloud from HP Anyware-enabled endpoint devices running Windows, Linux, or macOS, as well as Trusted Zero Clients or PCoIP-enabled thin clients.
HP Anyware is based on PCoIP technology, which features adaptive encoders that automatically deliver the best possible user experience under changing network conditions.
Data doesn’t leave the safety of the corporate network with PCoIP traffic transmitted in the form of image pixels secured by AES-256 encryption, as well as multifactor authentication for additional layers of security.
For enhanced, secured connectivity to endpoints, organizations can also leverage Trusted Zero Clients and Anyware Trust Center from HP to help integrate a zero-trust architecture into their endpoint management strategy.
For more information, check out the datasheet here.
A high-level overview of the HP Anyware for Windows 365 solution.
Anyware Cloud Gateways
Anyware Cloud Gateways are HP-hosted gateways designed to enable fast and secure communication between clients and cloud-hosted apps and services. They simplify the connection process by removing the need for custom connectors and on-premises setups. Instead of direct communication, both clients and hosts connect to the Gateway exclusively through outbound traffic.
This system significantly reduces common remoting challenges such as complex network configurations, firewall changes, client-side infrastructure management, and potential malware threats. Additionally, Anyware Cloud Gateways streamline governance, security, and change control processes, making it much faster and easier to provide users with secure access to their remote or virtual desktops.
Access Your Anyware for Windows 365 Solution in a Few Easy Steps
1. Fulfill prerequisites:
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- Microsoft Requirements:
- Microsoft Intune entitlement
- Microsoft Entra domain in the same tenant as Microsoft Intune
- Windows 365 Enterprise (CPU or GPU) license in the same tenant as Microsoft Intune
- Azure admin account:
- Microsoft Entra Global Admin for authorizations in the HP Anyware for Windows 365 portal
- Intune Admin for enabling Anyware connector in Microsoft Intune
- For Microsoft Entra hybrid joined deployments, user accounts that are assigned Cloud PCs must have a synced identity available in both Active Directory and Microsoft Entra ID
- For more information about the Windows 365 requirements, see Windows 365 Requirements
- HP Anyware Requirements:
- HP Anyware (Standard or Professional) license
- Cloud PCs must have access to Anyware Manager on TCP 443 for broker connectivity and outbound connect cloud gateways. For more information, see approved domains and IP addresses for cloud gateways.
- Anyware Client version 24.07 or later installed on MacOS, Windows, or Linux devices, including Trusted Zero Clients or PCoIP-enabled thin clients
- Microsoft Requirements:
2. Turn on the Anyware for Windows 365 connector in Intune
3. Connect Windows 365 to the Anyware portal:
- Browse to the HP Anyware for Windows 365 portal and sign in with your Microsoft Entra ID Global Administrator account.
- Grant Consent, enter the Anyware License registration code, and Enable Integrations to provision the tenant.
4. Select Entra ID users or groups to assign Anyware Licenses to:
- In the HP Anyware for Windows 365 portal, select Entra ID Users from the left navigation pane.
- Find the Entra ID user group you want to assign Anyware license to and select Activate.
5. Provision and Connect to Cloud PCs:
Provisioning of Cloud PCs is done in the Microsoft Intune console. Please refer to Microsoft documentation for details.
Once Cloud PCs have been provisioned, your users will be able to connect to their HP Anyware-powered digital workspaces.
6. End User Experience:
End users can launch the HP Anyware Client from https://windows365.microsoft.com/ent#/devices to connect to their HP Anyware-powered digital workspace using Anyware-enabled endpoint devices running Windows, Linux, or macOS, as well as Trusted Zero Clients or PCoIP-enabled thin clients.
End users can also connect to their Anyware-powered digital workspace from the Anyware Client installed on a Windows, Linux or macOS-based device, a from a Trusted Zero Client, or PCoIP-enabled Thin Client device.
Access detailed documentation for HP Anyware for Windows 365
Request a guided onboarding experience of HP Anyware for Windows 365
Microsoft’s General Availability announcement of HP Anyware for Windows 365
Disclaimer: HP Anyware for Windows 365 requires an HP Anyware (Standard or Professional) license and a Windows 365 Enterprise (CPU or GPU-enabled) license. Contact your authorized HP sales representative or reseller. For complete details, see the solution brief.
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WXP is an AI-powered digital employee experience (DEX) solution that integrates with various systems and devices to maximize IT efficiency, reduce costs, and enhance the employee experience.1
WXP equips technology leaders with detailed performance insights of PCs, printers and more, coupled with enhanced preventative workflows to maximize end-user productivity while reducing costs. The SaaS-based platform also has an advanced employee engagement engine and integrates with various third-party systems like ServiceNow, PowerBI, and Tableau, along with integrating printers, virtual desktops, mobile devices and more to maximize IT efficiency, reduce costs, and enhance the employee experience.
The platform’s modular design allows for tailored customization and scalability to meet specific business needs. Presently, WXP integrates capabilities for fleet management (formerly HP Proactive Insights) and employee engagement, facilitating direct communication between IT and employees, and targeted feedback collection via device pop-ups and self-help capabilities. Planned optional, add-on modules will include additional devices for fleet management, endpoint security, and Digital Workspaces powered by HP Anyware, all supported by enterprise-level support. Additionally, there are add-on options for hardware, managed services, and print software.
WXP is designed to be modular, allowing organizations to tailor the solution to their specific needs, including Fleet Management, Employee Engagement, Digital Workspaces, and Endpoint Security.
The modular design allows companies to select the capabilities needed to achieve business goals. New capabilities can be added to an existing portal as their business needs change and expand. Initially, WXP comes with fleet management and employee engagement, with the ability to add-on endpoint security, digital workplaces, and/or HP support services for an additional fee.
The Platform’s agnostic design allows seamless integration with systems and devices running Windows, macOS, and Android operating systems, regardless of manufacturer. WXP is a cloud-based solution that uses firewall-friendly network ports and sits atop other systems versus a rip-and-replace solution. It does not require a VPN or direct, deep access to customer networks.
WXP has open APIs for incident and analytics integration to IT tools, as well as pre-configured connectors for ServiceNow, PowerBI, and Tableau available in the 3rd party integrations.
A Workforce Experience score combines telemetry and user satisfaction sentiment for a comprehensive view of the digital workforce experience. The score refreshes daily, ensuring timely insights. Understand which departments, device models, operating systems, countries, site locations, and devices with specific software installed are experiencing the lowest and highest Experience scores.
The main dashboard provides a snapshot of the workforce experience and critical recommendations for IT teams to act on. IT teams quickly understand where to focus with insights from the Experience score and trendline, fleet inventory breakdown, apps with poor performance, and sentiment by persona.
AI is built into the fabric of WXP and makes it easy for IT teams to optimize processes and prevent technology issues by providing:
- Recommendations: Identify issues from device data and survey results to share recommended actions.
- Assistance: Take the recommendation and make it executable by IT or an end-user in just a few clicks.
- Automation: Experience optimization with AI anticipating issues and resolving them with no human involvement.
WXP is now available to new and renewing HP Proactive Insights customers in the United States at no additional cost.
Additionally, our beta program is expanding to more countries, in a multi-phased, customer-focused approach to solve our customers’ biggest pain points. Talk to an HP expert to see how WXP can intelligently anticipate and resolve digital friction within your organization.
