Windows 365 Training: The Complete Cloud PC Deployment Course

Master Windows 365 Cloud PC & Expand Your Knowledge for the MD-102 Exam

Windows 365 has rapidly become the most transformative technology in the modern workplace, offering organisations a secure, consistent, and scalable Windows experience delivered from the cloud. Whether you’re pursuing Windows 365 certification or need a comprehensive Cloud PC training program, bridging the knowledge gap between Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) and Windows 365 requires deep architectural knowledge and hands-on experience with Intune, Entra ID, and Azure networking.

Windows 365 Now! is an intensive, four-day instructor-led Cloud PC training program designed to get you up to speed on Intune and Windows 365 technologies. Led by Microsoft MVP Kevin Kaminski, this Intune training workshop provides the hands-on experience that IT Professionals, Consultants, and Architects need to deploy with total confidence.

Why Enrol in This Windows 365 Course?

Originally debuted as a popular session at TechMentor Orlando 2025, this course has been expanded into a comprehensive four-day immersive experience. This Intune training course covers key objectives from the MD-102: Endpoint Administrator exam, focusing on the real-world application of Microsoft’s Modern Endpoint management.

What You Will Learn

  • Intune: Master device management, configuration profiles, and compliance policies for Cloud PCs.
  • Windows 365: Understand architecture, provisioning, and operational best practices.
  • Azure Networking: Deploy Hub and Spoke networking with custom Azure Network Connections.
  • Azure Image Creation: Build and optimise custom images using Chocolatey and Bicep.

Practical Insights for Modern IT Professionals

If you are an Intune Administrator, Windows Administrator, or Azure Virtual Desktop Administrator, this is the definitive online Windows 365 class for your team. You will move beyond the basics through hands-on labs and real-customer scenarios, gaining the practical insights needed to:

  • Get up to speed on Intune and Windows 365 technologies
  • Understand design best practices
  • Incorporate Entra ID Conditional Access
  • Understand application packaging for Intune
  • Build a custom image for Windows 365
  • Deploy Hub and Spoke Azure networking with Windows 365

Course Logistics:

  • Format: Live Online (Instructor-Led)
  • Instructor: Kevin Kaminski (Microsoft MVP)
  • Duration: 4 Days
  • Focus: Advanced Deployment & Operational Excellence

What’s Included in Your Cloud PC Training

  • 4 days of live instruction (16 hours total)
  • Personal hands-on lab environment
  • Course materials and lab books
  • PowerShell scripts and Bicep templates
  • Post-course access to resources
  • Certificate of completion

Course Schedule

Event Dates Status
TechMentor Orlando 2025 January 2025 Completed
Windows 365 Now! Online February 3–4, 2026 Completed (9-5 MST)
Windows 365 Now! Online April 27–30, 2026 Open for Registration (8-12 MST)
Next Event TBD Coming Soon Placeholder

Prerequisites

Requirements:

Component Minimum Recommended
OS Windows 11 Windows 11
RAM 2 GB 4 GB
Processor 1 GHz+ -
Disk Space 100 MB+ -
Graphics DirectX 9 with WDDM 1.0 -

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Don’t settle for generic tutorials. Get the Windows 365 training that provides a clear roadmap for enterprise-grade deployment. This course aligns with Microsoft’s Windows 365 documentation and industry best practices.

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This course exists to help you avoid false starts, adopt proven patterns, and get a fully configured Cloud PC environment into your users’ hands faster, without guesswork or endless documentation hunting.

Course Curriculum: Windows 365 & Microsoft Intune

Module 1: Core Windows 365 Architecture & Design

We begin by establishing a clear understanding of the Windows 365 platform so you can design Cloud PC solutions that scale and align with your organization’s security posture.

You’ll explore:

  • The Windows 365 conceptual architecture book and major components
  • Intune management fundamentals for Cloud PCs
  • Entra ID authentication and identity flows
  • Connectivity models and how they affect performance and governance
  • Operational boundaries between Microsoft’s hosted infrastructure and your responsibilities
  • Persona-based sizing and licensing considerations
  • Cost planning and consumption modeling to support internal approvals

You’ll walk away knowing exactly how Windows 365 fits into your environment and how to plan for future growth.

Module 2: Intune Configuration Mastery for Cloud PCs

Intune is the backbone of Cloud PC management. In this section, the course demystifies:

  • Device identity and Cloud PC object behaviour
  • Configuration profiles and baseline selection
  • Secure segmentation using administrative roles, filters, and RBAC
  • How to manage test vs. production Cloud PC environments efficiently
  • Building policies that are Cloud PC-friendly (and avoiding ones that cause issues)
  • Introduction to Bicep and Azure for infrastructure automation
  • Integrating Windows Autopatch to streamline updates

By the end, you’ll know the exact configuration flow required to bring Cloud PCs under compliant, secure management.

Module 3: Security Hardening, Compliance & Conditional Access

This segment explores Cloud PC security as part of a Zero Trust strategy:

  • Designing Cloud PC–specific compliance policies
  • Security baselines for Windows 365 devices
  • Building Conditional Access rules that balance security and usability
  • Leveraging Cloud PC health signals in access decisions
  • Using Conditional Access with Compliance policies
  • Applying hardening measures like LAPS, ASR rules, and application control

You’ll learn how to create an environment where user experience, compliance, and security maturity all advance together.

Module 4: Custom Image Creation & Optimisation

Many Windows 365 projects require a tailored Cloud PC image. You’ll discover:

  • How to choose the right base image
  • Implementing custom applications using a managed image
  • Using Chocolatey for application packaging
  • Deploying images with Bicep automation
  • Performance tuning and UX optimisation specific to Cloud PCs
  • Versioning, testing, and updating custom images
  • How image changes flow into provisioning cycles

This section ensures you have a repeatable methodology for producing Cloud PCs that feel fast, consistent, and ready for production.

Module 5: Networking, Landing Zones & Connectivity Validation

Network design is a critical success factor for Cloud PC reliability. This module covers:

  • Microsoft-hosted vs. Azure Network Connection (ANC) networking
  • Building a spoke network for Windows 365
  • Adding custom networks to Windows 365 to simulate enterprise scenarios
  • DNS, routing, firewall, and inspection considerations
  • Deploying landing zones using Bicep templates
  • Troubleshooting ANC readiness and endpoint connectivity

You’ll learn how to build a resilient foundation that ensures Cloud PCs always have the connectivity they need.

Module 6: Hands-On Provisioning Labs

A significant focus of the course is practical deployment. Through guided labs, you will:

  • Provision a simple Windows 365 Cloud PC to demonstrate ease of deployment
  • Create and assign provisioning policies
  • Apply filters, dynamic groups, and persona-based segmentation
  • Build a second provisioning profile with custom networking and images
  • Assign licenses and observe Cloud PC lifecycle states
  • Validate the first sign-in experience using the Windows App
  • Troubleshoot standard deployment issues

These labs mimic real production challenges so that you leave fully prepared to manage Cloud PCs at scale.

Module 7: Daily Operations & Administrative Actions

Once Cloud PCs are deployed, your operational teams must be able to support them confidently. You’ll explore:

  • Resizing, moving, and reprovisioning Cloud PCs
  • Device diagnostics and telemetry
  • Local admin password rotation
  • Defender scans and security health actions
  • Running ad-hoc remediations
  • Using Cloud PC-specific operational tools like “Place Under Review”
  • How Autopatch automates patching as part of the design

You’ll gain a working understanding of how to keep Cloud PCs healthy during day-to-day use.

Module 8: Logging, Reporting & Power BI Dashboards

Visibility is essential for governance and troubleshooting. In this section, you’ll learn:

  • Where to find key Intune logs
  • How to interpret Windows 365 audit and diagnostic logs
  • How to spot provisioning failures, compliance issues, and performance trends
  • Reports available in the console for Windows 365 and beyond
  • Getting data from your tenant using built-in tools
  • Presenting Cloud PC insights to management and stakeholders

This module empowers you to continuously measure Cloud PC health, performance, and usage.

About the Instructor: Kevin Kaminski

Your instructor, Kevin Kaminski, is a seventeen-time Microsoft MVP for Windows and Devices for IT, with 25 years of experience in endpoint engineering, packaging, Intune, Azure, virtualization, and enterprise modernization.

He has:

  • Delivered master-level technical training across the globe
  • Co-created an advanced App-V curriculum under GridMasterTraining with Tim Mangan
  • Developed enterprise courseware for Flexera
  • Presented expert sessions at Ignite, TechMentor, and community events around the world
  • Guided real-world Windows 365, Intune, and device management deployments

Kevin is known for his clear explanations, hands-on teaching style, and a bit of humour that makes complex content easier to absorb. With Big Hat Group, he continues to help organisations and practitioners modernise the way they design, manage, and secure the Windows ecosystem.

Who Should Attend This Cloud PC Training

This Cloud PC training course is ideal for:

  • System administrators
  • IT Architects
  • AVD Administrators
  • AVD Architects
  • Endpoint engineering teams
  • Consultants delivering Windows 365 or Intune services

If you’re navigating hybrid work, cloud adoption, BYOD strategies, or desktop transformation, this course will directly advance your capabilities. You may not be using Windows 365 today, but it has a habit of appearing out of nowhere when you are in a crunch to provision secure workspaces.

Cloud PC Skills You’ll Master

At the end, you will have configured and deployed Windows 365 in your hands-on lab environment. Through the lessons, you are taken a level deeper by configuring beyond the minimum. This isn’t just Windows 365; you will also have additional skills in Intune, Azure networking, and custom image creation. By spending the extra time to explain the necessary concepts, you can not only deploy but also operate your Cloud PC.

By the end of the four days, you will:

  • Understand the design principles for Windows 365
  • Architect a Windows 365 environment
  • Administer a Windows 365 environment
  • Administer Windows devices using Intune
  • Build, optimize, and maintain custom Cloud PC images
  • Deploy Cloud PCs with confidence using proven persona patterns
  • Operate and support Cloud PCs using Microsoft’s admin tools

You’ll leave with the skills to be your team’s go-to Cloud PC expert.

Leave with Tools and Documents

Class binaries and lab books are meant for students to take with them to practice the concepts learned in the course. There are sample scripts, including PowerShell scripts for Azure, to deploy a landing zone for custom image generation. Take what you have learned and apply the knowledge without having to start from scratch.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Windows 365?

Windows 365 is Microsoft’s Cloud PC service that streams a full Windows desktop from Azure to any device. Unlike traditional VDI, Windows 365 offers fixed per-user pricing and simplified management through Microsoft Intune.

What is included in Windows 365 training?

The Windows 365 training includes 4 days of live instruction (32 hours total), a personal hands-on lab environment, course materials and lab books, PowerShell scripts and Bicep templates, post-course access to resources, and a certificate of completion. You’ll learn Windows 365 architecture, Intune configuration, security hardening, custom image creation, Azure networking, and daily operations.

How long is the Windows 365 course?

The Windows 365 Now! course is 4 days long, running from 8 AM to 12 PM MST each day (April 27-30, 2026). This totals 32 hours of live, instructor-led training with hands-on labs.

How much does Windows 365 training cost?

The Windows 365 training course costs $1,250 USD per student. This includes all course materials, lab environment access, PowerShell scripts, Bicep templates, and a certificate of completion.

Who teaches the Windows 365 course?

The course is taught by Kevin Kaminski, a seventeen-time Microsoft MVP for Windows and Devices for IT with 25 years of experience. Kevin has delivered training globally, presented at Microsoft Ignite and TechMentor, and guided real-world Windows 365 and Intune deployments.

Is Windows 365 training online or in-person?

The Windows 365 Now! course is delivered live online via instructor-led sessions. Although it’s online, everything is live and interactive—each student receives their own lab environment to complete hands-on exercises in real-time.

What skills will I learn in Windows 365 training?

You’ll learn to design Windows 365 architecture, configure Intune for Cloud PC management, implement security baselines and Conditional Access, create custom images with Chocolatey and Bicep, deploy Azure hub-and-spoke networking, provision Cloud PCs, perform daily operations, and build Power BI dashboards for reporting.

Is this course good for MD-102 exam prep?

Yes, this course covers Intune and endpoint management topics that align with the MD-102: Endpoint Administrator exam objectives. You’ll gain hands-on experience with device configuration, compliance policies, and security baselines.

Do I need prior Windows 365 experience?

No, the course starts with architecture fundamentals and progressively builds to advanced topics. Basic familiarity with Windows administration and Azure concepts is helpful but not required.

What’s the difference between Windows 365 and Azure Virtual Desktop?

Windows 365 is a fixed-price SaaS offering with simplified management, while Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) is a consumption-based IaaS solution offering more customization. This course focuses on Windows 365 but addresses the knowledge gap for those coming from an AVD background.

Will I receive a certificate?

Yes, students receive a certificate of completion after finishing the four-day course.

What if I can’t attend all four days?

The course is designed as a cohesive learning experience. If you need to miss a session, recordings and materials will be provided, but live attendance is strongly recommended for the hands-on labs.

How many students are in each Windows 365 training session?

Each session is limited to 10 students to maintain an interactive, workshop-style experience. This small class size ensures personalized attention and allows for in-depth Q&A during the hands-on labs.

What are the prerequisites for Windows 365 training?

You need a Windows 11 device with at least 2 GB RAM (4 GB recommended), 1 GHz+ processor, 100 MB+ disk space, and DirectX 9 with WDDM 1.0 graphics. No prior Windows 365 experience is required.

Does this course cover Windows 365 Business vs Enterprise?

Yes, the course covers both Windows 365 Business and Windows 365 Enterprise editions. You’ll learn the key differences: Business is designed for smaller organizations with simplified setup via the Microsoft 365 admin center, while Enterprise offers advanced features like Azure Network Connection, custom images, and integration with Microsoft Intune for larger deployments. The hands-on labs focus on Enterprise scenarios but the concepts apply to both.

Reserve Your Spot

Windows 365 Now! will run live online on April 27–30, 2026, and space is intentionally limited to 10 seats to maintain an interactive, workshop-style experience. Even though the event is online, everything is live, and each student will have a lab environment to perform the hands-on labs in the courseware.

Each student seat is $1250 USD.

👉 Email to express interest or reserve your seat: training@bighatgroup.com

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