Microsoft Suspends Windows 365 Cloud PC Free Trials After ‘Significant Demand’

Microsoft launched its new Windows 365 PC cloud service earlier this week, and the company has already had to suspend free trials due to demand. Windows 365 lets you rent a cloud PC – with a variety of CPU, RAM, and storage options – then stream Windows 10 or Windows 11 through a web browser. The service reached its maximum capacity after only one day of registrations.

“Due to significant demand, we have reached the testing capacity of Windows 365,” read a statement from the Microsoft 365 Twitter account. “We have seen an incredible response to Windows 365 and we need to put our program on hold. ‘free trial while we build up additional capacity’ explains Scott Manchester, Director of Windows 365 Program Management.

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Windows 365 is currently only available to businesses, and there has clearly been more demand than Microsoft expected if the company encountered capacity issues after just a day of free trials. Microsoft launched the service on Monday, with a per-user price starting at $ 20 per month for a virtual processor, 2GB of RAM, 64GB of storage, and 12GB of bandwidth if you already have a Windows 10 license.

There are a variety of configurations for Windows 365, including one at the top that includes eight vCPUs, 32GB of RAM, and 512GB of storage for $ 158 per month. All of the different pricing options are available on Windows365.com, but now you will need to look into a free trial as Microsoft has reached its capacity.