Installing and Testing Windows 365 Link (Windows Cloud PC) – A Step‑by‑Step Guide
This article provides a detailed walkthrough of installing Microsoft's Windows 365 Link (Cloud PC), covering its features, download sources, conversion of ESD to ISO, command‑line update steps, and practical tips for testing the early‑stage cloud operating system.
On November 19, 2024, Microsoft announced Windows 365 Link, a miniature cloud computer whose internal version is called NXT and marketed as Windows CPC (Cloud PC), available in AMD64 and ARM64 builds.
The login screen resembles Windows 11 but with a simpler design, and the system is network‑centric, relying heavily on web components to compete with ChromeOS.
The article shares two new wallpaper images (download link: https://heu168.lanzouo.com/b0foy6odc, password: 80r6) and provides a leaked UUP build for Windows CPC (download link: https://uupdump.net/findfiles.php?id=cd4dec48-2f0f-4038-9f99-19dceeeecff0&q=wnc). The leaked package is an ESD image that the author converted to ISO for installation.
Installation steps include converting the ESD to ISO, booting the image, and when the installer stalls on a blurry wallpaper, opening a command prompt with Shift+F10 and running nxtupdatemanager -s -v to update the system to version 26100.2314, after which several reboots allow the process to continue.
After the update, the system requires network connectivity to log in and complete the setup; the author notes that the experience is primarily visual, with a new login screen and wallpapers, and the OS behaves like a Windows Enterprise or Professional edition.
Finally, the author advises against installing this early‑stage version on a primary machine and recommends trying it only in a virtual machine for evaluation purposes.
IT Services Circle
Delivering cutting-edge internet insights and practical learning resources. We're a passionate and principled IT media platform.
How this landed with the community
Was this worth your time?
0 Comments
Thoughtful readers leave field notes, pushback, and hard-won operational detail here.