AgentsWindows 365 for Agents
A managed Windows PC in the cloud for your agents, under IT control. Managed Windows Cloud PCs built for AI agents. An agent checks out a Cloud PC from a pool, does the task and checks it back in, and then the PC resets. It's the computer behind Copilot Studio computer use, Researcher with Computer Use and Agent 365 agents. Generally available since June 2026.
✓ Last verified October 15, 2026 from official sourcesPay as you go: $0.40 per Cloud PC hour in the US, $0.52 in Europe and the UK, and $0.80 in South America. An always-available Cloud PC adds $5/month in the US. Billed through Azure, with 50 free hours to start through Copilot Studio.
IT teams that need agents to use Windows apps under company policy. Automating legacy desktop apps with no API.
Runs in your chosen Azure region in the US, Canada, Europe and the UK, Asia, India, Australia, Africa, Brazil or the UAE. Skill level: Advanced.
What it's great at
- Agents that must use Windows desktop apps
- Keeping agent work under Intune and Entra policy
What it can do
- Pooled, check-out/check-in Cloud PCs that reset after each task
- Each agent gets its own Entra agent identity and never reuses people's credentials
- Managed in Intune alongside your existing Cloud PCs, with a dedicated security baseline, Conditional Access, Defender and Purview
Example tasks to try
- A Copilot Studio agent that types invoices into a legacy desktop ERP.
- An Agent 365 agent that checks out a Cloud PC to file a monthly report in a web portal.
Start in 5 minutes
- In Copilot Studio, add the computer use tool to an agent
- Choose a Cloud PC pool as where it runs (50 free hours per tenant)
- Test it in the embedded test chat, which isn't billed, before you publish
Go to Microsoft's official page →
Watch out for
Usage is billed hourly through Azure, so set a billing policy and watch Azure Cost Management.
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