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## Upcoming features
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For admins with a Windows 365 license, a link to [windows365.microsoft.com](https://windows365.microsoft.com) will be added to the Microsoft 365 admin center home page.
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End users will be able to manually run connectivity checks on their Cloud PCs from [windows365.microsoft.com](https://windows365.microsoft.com).
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### Point-in-time restore<!--37063579 -->
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Users will be able to restore a Cloud PC to a state from a previous point in time. Multiple near-term and long-term restore points will be available.
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[Get started with Windows 365 Business](get-started-windows-365-business.md).
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title: Overview of restoring a Cloud PC to a previous state with Windows 365 Business
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description: Learn about restoring a Cloud PC to a previous state.
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author: ErikjeMS
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ms.date: 03/03/2022
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ms.topic: conceptual
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ms.service: cloudpc
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# Point-in-time restore for Windows 365 Business (preview)
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Point-in-time restore lets end users restore a Cloud PC to the exact state it was at an earlier point in time.
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## Restore point intervals
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Short-term restore points are saved every 12 hours. Each Cloud PC will have 10 short-term restore points saved at these intervals.
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In addition to these short-term restore points, there are also four long-term restore points. These long-term restore points are saved every seven days.
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As time passes and a new short-term or long-term restore point is added, the oldest short-term/long-term (respectively) restore point is removed.
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[!INCLUDE [Restore risks and best practices](../includes/restore-risks-best-practices.md)]
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## End user interface
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To restore their Cloud PC, an end user must sign in to https://windows365.microsoft.com, select the gear icon, select **Restore (preview)**, and follow the onscreen prompts.
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## Next steps
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[Manage your Cloud PCs](device-management.md)

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To make it easier for admins to set up Windows 365, a link has been added to the M365 admin center home page. Admins with Windows 365 Enterprise licenses will see a link for [endpoint.microsoft.com](https://endpoint.microsoft.com) and admins with Windows 365 Business licenses will see a link for [windows365.microsoft.com](https://windows365.microsoft.com).
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Cloud PC users can now choose a higher screen resolution when they connect to their Cloud PC from https://windows365.microsoft.com.
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A [resize](resize-cloud-pc.md) of a Cloud PC eliminates all existing [restore](restore-overview.md) points for that Cloud PC. New restore points will be captured at the intervals defined in the user setting.
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Many devices registered with Active Directory might have a machine account password that is automatically updated. By default, these passwords are updated every 30 days. This automation applies to hybrid joined PCs but not Azure Active Directory Native PCs.
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## Risks and results of restoring a Cloud PC
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