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ORLANDO, Fla. -- Among the dozens of updates and new features announced for Microsoft’s Azure cloud service at Microsoft Ignite this week, a little-noted feature in the Windows Virtual Desktop might provide the unexpected answer to some companies as they face the looming end of service for Windows 7 in January 2020.
Some background context: A few weeks ago, Microsoft announced new tools to help customers continue on their migration to Windows 10 and the modern desktop environment. Included in that announcement was an Extended Security Updates program which customers could purchase on a per-device basis to continue receiving Windows 7 security updates after January 2020. Each year that cost per device is scheduled to increase according to Microsoft. That can become an expensive endeavor depending on how many devices you need to keep on Windows 7 after its end of life cycle support.
However, the Windows Virtual Desktop service on Azure, which Microsoft announced at...