Windows 7 end of life: What does it mean for your endpoints?

With Windows 7 End-of-life on the horizon there is a lot of panic in the air over what to do with your existing devices. A lot of people will be telling you that you need to upgrade or be vulnerable to malicious software, or to remove the OS and boot with Linux because the only thing to stop a group of hackers is an open source, easily accessed OS.

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What WVD support will mean for ThinKiosk & Secure Remote Worker

Greetings all from ThinScale! With September coming to a close we can finally wave Summer goodbye.  Though sad to see it go, there are plenty of things still to look forward to in the next few months: Halloween (spooky), Thanksgiving (if you are in North America), Black Friday (if you’re insane), and of course, our most anticipated event…*drumroll* Windows Virtual Desktop hitting GA…

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ThinKiosk 5.4 Release

ThinKiosk was released in 2015 as the first Windows-based PC to thin-client converter.  Today, with the release of 5.4 we have added a number of additional features focused on improving performance and experience (full details in the release notes). We’ve picked a few features to talk about below, these features improve the end-user experience by bringing the functionality of Windows into the secured ThinKiosk UI – providing that ease of use people are accustomed to. Whether it be in multi-monitor environments or presenting on 4K televisions, 5.4’s got you covered!

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ThinKiosk or GPOs: What suits your VDI environment?

ThinKiosk was developed in 2015 from within the virtualization community to provide a full thin client experience to any Windows x64/x86 device for access to virtual environments and secure utilization of local resources. While also providing a convenient solution for IT admins that makes management, control, and compliance over their entire estate easier.

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ThinKiosk’s Versatility: Secret Ingredient to Solving Endpoint Issues

A thin client is a lightweight endpoint designed to facilitate connection to a server-based environment, where most of the typical computing is done by the server. Thin clients are a great way to simplify your IT architecture and improve security. However, the hardware itself does have its limitations in terms of versatility. A thin client device really cannot perform any other function outside of making that connection to a remote environment. In reality, the requirements of end-users and administrators can extend well beyond this, needing a more flexible endpoint solution.

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