Download Windows Thin PC Community Technology Preview (CTP)

Microsoft Windows Thin PC (WinTPC) enables customers to repurpose existing PCs as thin clients by providing a smaller footprint, a locked down version of Windows 7. This provides IT with significant cost savings for their thin client computing model since WinTPC is a benefit of Software Assurance (SA) and does not require the Windows VDA license that other thin clients would need to access VDI desktops.

Windows Thin PC empowers enterprises to maximize their end point hardware investments to access virtual desktops that are delivered using VDI or sessions. Windows Thin PC improves security and compliance on the device, by preventing data writes to disk.

Leverage your existing management strategy and tools such as System Center to centrally manage Windows Thin PCs through accelerated role based deployment of applications, security patches, updates, and data. Windows Thin PC also provides IT with the flexibility to revert back to PCs if necessary, in case the thin client computing model does not provide the benefits they were after.

Key Features:
Microsoft promises the WinTPC will offer:

• Rich VDI experience through support for RemoteFX.
• Improved end point security by denying certain disk writes via filters.
• Enterprise-grade management support through System Center

Download Windows Thin PC Community Technology Preview:
WinTPC Community Technology Preview (CTP) is now available for testing. You can download the CTP version of WinTPC at Microsoft Connect website. (Windows Live ID required)

Note: The preview version will remain active until October 31, 2011.

System Requirements:
WinTPC requirements include a 1 GHz or faster processor, 1GB RAM, 16GB hard disk space, a DirectX 9 graphics device with Windows Display Driver Model 1.0 or later and a bootable DVD-ROM drive.

Source:

• Microsoft Windows Thin PC (WinTPC)