New Windows Virtual Desktop feature will finally make the iPad useful

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Apple’s iPad was meant to replace all computers, but in the end getting work done using your fingertips like a toddler severely limited how useful and usable the gadget could be.

Last year Microsoft released Windows Virtual Desktop, an Azure-based service that delivers a multi-user Windows 10 experience on any operating system.

Now Scott Manchester, Group Manager for Microsoft’s Remote Desktop Service, has shown off a new feature for the iOS version of the app which makes the client much more powerful on the iPad.

Windows Virtual Desktop will soon support mice in the virtual environment. Unfortunately, only specific mice will be supported – in the video the Swiftpoint GT and eventually Microsoft’s own Bluetooth mice.

The feature is said to becoming soon.  Read more about Microsoft’s Windows Virtual Desktop here.

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