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What Is a VPS, and How Is It Different from a Cloud Desktop?

Short answer: Both are Windows machines in a data centre that you reach by RDP. A cloud desktop is a place to work. A VPS is a place to run things — a website, a database, an application other people connect to. The technology overlaps almost completely; the intent does not. Applies to: Infosaic VPS…

Microsoft Office on Your Cloud Desktop: Installing and Licensing

Short answer: A cloud desktop runs the full desktop versions of Word, Excel and Outlook exactly as a normal PC does. You install them yourself and use your own licence — check that the licence allows it, because some are tied to one device. Applies to: Infosaic cloud desktops · Microsoft Office and Microsoft 365…

Windows Updates on Your Cloud Desktop: Restarts Without Surprises

Short answer: Windows updates on a cloud desktop behave exactly as they do on any PC — including needing a restart. Set active hours so it never restarts during your working day, save your work before restarting, and never power the machine off while an update is installing. Applies to: Infosaic cloud desktops and VPS…

Set the Time Zone on Your Cloud Desktop

Short answer: Your cloud desktop keeps its own clock, and it may not match yours. Change it on the desktop in Settings → Time & Language → Date & time. If several people in different countries share the desktop, leave it on one agreed time zone rather than changing it back and forth. Applies to:…

How to Check Disk Space and Free It Up Safely

Short answer: Open File Explorer → This PC on the cloud desktop and look at the bar under the C: drive. If it is red, act now — run Disk Cleanup, empty the Recycle Bin, and clear Downloads. A Windows machine that runs out of disk stops behaving predictably. Applies to: Infosaic cloud desktops and…