Want to outsource all your Windows work to the cloud? Microsoft just might have a small, desktop computer for you.

On Tuesday at Microsoft Ignite 2024, the computer firm showed off Windows 365 Link, a fanless, lightweight PC that ties to Windows 365. Windows 365 is a virtual Windows machine, a guest operating system running Windows on a remote server where a typical Windows installation would run locally on the computer.

Windows 365 Link is set to launch in "select markets" in April of next year at a suggested retail price of $349. According to Microsoft, the new wireless PC boots in seconds, wakes from sleep instantly, and holds its ground with regard to its display and peripheral ports. There's support for up to dual 4K monitors, four USB ports, audio and Ethernet jacks, and the standard equipment wireless connectivity Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3.

Now, Windows 365 Link isn’t a proper PC. While it can handle things like Microsoft Teams meetings and Webex sessions, the device lacks storage and can’t install local applications. Moreover, its small, Windows-based operating system is extremely locked down. The security features and passwordless login can’t be disabled, Microsoft says.

Of course, the play is not consumers in Windows 365 Link — it is enterprises. The company points out that businesses can control these units remotely, manage them, as well as wipe out devices. And they can configure them to check for updates automatically, download, and install them.

However, Microsoft is touting the environmental-friendliness of Windows 365 Link as it claims to consume way lesser energy compared to most desktops. In fact, claims the company, the top shield of Windows 365 Link is constructed of 90% recycled aluminum alloy, while the bottom plate of 100% recycled aluminum and the motherboard comprises 100% recycled copper and 96% recycled tin solder.

Beginning today, organizations in Australia, Canada, Germany, Japan, New Zealand, the U.K., and the U.S. can sign up for the Windows 365 Link preview program. Hopefully it won't suffer the same fate as Microsoft's last miniature PC.