Schools and education
Classroom PCs that start where the lesson starts.
XPC turns the Windows PCs already in your labs and classrooms into focused endpoints that boot straight into the tools the lesson needs — no desktop to wander off into, no reimaging weekend.
The short answer
How can a school lock down classroom PCs without replacing them?
Install the XPC agent on the Windows PCs the school already owns and enable XPC Mode. The PC boots into a branded XPC screen showing only the remote sessions and tools the school publishes, instead of the full Windows desktop. Windows, the school's existing imaging, antivirus and management tooling all stay exactly as they are, so there is no operating system migration and no hardware refresh to fund.
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OS migrations
Windows stays. No reimaging, no new endpoint operating system to learn.
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What students see
A branded launcher with the approved tools — nothing else.
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Steps to deploy
Log in to the XPC Cloud Portal, install the MSI, enable XPC Mode.
Extend the life of the PCs you already funded
School PC estates are usually a mix of ages, bought across different budget cycles. XPC does not care: it runs on the Windows PCs you already own and shifts the workload to the remote session, so an ageing lab machine still delivers a clean, fast experience. That turns a hardware refresh conversation into a software one.
- No new endpoint hardware to purchase
- No new endpoint operating system to certify
- Works across mixed-age, mixed-vendor lab machines
- Existing Windows images and joins remain valid
Students see the lesson, not the operating system
The XPC screen shows exactly what the school publishes — the remote desktop, the learning platform, the exam environment. Students cannot browse the local file system, install software or reconfigure the machine, so lessons start on time and lab machines stay in the state the teacher left them.
Holiday reimaging effort, mostly avoided
Because the endpoint is a launcher and the work happens in the session, drift on the local machine matters far less. Changes to what students can reach are made centrally in the XPC Cloud Portal rather than by walking the labs with a USB stick during the break.
Branded for the school
The XPC screen carries the school's logo, colours and wording, so the first thing a student sees looks like the school — not like a generic vendor product.
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What the user actually sees.
- The PC powers on into a branded school screen
- One click into the published desktop or learning platform
- No Windows desktop, Start menu, settings or local file system
- Sign out returns the machine to the same clean screen for the next class
Education
Fund teaching, not another endpoint migration.
XPC is a software layer on top of the Windows PCs your school already owns, so the budget goes into the classroom instead of into replacing hardware that still works.
Questions we are asked
Straight answers.
Do we have to replace Windows on the lab PCs?
No. XPC runs on Windows. The operating system, your imaging process, antivirus and device management all stay in place — XPC only changes what the student sees when the machine starts.
Can teachers still get a normal desktop on the same machine?
Yes. XPC Mode is enabled per PC from the XPC Cloud Portal, so a staff machine can be left as a standard Windows desktop while lab machines run in XPC Mode.
Does it work for exam or assessment environments?
XPC restricts the endpoint to the sessions and tools you publish, which suits controlled assessment settings. Exam-specific rules still come from your assessment platform or the remote session policy.
What about printing and USB devices in the lab?
Because Windows is still underneath, printers, scanners and USB peripherals continue to work through the normal Windows drivers and your remote client's redirection settings.
Elsewhere
Other industries using XPC.
Universities and colleges
Open-access labs, libraries and faculty PCs delivered as focused endpoints — with semester turnaround handled centrally.
Read moreCall centres
Hot-desked agent PCs that present the agent desktop and nothing else, with headsets and soft-phones still working.
Read moreRetail and POS
Counter and back-office terminals that show the till or store application only — with printers and scanners still attached.
Read moreHealthcare
Shared clinical workstations that present the clinical system only, with fast switching between staff.
Read moreFinancial services
Controlled desktops for regulated environments, without replacing the Windows endpoint your controls are built on.
Read moreBranch offices
Small sites with no local IT: endpoints configured centrally, recovered centrally, and impossible to wander off.
Read moreThin-client simplicity, without leaving Windows.
Five PCs are free forever. Log in to the XPC Cloud Portal, install the MSI, enable XPC Mode.