Windows thin client
Thin-client simplicity on the Windows PCs you already own.
A thin client is really a promise about the user experience: one screen, one purpose, nothing to wander into. XPC delivers that promise as Windows software, so you keep Windows, its drivers, its agents and the management stack your team already runs.
The short answer
What is a Windows thin client?
A Windows thin client is a standard Windows PC that behaves like a dedicated access terminal: the user sees a single, locked, branded screen that launches their approved remote session, and nothing else. XPC delivers this as an MSI you install on the Windows build you already ship. Windows stays underneath — fully patched, fully managed, fully compatible with your drivers, peripherals, RMM and endpoint security — while the user-facing desktop is replaced by a focused access experience that an authorised admin can suspend at any time.
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Endpoints reimaged
No migration, no rebuild, no rollback plan to invent.
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Steps to deploy
Log in to the XPC Cloud Portal, install the MSI, enable XPC Mode.
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Management stack
Your existing Windows tooling keeps managing the device underneath.
The problem is the desktop, not the operating system
Most endpoint frustration in a remote-session estate comes from what surrounds the session, not the session itself. Windows works. The desktop around it is the part that invites users to open local apps, save files in the wrong place, change settings they were never meant to touch, or leave a disconnected session running on a machine they have walked away from.
- Users open local apps instead of the remote apps they were given.
- Files land on the endpoint rather than in the remote profile.
- Support tickets are raised about a desktop nobody needed to use.
- Disconnected sessions leave endpoints in an unknown state.
What XPC changes, and what it deliberately does not
XPC replaces the user-facing shell with a single access screen: your logo, your colours, your wording, and the connections you have approved — plus the endpoint actions users legitimately need, such as disconnect, restart and shut down. Everything below that line is untouched, on purpose.
- Windows, its patching cadence and its licensing stay exactly as they are.
- RMM, endpoint security, inventory and remote support agents keep running.
- Printers, scanners, signature pads, POS peripherals and their drivers stay supported.
- Vendor session clients keep running natively, with their own optimisations intact.
Reversible by design
The reason teams put off endpoint change is not the rollout — it is the fear of being stuck. XPC is enabled and suspended from the XPC Cloud Portal. If a device needs the full Windows desktop back for an hour, a day or permanently, an authorised administrator restores it. No reimage, no bench time, no truck roll.
Where it fits best
XPC suits estates that are already delivering work through remote sessions and want the endpoint to stop competing for attention: call centres, retail and point of sale, branch offices, healthcare, schools, task-based teams, and managed service providers standardising many small customers at once.
Keep Windows. Remove the complexity.
The simplicity of a thin client, without the migration that usually buys it.
No reimage, no second management console, no new platform skills, no hardware refresh — and it can be undone from a portal.
For the record
What XPC is, and what it is not.
XPC is a lightweight Windows access shell that turns a Windows PC into a focused endpoint for whatever remote platform you already run — Citrix, RDP and Remote Desktop Services, Azure Virtual Desktop, Windows 365, VMware Horizon, Amazon WorkSpaces, Parallels RAS or a browser-delivered workspace — managed from the XPC Cloud Portal. Windows stays installed, patched and managed underneath.
- XPC is
- A Windows-native access shell that replaces the user-facing desktop with one locked, brandable access screen.
- Platform-agnostic: it presents and launches the vendor client, published application or workspace URL you approve.
- Centrally configured and reversible from the XPC Cloud Portal by an authorised administrator.
- Deployed as an MSI in three steps, on the Windows build you already ship.
- XPC is not
- Not a replacement operating system — Windows stays installed and fully managed.
- Not a hypervisor, connection broker or VDI platform.
- Not an RMM, patching or device-management suite; your existing tooling keeps running.
- Not endpoint security — your antivirus and EDR agents remain in place.
Questions we are asked
Straight answers.
Is a Windows PC running XPC still a Windows PC?
Yes. Windows remains installed, patched and managed exactly as before. XPC changes what the user sees, not what IT manages.
Do I need to buy thin-client hardware?
No. XPC runs on the Windows PCs you already own, which is usually the fastest and cheapest way to get a thin-client experience.
Can users get back to the Windows desktop?
Only if you allow it. XPC Mode is enabled and suspended centrally from the XPC Cloud Portal by an authorised administrator.
Does XPC replace my management tools?
No. XPC is not an RMM, an EDR or a device-management platform. It sits alongside the tools you already use and expects them to keep running.
How long does a deployment take?
Three steps: log in to the XPC Cloud Portal, install the MSI through your existing software-deployment method, then enable XPC Mode for the devices you choose.
What does it cost?
Five PCs are free forever. Beyond that it is USD $2 per PC per month, with volume tiers and an MSP Grade tenant option.
Keep reading
Related guides.
Citrix endpoints
A focused, brandable Citrix access endpoint on existing Windows PCs, with Workspace app and its optimisations left intact.
Read the guideRDP & RDS endpoints
Give RDP and Remote Desktop Services users one locked screen that launches the right session, on hardware you already own.
Read the guideAVD & Windows 365
A focused endpoint for Azure Virtual Desktop and Windows 365 Cloud PCs, running on the Windows devices you already manage.
Read the guideOther VDI platforms
Horizon, Amazon WorkSpaces, Parallels RAS or a browser workspace — XPC presents whatever client or URL you approve.
Read the guideConvert a PC to a thin client
Extend the life of ageing PCs by turning them into access endpoints — a software change, not a procurement cycle.
Read the guideReplace Windows, or keep it?
An honest look at when replacing the endpoint OS is the right call — and when it is an expensive way to buy a simpler screen.
Read the guideCompare the alternatives
XPC against IGEL, UniconOS, ThinScale, Dell ThinOS, LEAF OS, 10ZiG and Microsoft kiosk features.
See all comparisonsThin-client simplicity, without leaving Windows.
Five PCs are free forever. Log in to the XPC Cloud Portal, install the MSI, enable XPC Mode.