High Efficiency Video Coding (H.265) hardware acceleration support

Week of June 2, 2025

Device management
High Efficiency Video Coding (H.265) hardware acceleration support
Windows 365 GPU-enabled Super and Max SKUs now support graphics processing unit (GPU) acceleration for frame encoding using HEVC/H.265. GPU acceleration improves graphical experiences when using the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) with a compatible GPU-enabled Cloud PCs.

For more information, see GPU Cloud PCs in Windows 365 and Enable GPU acceleration for Azure Virtual Desktop.