#MS REMOTE ASSISTANT UPDATE#

Microsoft says this is made possible through Microsoft Teams integration, and the company promises “industry-leading identity and security measures”-especially important as businesses may be broadcasting sensitive information over such platforms. Right click Configure Offer Remote Assistance setting and click Edit. Go to Computer Configuration / Policies / Administrative Templates / System / Remote Assistance node. Create a Group Policy to Enable Remote Assistance.

In the concept video above, we can see that the collaborators are able to connect across different devices, including PC and mobile, offering a floating video chat window to the HoloLens user. Specify a name to the group policy such as Enable Remote Assistance. Images can also be inserted into the scene. It appears that the annotations aren’t just simple picture-on-picture markings, but actual augmented annotations that properly ‘attach’ to the view of the real world.

The app steams a first-person view from the worker (via HoloLens), and allows collaborators to remotely annotate the view in real-time. Original article (05/07/18) : Revealed on the Windows 10 Blog today, Microsoft Remote Assist is a new HoloLens app which seeks to remotely connect firstline workers-those who go hands-on to fix issues and maintain important equipment-with those who can support them with important information. The original article announcing both apps continues below: At this time it’s uncertain how long the preview period will last. Layout ( preview download) requires a Windows Mixed Reality immersive headset and compatible PC. Remote Assist ( preview download) requires a HoloLens headset and a Windows 10 PC, iOS, or Android device with Microsoft Teams.

#MS REMOTE ASSISTANT UPDATE#

Update (05/22/18): Both Microsoft Remote Assist and Microsoft Layout are now available in a free, limited-time preview. Two new applications to address this, Remote Assist & Layout-announced at Microsoft Build earlier this month-are now available in free, limited-time previews.

Microsoft appears to be seeing strong traction with HoloLens in the enterprise space, and the company continues to expand its “Mixed Reality” platform in that sector, promising businesses time and money savings.

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