Floor merchandise are all the time designed for versatility – from a laptop computer with the pliability of a pill within the Floor Professional to the Floor Laptop computer Studio that immediately transitions from highly effective laptop computer to artistic canvas, Floor units allow you to work the way in which that most accurately fits your wants. A key a part of this versatility is the power to immediately connect with a desktop setup at dwelling or within the workplace for expansive work. A single, quick connection that gives entry to exterior displays and the equipment that customise your workplace or dwelling workspace lets you get extra achieved. We’re excited to announce the most recent Floor Dock, Floor Thunderbolt™ 4 Dock, which extends the assist of Thunderbolt 4 connectivity in Floor Professional 9, Floor Laptop computer 5 and Floor Laptop computer Studio. The brand new dock is offered for buy at this time at Microsoft.com.
Floor Thunderbolt 4 Dock is a USB4/Thunderbolt 4 dock that helps maximize workspace, delivers ultra-high pace knowledge switch and the flexibility to attach and cost your most essential peripherals. This new accent additionally carries ahead our steady dedication to safety, sustainability and accessibility.
This new dock connects to the gadget through USB-C and is designed to be used with Floor and different units, that includes USB4/Thunderbolt 4. Simply join to 2 4K displays at as much as 60Hz1, expertise quick knowledge switch speeds of as much as 40Gbps2 and cost your gadget with energy of as much as 96W and revel in additional energy to cost equipment3. It affords an on the spot connection to a few USB-C ports, three USB-A ports, a 3.5mm audio jack, a 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet port and a safety lock slot. Home windows 11 additionally ensures that settings are retained when connecting, so even when a number of units use the identical dock, every of them could have the show and connection settings that permit them get proper to work.

To assist individuals of all talents establish ports with ease, the brand new dock consists of not solely front-facing ports, but additionally versatile rear-facing ports with raised tactile indicators.

The latest Floor Dock additionally displays our dedication to sustainability and was designed with recycled supplies. The dock and the ability provide unit enclosures are attributed to twenty% ocean-bound plastic4 and lighter supplies total than our earlier docks. Floor Thunderbolt 4 Dock’s packaging is ~99% recyclable5 and freed from single-use plastics.
Floor Thunderbolt 4 Dock improves IT effectivity for business clients, with options like Firmware Replace by Home windows Replace, Wake on LAN from Trendy Standby, and MAC Deal with Passthrough. Floor Enterprise Administration Mode (SEMM) simply locks down the ports of your dock in mission-critical environments and restricts performance to particular units.6 You’ll be able to study extra about these and different IT options on our IT Professional Weblog.
Floor Thunderbolt 4 Dock might be accessible starting at this time at Microsoft.com. To make sure clients have entry to the choices that finest match their wants and finances, will probably be bought alongside our present portfolio of Floor Dock, Floor Dock 2 and Microsoft USB-C Journey Hub merchandise.
As all the time, Microsoft Retailer product specialists are right here to supply in-depth and one-on-one assist, from private procuring to setup and coaching, so that you get essentially the most out of your Floor merchandise. To study extra, e book a free session or begin a stay chat, go to Microsoft.com.
Notes:
- When supported by gadget and show.
- Requires gadget with a USB4/Thunderbolt 4 port.
- USB-C port doesn’t cost your Floor gadget or any gadget that requires greater than 15W.
- Ocean-bound plastic is plastic waste recovered from oceans and waterways, cleaned and processed into recycled plastic resin pellets. These recycled pellets are blended in with virgin plastic throughout the manufacturing course of.
- In OECD nations, Microsoft operates recycling applications both independently or by third events protecting Microsoft Units. As well as, test native recycling applications for availability.