WMS 2012 was highly valued for its ability to lower hardware and energy costs by up to 66% compared to buying individual PCs.

In 2021, Windows MultiPoint Server 2012 was already in its phase. Mainstream Support: Ended on October 9, 2018.

Premium versions allowed the creation of "stations" from virtual machines, which helped run older software that wasn't originally designed for multi-user environments.

Similar to the old "SteadyState" tool, this feature discards any changes made during a user session upon reboot, ensuring a clean system every time.