Providing a user with virtual computing services

A system for providing virtual computing services to a specific user, the system comprising:

• one or more processors, and instructions encoded in one or more computer-readable medium wherein the instructions, when executed in the system featuring the one or more processors, cause the system to perform operations comprising:
• detecting a request generated from a user device to access data;
• wherein the data is not accessible by applications installed on the user device;
• identifying a file type of the data;
• performing file extension mapping to determine whether the data is accessible by the application installed on the user device;
• providing the specific user access to a virtual desktop, wherein the virtual desktop includes a plurality of running sessions;
• and
• when the specific user logs onto the system, assigning the specific user a specific running session of the plurality of running sessions;
• wherein the specific running session is configured to provide options for the specific user to open, execute, edit, and/or access the data, the options including automatic loading of software needed to open, execute, edit, and/or access the data.

A computer-implemented method of providing virtual computing services to a specific user, the method comprising:

• detecting a request generated from a user device to access data;
• wherein the data is not accessible by applications installed on the user device;
• identifying a file type of the data;
• performing file extension mapping to determine whether the data is accessible by the application installed on the user device;
• providing the specific user access to a virtual desktop, wherein the virtual desktop includes a plurality of running sessions;
• and
• when the specific user logs onto the system, assigning the specific user a specific running session of the plurality of running sessions;
• wherein the specific running session is configured to provide options for the specific user to open, execute, edit, and/or access the data;
• wherein the data is stored on one or more user devices of the specific user and/or one or more remote storages, the one or more remote storages including a third party storage;
• wherein changes to the data are automatically synchronized between the virtual desktop, the one or more user devices, and/or the one or more remote storages.