No Latency Streaming

How Vagon streams a real Windows machine to your device in real time, what makes it feel native, and what affects responsiveness on your end.

Vagon streams a real cloud Windows machine to your local device in real time. Instead of running a remote desktop session over a generic protocol, Vagon uses a low-latency streaming pipeline so the cursor, keyboard, and screen feel like a local computer rather than a remote one.

How the Streaming Works

Vagon delivers your session through VISPr3, its in-house low-latency streaming technology built on WebRTC. The pipeline is tuned for interactive workloads, so the cursor, keyboard, and screen feel like a local computer rather than a remote one.

The actual hardware sits in a Vagon data center, but the experience is closer to working on a local high-end PC than to operating a traditional remote desktop.

What Affects Latency on Your Side

Two sessions on the same plan can feel different depending on the local setup. The biggest factors are:

• Region. Pick the region closest to where you actually are. A short physical distance to the data center is the easiest win for latency.

• Wired vs Wi-Fi. Ethernet is consistently better than Wi-Fi for interactive streaming. If you have to use Wi-Fi, stay close to the router on the 5 GHz band.

• ISP and network quality. Packet loss and jitter matter more than raw bandwidth. A stable 25-35 Mbps connection usually outperforms a noisy 200 Mbps one.

• Local device load. A device that is also decoding video, running heavy background tasks, or low on battery can add latency on the receiving side.

If a session feels sluggish, try switching to a closer region or moving to a wired connection before changing your performance tier. Network conditions are usually the cause, not the cloud hardware.

Display Settings and Resolution

Resolution is set from inside the session, not from the dashboard. The Dock Menu on the right edge of the screen contains all display controls, including resolution presets up to 4K.

To change the resolution:

1. Click the Dock Menu icon on the right side of the screen.

2. Open the Display section.

3. Choose the resolution you want and click Apply.

After a short moment the screen reapplies at the new resolution.

Open the Dock Menu Display section

Pick the resolution you want and apply it

For 4K to work end-to-end, your local display must also support the resolution you select inside Vagon. If your local screen tops out below 4K, choose a resolution your monitor can render.

Multiple Monitors

Multi-monitor output from a single Vagon Computer is not currently supported. Sessions stream to a single display on your local device. The team is actively working on infrastructure improvements, and multi-monitor support is one of the features under development.

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