- #Microsoft windows license upgrade#
- #Microsoft windows license full#
- #Microsoft windows license for windows 10#
- #Microsoft windows license windows 10#
Windows 10 through the OEM channel must be purchased with Windows preinstalled on the device. Why can’t we purchase an OEM Windows license and use it instead of Windows SA or Windows VDA?Ī. Windows Virtual Desktop Access (per user or per device)
#Microsoft windows license upgrade#
Windows 10 Enterprise Upgrade w/Software Assurance (per user or per device) orĥ. Licensing the Windows desktop OS in a VM requires:Ĥ. Windows Server 2012 RDS CALs – come in both Per Device and Per User and are required for every user or device accessing the Remote Desktop Services (RDS) functionality of Windows Server. Windows Server 2012 CALs – come in both Per Device and Per User and are required for every user or device accessing a your servers.ģ. Windows Server 2012R2 Standard - enables you to run up to two virtual instances of Windows Server with each licenseĢ. Windows Server 2012R2 Datacenter – enables you to run unlimited instances of Windows Server with each license orī. Windows Server 2012R2 License – comes in multiple licensing options, the two I recommend in this scenario are:Ī. My licensing recommendations are below:ġ. There are multiple licensing options given the each customers’ scenario and # of users.
#Microsoft windows license full#
If your device is already licensed for Windows SA or Windows VDA Per Device and you want to move to Windows SA per User, the Windows SA Per User Add-on can be licensed here – at a discounted cost over the full SA/VDA per User. Meaning you can only license Windows SA per User for a user who is the primary user of a device AND that device is a work device (not personally owned). To license Windows SA Per User, the primary user’s primary device must be licensed for Windows 7/8/8.1/10 Pro, Enterprise, or Education. With Windows Software Assurance Per User licensing, you license the individual, not the device, and that individual receives virtualization use rights for any device.
#Microsoft windows license for windows 10#
There is a full list of qualifying Windows operating systems in both the Product Terms and the Volume Licensing guide for Windows 10 (pg.6). The qualifying OS requirement is essentially the Professional version of Windows (or better). The requirement to license Windows 10 Enterprise Upgrade w/Software Assurance is a qualifying Windows desktop OS installed on your device(s). Windows SA is included with certain VL agreements such as EA, Open Value & EES. Note you can no longer purchase ‘SA only’ within 90 days of purchasing a Windows desktop OEM/FPP license. Windows Software Assurance Per Device can be licensed with the Windows 10 Enterprise Upgrade license. Windows Software Assurance is available to license both Per Device and Per User. There are OEM System Builder Windows 10 licenses on the market but these licenses are for supposed to be only for System Builders who build and sell PCs and subject to the terms of the Microsoft OEM System Builder License. OEM Windows 10 licenses are sold preinstalled on PCs from OEM manufactures. Only the primary user may remotely access Windows running locally on the device, and FPP licensing does not provide the license rights to access Windows remotely from a server. client Hyper-V, Boot Camp, Parallels, etc.) on the device.
Windows 10 FPP licenses can be used in type 2 hypervisor scenarios (i.e. Windows 10 can be purchased via Retail (FPP) to run in a VM locally on the device. Windows SA and Windows VDA are device based licenses, and under select Volume Licensing agreements available in a Per User license option.īoth Windows SA & Windows VDA provide flexibility for how you use Windows and include access to unique products with license rights not available through OEM or FPP licenses. Windows Software Assurance (SA) and Windows Virtual Desktop Access (VDA) are the licensing options required when accessing a Windows desktop OS in a VM, either locally or remotely.
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