- #REQUIREMENTS TO USE MICROSOFT WINDOWS LICENSE UPGRADE#
- #REQUIREMENTS TO USE MICROSOFT WINDOWS LICENSE FOR WINDOWS 10#
*Note Windows VDA per-user is the least restrictive option.
Windows VDA Per User is the right option if either ONE of the following applies: *If the device is already licensed for Windows VDA or SA per-device, you can license Windows per-User with the add-on Windows per-user license.
#REQUIREMENTS TO USE MICROSOFT WINDOWS LICENSE FOR WINDOWS 10#
The user is the primary user of at least one device licensed for Windows 10 Pro, Enterprise, or Education Windows 8/8.1 Pro or Enterprise or Windows 7 Professional or Enterprise AND.Windows 10 Enterprise E3/E5 per-user is the right option if ALL of the following apply: The Windows 10 per-user virtualization licensing options are:ġ) Windows 10 Enterprise E3 or E5 per-user ORĢ) Microsoft 365 Enterprise E3 or E5 per-user OR Windows per User now also includes Windows 10 virtualization rights for Microsoft Azure and/or third-party hosting in a multitenant environment by an Authorized QMTH Partner. Windows per User licenses through Microsoft Volume Licensing include virtualization rights for Windows 10 on dedicated hardware (both on-premises or through a qualified third-party service provider). License virtualization use rights either per-device or per-user license to allow remote access of a Windows 10 in a VM remotely from a server. Remember, only the single primary user of a Windows licensed device may remotely access said device.ĭo license your users or their primary work device for the Windows 10 Enterprise E3/E5 OR Windows Virtual Desktop Access (VDA). The OEM/Retail/Volume License Upgrades do not permit remote use rights from a shared device (AKA server).
#REQUIREMENTS TO USE MICROSOFT WINDOWS LICENSE UPGRADE#
License users or their devices for virtualization access.ĭo not license your server hardware or each Windows 10 VM (instance).ĭo license your users or their primary device for virtualization use rights (access).ĭo not use Retail, OEM or the Windows 10 Pro Volume License Upgrade to license the access of a Windows 10 VM or instance (i.e. VMware, Citrix, Microsoft RDS), the licensing is the same for Windows 10.
Regardless of the virtualization technology being used to virtualize and deliver Windows 10 to your client device (i.e. Did you know that only the primary user of the Windows licensed device is licensed to remotely access his/her PC? It’s true, and while technically other users could remote into said device, it doesn’t mean they’re licensed to do so.