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Users licensed with Windows Server RDS User CALs covered with Software Assurance.

Use Azure Hybrid Benefits for Windows Server Core Licenses covered with Software Assurance and save on Azure costsīesides the above, with the use of Windows Server an organization will also have to license Remote Desktop Services.

License with the subscription within Azure (pay as you go, most expensive option).

With that, organizations do not have to license Windows Desktop but do have to license the Windows Server (and Office) environment.įor the Windows Server there are two options:

Windows Virtual Desktop on Azure is also available with Windows Server as the underlying operating system.

#WINDOWS VIRTUAL DESKTOP MANAGER UPGRADE#

Windows VDA (Virtual Desktop Access) E3, E5īesides the right to access the Windows Virtual Desktop, any use of Office applications on the virtual desktop have to be licensed via a qualifying Office 365 subscription or Office Professional Plus or Office Standard license with network use rights.īecause the architecture of Windows Virtual Desktop on Azure is based on shared hardware, a Windows Enterprise Upgrade license acquired through a Volume License program and covered by Software Assurance does not qualify to use WVD.

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Windows 10 Education A3, A5 (educational institutions).

With that, the use of corresponding Office applications on the virtual Windows Desktop is covered as well. Besides that, those suites also have an Office365 subscription as a component of the suite.

Microsoft A3, A5, Student Use Benefit (educational institutions)Īll of the above subscriptions contain a Windows Business or Windows Enterprise user subscription as a component of the suite.

In case of WVD those licenses or subscriptions are:

To legally use the technology an organization needs software licenses or cloud subscriptions.įor WVD on Azure with Windows 7 of Windows 10 an organization needs a license or subscription which grants access to a virtual desktop. A brief overview.Ī Windows Virtual Desktop (WVD) on Azure is not much different than a virtual Windows desktop provided from a network server on a customers IT infrastructure. Besides the pro’s and con’s of going to the cloud, there are some licensing concerns to be considered. Windows Virtual Desktop on Azure is general available and is an alternative for a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) in your own datacenter.