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Extended Security Updates

When Windows client products reach the end of their support lifecycle, Microsoft no longer programmatically provide regular security updates. However, customers who need to continue running these older versions of Windows can purchase Extended Security Updates (ESUs) if they have eligible…

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Additional Software Assurance benefits

Windows 11 Enterprise E3 and E5 and VDA E3 and E5 User SLs acquired through a Volume Licensing agreement additionally include the Software Assurance benefits described below. Licenses purchased through CSP never include Software Assurance, and they’re excluded from these…

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Licensing virtual desktops 

Windows 11 Enterprise E3/E5 licenses As an alternative to installing Windows 11 Enterprise locally, an organization could choose to deploy virtual desktops so that the desktops themselves are running on a server and delivered to a user’s device. Users licensed…

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Servicing Channels

The Windows 11 Servicing Channels control how often feature updates are available for Windows 11 Enterprise E3/E5, and there are two different Servicing Channels available. In the General Availability Channel feature updates are released annually. This channel has replaced the…

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Activating Windows 11 Enterprise licenses

There’s a touch of magic when a user logs in with their Microsoft Entra ID credentials using a Windows 11 Pro device. If they’ve been assigned a Windows 11 Enterprise E3/E5 User SL, then the operating system turns from Windows…

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Licensing Windows 11 

It’s only the Enterprise version of Windows 11 that’s available to be licensed with User SLs. There are two editions available: E3 and E5, and the main difference between them is that Windows 11 Enterprise E5 includes Microsoft Defender for…

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WINDOWS 11 (USER)

Windows 11 can be licensed by user or by device, and installed locally on a user’s device, or delivered as a virtual desktop from a server. The rules for user licensing are covered in this section, and device licensing is…

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Price protection

When a Subscription is set up it has a duration of 12 or 36 months, and this is the term through which the price of the licenses will be fixed. If The Papaya Hire Company has ordered 27 Office 365…

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Pricing

Pricing is, of course, determined by the partner. Microsoft’s intention is that CSP pricing is the same as Level A pricing of an EA, or if a customer purchases through the Microsoft website. There is only one price level in…

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Payment

Partners are billed upfront for Online Services licenses and can choose for each Subscription whether this is on a monthly or an annual basis. So, if The Papaya Hire Company want 25 Office 365 E3 licenses, then it’s the partner…

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