On-premises products

Since RDS is a role of Windows Server, the server device must be licensed with Windows Server Core licenses, but there’s no notion of an RDS server license, so no further licenses are required for the server itself. Every user…

Remote Desktop Services was previously known as Terminal Services and is often used to enable an organization to install Office on a server and to have users access it from their client devices over the network. All of the application processing…

Windows Server 2022 includes two services which a customer may choose to deploy: Remote Desktop Services and Active Directory Rights Management Services. Microsoft announced the general availability of Windows Server 2025 on November 1, 2024 and thus, when you follow…

Windows Server 2022 Standard and Datacenter Core licenses, User and Device CALs and External Connector licenses are available with or without Software Assurance through the Volume Licensing agreements. These licenses are also available through the Cloud Solution Provider program as…

The Windows Server 2022 Essentials edition is aimed at smaller customers since it’s restricted to 25 user accounts, no more than 50 devices, as well as other limitations of use. With Windows Server 2022, the Essentials edition is only available…

Microsoft have traditionally sold licenses for Windows Server through the Volume Licensing agreements, with or without Software Assurance, depending on the agreement. Licenses acquired through an Open Value Subscription agreement or an Enterprise Subscription Enrollment are non-perpetual, or subscription, licenses,…

Eligibility for the Flexible Virtualization Benefit means that Windows Server 2022 licenses may be used with any Authorized Outsourcer’s shared hardware. The Flexible Virtualization Benefit is covered in detail in this section.

Eligibility for the Azure Hybrid Benefit allows a customer to choose whether they use their Windows Server 2022 licenses in an on-premises data center or in Azure. The Azure Hybrid Benefit is covered in detail in this section.

Customers with Windows Server 2022 licenses may install the software on their own servers, or an Authorized Outsourcer’s server which is dedicated to them. Windows Server 2022 Standard and Datacenter Core and CAL licenses with active Software Assurance (or Windows…

If customers decide to run their out-of-support Windows Servers in Azure, then Extended Security Updates are free. This includes Azure multi-tenant hardware as well as Azure Dedicated Host or Azure Stack solutions.