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GA of Windows 365 for Agents

Microsoft announce the general availability of Windows 365 for Agents.

This new capability provides Cloud PCs to enable Agents to (where required) operate inside their own desktops. From a cost perspective you can opt for On-Demand Cloud PCs which are charged on a PAYG basis at $0.40 per hour of usage, or Always Available ones for which there’s a $5 per month charge + the PAYG usage.

Find the announcement here: https://bit.ly/4400tso, and useful information on pricing here: https://bit.ly/4wVJWmP.

Agent 365 prerequisites

Microsoft announce new prerequisites for the standalone Agent 365 licence.

While it was originally released with no particular licensing requirements, Microsoft have been regularly updating the licensing guidance and terms since the launch. From 1 June, 2026, you must be licensed for either Microsoft 365 E5 (Enterprise customers), Microsoft 365 F5 Defender and Purview (Frontline Workers), or Microsoft 365 Business Premium (SMB customers). There’s no change for Microsoft 365 E7, which, of course, includes Agent 365.

Find the Partner Center announcement here: https://bit.ly/3PMc5vQ and the Product Terms update here: https://bit.ly/4vneOee. Grab the latest set of FAQs here: https://bit.ly/434oLkL.

Microsoft 365 Copilot Business in the Product Terms

Microsoft 365 Copilot Business is added (at last!) to the June 2026 Product Terms.

This rather belated addition follows the 1 March, 2026 launch of the SMB flavour of Microsoft 365 Copilot, which, as you’d expect for a Business license, has a cap of 300 users. This June update gives us information about the availability (just CSP) and the licensing prerequisites – you can buy Microsoft 365 Copilot Business for users already licensed with Microsoft 365 Business Basic/Standard/Premium, Microsoft 365 Apps for Business, or Teams Essentials.

You can check out the Product Terms update here: https://bit.ly/4amhBMq.

OneDrive Extra Storage

Microsoft have introduced some new Extra Storage capacity packs for OneDrive. These new Add-on licences allow you to increase a user’s OneDrive storage up to 25 TB, with available pack sizes of 100 GB, 500 GB, and 1 TB through to 6 TB in 1 TB increments.

You can buy any combination of these to reach your desired amount of storage, and you can reassign them from one user to another if needed. It’s all change for OneDrive this month, as the standalone plan has now retired, alongside its SharePoint sibling – read more on that in our blog here: https://bit.ly/4x4KarF. You can still access both services as part of an eligible Office 365 or Microsoft 365 plan.

Although the Extra Storage capacity packs aren’t (yet?) in the Product Terms, you can find the details in the Learn documentation here: https://bit.ly/4o2LQh2.

Windows 365 for Agents

Microsoft announce the public preview (in the US) of Windows 365 for Agents.

This new capability provides Cloud PCs to enable Agents to (where required) operate inside their own desktops. From a cost perspective you can opt for On-Demand Cloud PCs which are charged on a PAYG basis at $0.40 per hour of usage, or Always Available ones for which there’s a $5 per month charge + the PAYG usage.

Find the announcement article here: https://bit.ly/4umJg8d, and useful information on pricing here: https://bit.ly/4wVJWmP.

Agent 365 Licensing Guide

There’s a brand new (May 2026) Agent 365 Licensing Guide from Microsoft. It’s got some useful licensing information as well as the obligatory “licensing placemats” to show you what features are included in an Agent 365 licence compared to just having a Microsoft cloud subscription.

Partners can download the guide here, and share it with customers without requiring an NDA: https://bit.ly/4tJMTno.

Retiring Azure Reserved Instances

Microsoft are retiring a selection of Azure Reserved Instances for older virtual machine families from 1 July, 2026. Why’s that important? Well, although an existing RI won’t disappear in a puff of smoke, when it comes to the end of its term after 1 July, the billing for the VM will move to PAYG. You’ve got some options – renew the RI before 1 July, move to an Azure Savings Plan, or move to a more modern VM with a supported RI.

The announcement is here: https://bit.ly/4wEj8Ho, and there’s a useful Transition Guide here: https://bit.ly/4wEf1ek.

Project Server Subscription Edition

It’s confirmed that the earliest possible End of Support date for Project Server Subscription Edition is December 31, 2031 meaning that the product will be supported to at least that date.

Find this documented, along with the dates for the other Subscription Edition products, here: https://bit.ly/4wCwfJc.

Hotpatching for Windows Server 2025

Microsoft announce that hotpatching for Windows Server 2025 is now free for Azure Arc-enabled servers. Previously this was free for servers running natively in Azure and cost $1.50 per core per month for Azure Arc-enabled servers. However, the costs stopped on May 15, 2026 for all servers currently enrolled in Hotpatch.

Find the announcement with some useful FAQs here: https://bit.ly/4dAKkOu.

Updated Visual Studio Licensing Guide

There’s an updated Visual Studio Licensing Guide with the update we’ve waited a long time for!

It’s confirmed on page 5 that use of the Microsoft 365 E5 developer subscription is for dev and test purposes only rather than for production use as was previously stated.

There are, however, still a handful of errors which you can find documented in our Cautionary Notes over in the Licensing Guides Gallery: https://bit.ly/GuidesGallery. Help yourself to this latest guide here: https://bit.ly/4tFvFYe.