With Windows 10, version 1703 and later both Windows 10/11 Enterprise E3 and Windows 10/11 Enterprise E5 are available as online services via subscription. Subscription Activation for Windows 10/11 Enterprise Virtual Desktop Access (VDA): How to enable Windows 10 Subscription Activation for VMs in the cloud.įor information on how to deploy Enterprise licenses, see Deploy Windows 10/11 Enterprise licenses.How it works: A summary of the subscription-based licensing option.

Benefits: Advantages of subscription-based licensing.

Requirements: Prerequisites to use the Windows 10/11 Subscription Activation model.

The evolution of deployment: A short history of Windows deployment.

Inherited Activation: Description of a new feature available in Windows 10, version 1803 and later.

Subscription Activation for Education: Information about Subscription Activation for Windows 10/11 Education.

Subscription Activation: An introduction to Subscription Activation for Windows 10/11 Enterprise.

The Subscription Activation feature eliminates the need to manually deploy Enterprise or Education edition images on each target device, then later standing up on-prem key management services such as KMS or MAK based activation, entering Generic Volume License Keys (GVLKs), and subsequently rebooting client devices. With Windows 10, version 1903 and later, the Subscription Activation feature also supports the ability to step-up from Windows 10 Pro Education or Windows 11 Pro Education to the Enterprise grade editions for educational institutions- Windows 10 Education or Windows 11 Education. Starting with Windows 10, version 1703, Windows 10 Pro supports the Subscription Activation feature, enabling users to “step-up” from Windows 10 Pro or Windows 11 Pro to Windows 10 Enterprise or Windows 11 Enterprise, respectively, if they are subscribed to Windows 10/11 Enterprise E3 or E5.

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