62 questions with Windows Server Licensing tags

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Windows Server 2019 Standard 24 cores licence on a 20 core server

Hi all, On a project we are using servers with 20 cores (two Xeon's with 10 cores). My procurement has a difficulty of finding a licence with 20 cores. Would it make me a problem if i buy 24 core licence, install it on a server and activate only 20…

Windows Server Licensing
Windows Server Licensing
Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.Licensing: Rules, regulations, and restrictions that define how software can be used and distributed.
62 questions
asked 2024-10-31T13:27:15.6566667+00:00
Marko Ristic 0 Reputation points
answered 2024-10-31T13:27:15.6733333+00:00
Q&A Assist
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

When using Azure Hybrid Benefit, do I need to buy Windows Server CALs?

If I use my own Windows Server licenses which are covered with SA in Azure, do I need to buy Windows Server CALs or are they included in the computing fee?

Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
7,975 questions
Windows Server Licensing
Windows Server Licensing
Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.Licensing: Rules, regulations, and restrictions that define how software can be used and distributed.
62 questions
asked 2024-10-24T06:48:15.6433333+00:00
Pauli Harju 20 Reputation points
commented 2024-10-25T06:06:32.3933333+00:00
Pauli Harju 20 Reputation points
0 answers

How to recover Microsoft Volume licensing service center login account?

I had double authentication to log in to the Microsoft volume licensing service, but the mobile phone that had the Microsoft Authentificator on it broke and I can no longer access it. Logging in to Microsoft is only possible through an authenticator…

Microsoft Authenticator
Microsoft Authenticator
A Microsoft app for iOS and Android devices that enables authentication with two-factor verification, phone sign-in, and code generation.
7,073 questions
Windows 365 Business
Windows Server Licensing
Windows Server Licensing
Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.Licensing: Rules, regulations, and restrictions that define how software can be used and distributed.
62 questions
asked 2024-10-24T11:05:42.0466667+00:00
Velibor Božić 0 Reputation points
1 answer

Activate Windows Server 2019 VM on Hyper-V installed on a Windows Server 2022 Standard Host

Hi, I have installed 2 x VMs with Windows Server 2019 Standard on a Windows Server 2022 Standard Host. Should I be able to license the 2019 Virtual Machines? If so, do I need a key for Windows Server 2019? I am using Hyper-V.

Windows Server 2019
Windows Server 2019
A Microsoft server operating system that supports enterprise-level management updated to data storage.
3,785 questions
Hyper-V
Hyper-V
A Windows technology providing a hypervisor-based virtualization solution enabling customers to consolidate workloads onto a single server.
2,730 questions
Windows Server Licensing
Windows Server Licensing
Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.Licensing: Rules, regulations, and restrictions that define how software can be used and distributed.
62 questions
asked 2024-10-18T05:26:12.4966667+00:00
Vacar, Adrian 0 Reputation points
answered 2024-10-18T06:54:39.0933333+00:00
Hania Lian 17,181 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
1 answer

How to filter out Azure VM's compute, license, and underlying software cost from cost details data

What are all the line items that give info about the compute cost of VM and its license cost, and any preinstalled software cost for an Azure resource/VM? Example: We are running SQL Server on windows , and I want to separate out the cost for VM compute,…

SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Cost Management
Azure Cost Management
A Microsoft offering that enables tracking of cloud usage and expenditures for Azure and other cloud providers.
2,664 questions
Windows Server Licensing
Windows Server Licensing
Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.Licensing: Rules, regulations, and restrictions that define how software can be used and distributed.
62 questions
asked 2024-05-11T14:17:16.05+00:00
JagaariHemanth-6179 5 Reputation points
edited the question 2024-10-15T14:03:03.84+00:00
JagaariHemanth-6179 5 Reputation points
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RDP No license server was available

Hi All, I have the Windows (Windows Server 2022 Datacenter Azure Edition). I want to take the RDP of the server and multiple users will access the RDP with one user id. Now I am getting error: No license server was available. Can anyone please help me…

Windows Server
Windows Server
A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
13,198 questions
Remote Desktop
Remote Desktop
A Microsoft app that connects remotely to computers and to virtual apps and desktops.
4,597 questions
Windows Server Licensing
Windows Server Licensing
Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.Licensing: Rules, regulations, and restrictions that define how software can be used and distributed.
62 questions
asked 2024-10-07T12:11:21.5466667+00:00
Rajesh Nai 0 Reputation points
answered 2024-10-14T09:47:10.37+00:00
Wesley Li 10,135 Reputation points
2 answers

Windows Server 2022 LTSC Licenses

Hi, What are the requirements to buy WS2022 LTSC license. We are buying 14 x WS2022 LTSC & 6 x W10 LTSC licenses from a supplier, but supplier mentioned that licenses will be registered in their name as they will issue a PO to MS. In order to get…

Windows Server
Windows Server
A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
13,198 questions
Windows Server Licensing
Windows Server Licensing
Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.Licensing: Rules, regulations, and restrictions that define how software can be used and distributed.
62 questions
asked 2024-10-02T05:07:15.2866667+00:00
Alien 0 Reputation points
edited an answer 2024-10-07T02:35:46.0766667+00:00
Hania Lian 17,181 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

How many virtual machines i can create on Windows server 2022 standard Hyper-V.

Hi, one of our client requested to replace their VMware by Hyper-V. currently they have almost 3 servers on the VMware, 2 X W2012 R and one W2022 STD. can we create as much as VMs in Hyper-V same like VMware? is there any limitations to create VMs in…

Hyper-V
Hyper-V
A Windows technology providing a hypervisor-based virtualization solution enabling customers to consolidate workloads onto a single server.
2,730 questions
Windows Server Licensing
Windows Server Licensing
Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.Licensing: Rules, regulations, and restrictions that define how software can be used and distributed.
62 questions
asked 2024-10-01T13:25:58.76+00:00
Anas Assainar 20 Reputation points
commented 2024-10-03T19:30:15.0833333+00:00
Eric Siron 1,566 Reputation points MVP
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do i need CAL for contacts in AD Domain

I want to add lots of contacts to the Active Directory. I want to make sure whether i need CAL for each contact in Active Directory. As contacts (not users) cannot log in to computer and use windows server services. Anyways, I wanted to make sure.

Windows Licensing
Windows Licensing
Windows: A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.Licensing: Rules, regulations, and restrictions that define how software can be used and distributed.
106 questions
Windows Server Licensing
Windows Server Licensing
Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.Licensing: Rules, regulations, and restrictions that define how software can be used and distributed.
62 questions
asked 2024-10-02T13:28:27.0366667+00:00
HameedTalash-9666 0 Reputation points
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Where To download Windows XP?

I would like to inquire where to download Windows XP for Vmware?

Windows Server 2019
Windows Server 2019
A Microsoft server operating system that supports enterprise-level management updated to data storage.
3,785 questions
Windows 10
Windows 10
A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.
11,688 questions
Windows
Windows
A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.
5,478 questions
Windows Server Licensing
Windows Server Licensing
Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.Licensing: Rules, regulations, and restrictions that define how software can be used and distributed.
62 questions
asked 2024-09-24T14:30:12.4066667+00:00
Cyberkur Syiem 20 Reputation points
commented 2024-10-01T19:33:44.7466667+00:00
Cyberkur Syiem 20 Reputation points
2 answers

License user cal for windows server

Is it legal for a company to use only 5 User CALs for Windows Server 2022, regardless of the actual number of users accessing the server?

Windows Server 2019
Windows Server 2019
A Microsoft server operating system that supports enterprise-level management updated to data storage.
3,785 questions
Windows
Windows
A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.
5,478 questions
Windows Server
Windows Server
A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
13,198 questions
Windows Licensing
Windows Licensing
Windows: A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.Licensing: Rules, regulations, and restrictions that define how software can be used and distributed.
106 questions
Windows Server Licensing
Windows Server Licensing
Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.Licensing: Rules, regulations, and restrictions that define how software can be used and distributed.
62 questions
asked 2024-09-26T15:57:59.6366667+00:00
Cane Tran 0 Reputation points
edited an answer 2024-09-26T19:29:48.2733333+00:00
Jacen Wang 960 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Windows Server 2022 Core

Hello! I can't find the exact information anywhere, and I have come across equal versions. In the case of purchasing Windows Server 2022 Standard/Datacenter - 2 Core license, does the customer receive an activation key or is such a key available only…

Windows Server
Windows Server
A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
13,198 questions
Windows Server Licensing
Windows Server Licensing
Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.Licensing: Rules, regulations, and restrictions that define how software can be used and distributed.
62 questions
asked 2024-09-19T09:33:32.4233333+00:00
User12 20 Reputation points
accepted 2024-09-19T10:43:16.7533333+00:00
User12 20 Reputation points
1 answer

Azure Stack HCI Licensing & Technical question

Hi Team, The Azure stack HCI pricing article https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/azure-stack/hci/ states below line Azure Stack HCI is priced on a per physical core basis on your on-premises servers. Or if you are a Windows Server…

Azure Stack HCI
Azure Stack HCI
A hyperconverged infrastructure operating system delivered as an Azure service that provides security, performance, and feature updates.
356 questions
Windows Server Licensing
Windows Server Licensing
Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.Licensing: Rules, regulations, and restrictions that define how software can be used and distributed.
62 questions
asked 2024-08-27T10:27:18.03+00:00
Kadam, Yogesh 0 Reputation points
edited a comment 2024-09-19T09:17:31.09+00:00
Mounika Reddy Anumandla 590 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

How to Ensure ePKEA Activation Allocation is Not Exhausted?

We use ePKEA product keys to activate Windows for our customers. Currently, we use SLMGR.vbs /cpky to remove the product key from the registry to prevent ePKEA from being exposed to attacks and to ensure that our ePKEA activation allocation is not…

Windows 10
Windows 10
A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.
11,688 questions
Windows
Windows
A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.
5,478 questions
Windows 11
Windows 11
A Microsoft operating system designed for productivity, creativity, and ease of use.
9,847 questions
Windows Licensing
Windows Licensing
Windows: A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.Licensing: Rules, regulations, and restrictions that define how software can be used and distributed.
106 questions
Windows Server Licensing
Windows Server Licensing
Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.Licensing: Rules, regulations, and restrictions that define how software can be used and distributed.
62 questions
asked 2024-09-18T08:09:33.9033333+00:00
Hicari Huang 20 Reputation points
commented 2024-09-19T03:27:10.23+00:00
Hicari Huang 20 Reputation points
2 answers

Windows Server 2022 Hyper-V licensing costs

Hi, I manage the IT department of a small company in Australia. We are currently using VMWare per CPU based perpetual license purchased prior to Broadcom acquisition on 4 hosts + VCenter Server Currently I am considering to only use a single host with 64…

Windows Server
Windows Server
A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
13,198 questions
Hyper-V
Hyper-V
A Windows technology providing a hypervisor-based virtualization solution enabling customers to consolidate workloads onto a single server.
2,730 questions
Windows Server Licensing
Windows Server Licensing
Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.Licensing: Rules, regulations, and restrictions that define how software can be used and distributed.
62 questions
asked 2024-09-12T07:19:11.5266667+00:00
Charm Abeywardana 0 Reputation points
commented 2024-09-16T07:01:18.2733333+00:00
Charm Abeywardana 0 Reputation points
2 answers

Activating Windows Server 2022 (Evaluation) with Windows Server 2019 Retail Key

Hi all, I have a Dell server and a Windows Server Standard 2019 retail key. Recently, I installed Windows Server Standard 2022 (Evaluation). Here are my questions: Is it possible to activate the Windows Server 2022 Evaluation using my Windows Server…

Windows Server
Windows Server
A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
13,198 questions
Windows Licensing
Windows Licensing
Windows: A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.Licensing: Rules, regulations, and restrictions that define how software can be used and distributed.
106 questions
Windows Server Licensing
Windows Server Licensing
Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.Licensing: Rules, regulations, and restrictions that define how software can be used and distributed.
62 questions
asked 2024-09-11T04:11:32.26+00:00
Vardhan Joshi 56 Reputation points
answered 2024-09-12T13:12:03.6333333+00:00
Vardhan Joshi 56 Reputation points
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Need Help with Windows Server 2022 License Activation After VM Crash

Hello, I’m facing an issue with my Windows Server 2022 license and would appreciate some guidance. Details: I purchased a Windows Server 2022 license and activated it on two VMs. Recently, both VMs crashed, and I’m now trying to activate the license…

Windows Server
Windows Server
A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
13,198 questions
Windows Server Licensing
Windows Server Licensing
Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.Licensing: Rules, regulations, and restrictions that define how software can be used and distributed.
62 questions
asked 2024-09-10T15:47:31.1033333+00:00
JanakKhadka 566 Reputation points
commented 2024-09-11T20:49:12.2166667+00:00
Darrell Gorter 2,041 Reputation points
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Do I Need Cals for Windows Server datacenter 16 core and SQL Server 2022 Enterprice 2 Core

Hello, my name is Faruq, and I work with a Microsoft Reseller company. We receive a request from a client for the following items: Microsoft SQL Server 2022 Enterprise 2 Core License Pack - Perpetual License x8 Microsoft Windows Server 2022…

SQL Server
SQL Server
A family of Microsoft relational database management and analysis systems for e-commerce, line-of-business, and data warehousing solutions.
13,949 questions
Windows Server
Windows Server
A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
13,198 questions
Windows Server Licensing
Windows Server Licensing
Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.Licensing: Rules, regulations, and restrictions that define how software can be used and distributed.
62 questions
asked 2024-09-06T06:25:56.1066667+00:00
Faruq Bello 20 Reputation points
accepted 2024-09-06T06:47:00.3966667+00:00
Faruq Bello 20 Reputation points
1 answer

Add another keyhost to the existing -AD-based activation

Hi guys, I have a problem. In my company I have AD-based windows activation, some time ago and it was used with a datacenter2016 host key. Today I have new domain-joined windows 2019 servers without activating, and now we bought a datacenter 2019 host…

Windows Server 2019
Windows Server 2019
A Microsoft server operating system that supports enterprise-level management updated to data storage.
3,785 questions
Windows Server
Windows Server
A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
13,198 questions
Windows Server Licensing
Windows Server Licensing
Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.Licensing: Rules, regulations, and restrictions that define how software can be used and distributed.
62 questions
asked 2024-09-04T06:49:24.63+00:00
Mario 260 Reputation points
answered 2024-09-04T07:33:16.11+00:00
Jing Zhou 7,105 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
3 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

SQL on Virtual Machine with Self-Install SQL server in Azure

We have deployed a Windows Server 2016 virtual machine in Azure. We now need to install SQL Server Standard edition on it. During the installation process, we are prompted to enter a key to proceed. We want to convey that we will be using a PAYG SQL…

SQL Server
SQL Server
A family of Microsoft relational database management and analysis systems for e-commerce, line-of-business, and data warehousing solutions.
13,949 questions
Windows Server
Windows Server
A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
13,198 questions
Windows Server Licensing
Windows Server Licensing
Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.Licensing: Rules, regulations, and restrictions that define how software can be used and distributed.
62 questions
asked 2024-03-12T05:17:36.9566667+00:00
sid 121 Reputation points
commented 2024-09-04T04:29:10.5766667+00:00
sid 121 Reputation points