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Updated: May 11, 2026 (January 31, 2024)

  Licensing Reference

Windows Virtual Desktop

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Rob Horwitz analyzes and writes about Microsoft licensing programs and product licensing rules. He also trains organizations on best Microsoft... more

A Microsoft-hosted service that provides key infrastructure for managing server-based desktops running within VMs hosted on Azure; its use is covered via Windows Enterprise– and RDS-related user licenses, plus ongoing service fees for the Azure VMs, storage, networks, and other infrastructure that hosts desktops and user data. Renamed in June 2021, See Azure Virtual Desktop for in-depth entry.

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