How do I identify if I'm running Windows 10 Enterprise E3 or E5?

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How do I identify if I'm running Windows 10 Enterprise E3 or E5?

Syed Palayathar 486

Is there any way to find if my OS is Windows 10 Enterprise E3 or E5.

We don't have Microsoft 365 E5. However, we have Windows 10 Enterprise, Office 365 e5 and eMS E3.

I have used slmgr /dli, slmgr/dlv from cmd prompt to get the following output [attached].

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Thanks for all your effort.

After chasing MS on several fronts, I came to know that the Windows 10 Enterprise version I have is neither E3 or E5 but a standalone.

I have also found that it will not be possible to know to find if you have Windows Enterprise E3 or E5 or standalone using PowerShell or command prompt cmdlets [f you are a CSP you may be able to find it for your customers]

Partners who get IUR licenses from Microsoft through competencies should refer to this link to see what benefits they are entitled to based on their competency level.

https://partner.microsoft.com/en-GB/membership/internal-use-software
https://assetsprod.microsoft.com/en-gb/mpn-maps-software-iur-competency-license-table.docx

Only "Windows and Devices" competency "silver" or "gold" gives Windows Enterprise E5. If you don't have "Windows and Devices" competency, and if you haven't purchased these licenses, then you don't have Windows 10 Enterprise E5.

PS: My original requirement was to be license compliant for using Microsoft Defender for Endpoint. One of the license requirement is to have Windows Enterprise E5. I circumvented this by using our newly acquired "Microsoft 365 E5 licenses"

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Reza-Ameri 17,341 Volunteer Moderator

From your PC it is only Windows 10 Enterprise and there is no model like E3 or E5 from your device.
You need to check with administrator who assigned you the license and in their dashboard , they would see what license assigned to who.

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Youssef Saad 3,416

Hi @Syed Palayathar ,

There is no Windows 10 Enterprise E3 or E5, based on your screenshot, you have a MAK licence for Enterprise edition.

E3 or E5 are related to a Microsoft 365 subscriptions.

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Youssef Saad | New blog: https://youssef-saad.blogspot.com
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Youssef Saad 3,416

I understood your need @Syed Palayathar , but unfortunately, the only verification in the official documentation is the check in Activation menu under Windows Settings, see the following:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/deployment/deploy-enterprise-licenses#step-4-verify-that-enterprise-edition-is-enabled

If you are planing for Windows Defender ATP, you need one of the following licences:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/threat-protection/microsoft-defender-atp/minimum-requirements#licensing-requirements

I would recommend to you to contact directly your MS Technical Account Manager or MS Partner to know exactly which Windows 10 Enterprise licence you have.

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Youssef Saad | New blog: https://youssef-saad.blogspot.com
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Syed Palayathar 486 Reputation points

2021-01-09T07:32:46.23+00:00

Thanks @Youssef Saad . I am aware of the minimum requirement for MS Defender ATP. In fact, I have raised two tickets with MS Defender onboard team and MS license team yesterday in this regard before raising this question here.

MS support team is unaware of why Windows Defender ATP is working on our tenant without having licenses given in the minimum requirement [link][1]

The only missing link was Windows 10 Enterprise E5 license. If we had it, then I know that's the reason MS Defender ATP is working. If we don't have it, then I shall pursue that ticket I raised with MS. When I checked in my partner portal, I only see Windows 10 Enterprise [MS has a way of naming products in partner portal i.e. EMS E3 is just named as Enterprise Mobility Suite and EMS E5 as Enterprise Mobility Suite E3]. So we might just have Windows 10 Enterprise E3 after all. I wanted to confirm this, hence this query. Thanks for your effort.

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Thanks, Guys

I do understand that Microsoft offers Office 365 E3/E5, EMS E3/E5 Microsoft 365 E3/E5, etc. Our tenant has Office 365 E5, EMS E3 but not Microsoft E3/E5 [this offers additional benefits such as Windows 10 licenses, Endpoint protection, etc]. But we do have Windows 10 Enterprise licenses offered via partner portal.

However, MS also offers Windows Enterprise in E3 and E5. Kindly see the screenshot.

I need this information because we want to implement Microsoft defender ATP. The license requirement for that product is listed here. We don't have any of those listed licenses. However, I manage to onboard devices via Microsoft Endpoint manager. I want to know why it works, even though I can't see any licenses on our Azure tenant for Microsoft defender ATP. hence I thought, it is possible that my OS was Windows 10 Enterprise E5 [as this includes Microsoft Defender ATP feature]. Hence my question. Thanks for your efforts

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