If I use visual studio Communication in my organization for education, can I do this?

Question

I want to use visual communication in my studio to learn code. But I study at a company. I am not affiliated with the programmer team.

Answer 1

Hello @Yungyuen Klaymala ,

Welcome to Microsoft Q&A forum.

We are not very clear about the relationship between you and your company. If you check this license terms => Visual Studio Community 2022, can you confirm whether you are an "organization" or an "enterprise"?

If you are an "organization", the license term "1. b vi" says:

If none of the above apply, and you are also not an enterprise (defined below), then up to 5 of your individual users can use the software concurrently to develop and test your applications.

If you are an "enterprise", as you are going to use VS Community to learn code, I guess the code/applications you write should be open source(can you confirm)? The license term "1. b vii" says:

If you are an enterprise, your employees and contractors may not use the software to develop or test your applications, except for: (i) open source;…

Some similar threads for you to refer to:

Can I use Visual Studio Community as an individual if work at a large company

Can I use Visual Studio Community alongside Professional in a company?

Besides, it’s recommended to double confirm this with VS subscription team here: Contact us, or directly call 1-800-426-9400, Monday through Friday, 6:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. (Pacific Time) to speak directly to a Microsoft licensing specialist.

Best Regards,

Tianyu

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