Windows 10 Pro license for Azure as a non-enterprise user

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Windows 10 Pro license for Azure as a non-enterprise user

78676203 21

Hi, how can I get a Windows 10 Pro license for use on an Azure instance if I don't have an Enterprise license?

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prmanhas-MSFT 17,946 Microsoft Employee Moderator

@78676203 Apologies for the delay in response and all the inconvenience caused because of the issue.

As mentioned here and in our official documentation as well

To deploy a Windows 10 VM in Azure you must already own Windows 10 Enterprise E3/E5 per user or Windows Virtual Desktop Access per user licenses for Windows 10, you cannot use an Azure provided license.

You cannot use Windows 10 Pro, it must be Enterprise. More info here.

This implies that having enterprise license is pre requisite fir windows 10 pro and as such for now there is no workaround possible.

You can indeed provide it as feedback on our Azure feedback forum where our internal team are actively looking into the feedback and post with highest number of upvotes is taken and being worked upon.

Hope it helps!!!

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78676203 21 Reputation points

2021-08-31T23:27:24.89+00:00

Thank you, that clarified it!

Would be great to have the option of either buying a Win 10 Pro license specifically for Azure or using an existing Win 10 Pro license.

Stating this here since https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/feedback/ doesn't seem to be working.
prmanhas-MSFT 17,946 Reputation points Microsoft Employee Moderator

2021-09-01T05:24:36.58+00:00

@78676203 I have shared feedback internally as well and hopefully if it comes as a major feedback it will be worked upon :)
Thomas Loh 21 Reputation points

2022-10-24T21:35:51.607+00:00

How does Azure verify/confirm that the user has the licensing required? So far, when I provision a VM with the Windows 10 image it just requires me to check a box to confirm that I have an eligible license.... I am able to use the VM with the Windows 10 Pro OS just fine. It says it's digitally certified. What should be happening in this case?

If I have a single Windows E3 license and I create a Windows 10 VM then destroy it then create another Windows 10 VM, am I still in the clear? Are these licenses transferrable in the sense that I can only have as many Windows 10 VMs running as the number of licenses that I own? Or is it the number of VMs that exist?

How does Azure check/confirm the licenses with these users?

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SUNOJ KUMAR YELURU 15,496 MVP

Hi @78676203

Your question is already answered on the Q & A forum.

Please refer for more details

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78676203 21 Reputation points

2021-08-30T02:24:25.817+00:00

I saw that but that doesn't mention how to do it as a non-enterprise user - the only solution it gives is for when you have an Enterprise subscription.

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