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LICENSING QUICK REFERENCE FOR

Windows To Go allows you to run a PC on a StickTM, creating a fully bootable secure USB with your corporate Windows image.

KEY POINTS • Windows To Go is a feature of Assurance — this requires you to have a License Agreement (VLA) with Most Microsoft customers have a Volume Software Assurance (SA) License Agreement and are able to create Windows To Go. EA, SA and VDA (Virtual • Good news: Most companies have a VLA and SA — Desktop Access) all have this benefit. If your and it is easy to check! company does not have a VLA, Microsoft has options that requrie as few as five seats. • Enterprise Agreements (EA) all include SA — there are many flavors but all EAs have SAs (see SA Rights/WTG Ready table on 3) Is Your Company Licensed for Windows To Go?

1. Does your company have a Volume License Agreement today? If YES, then do you have Software Assurance? If YES – you are good to go! Remember all Enterprise Agreements (EA) have Software Assurance so if you have an EA you are ready to use IronKey Windows To Go.

2. If you are not sure about your Microsoft licenses... If you aren’t sure, then it is easy to figure out. Many individual customers do not know how software licenses are purchased or what is owned. Internally you can ask your software purchasing person, or you can call your local Reseller and request a copy of your MLA (Microsoft Licensing Agreement). A MLA will list what your company has licensed. In speaking with a Microsoft Licensing Specialist, 9 times out of 10 companies will have some form of Microsoft License Agreement in place! You may have access to the right license already.

3. If your company does not have a Volume License Agreement... Microsoft makes it easy to acquire a license... though the amount of options can be confusing. The first question Microsoft Licensing will ask about is if there is a ‘qualifying OS’ in use:

• A qualifying OS is a /8/7 Professional or Ultimate.

• If you have one of these OS’es then there are a variety of programs that grant rights to future OS licenses (like to upgrade from to .1 or 10), offer an Upgrade License and/or to attach Software Assurance. Most companies with more than a handful of end users who like to stay current on their for security reasons or update patching access will opt for purchasing a volume license with Software Assurance.

Most companies who purchase their PCs from , HP or other sources probably received a pre-installed Pro or Ultimate License. These customers are eligible for programs such as Open Business or Open Value and other licensing programs. Customers who purchased consumer PCs at retail may have an OS that needs to be upgraded first.

4. If your organization does not want to commit to , there are other potential licensing options available for their organization... Open Business • This program allows you to purchase as few as 5 licenses and to attach Software Assurance. You get OS upgrade license rights, which allows you to move Windows XP to Windows 8/8.1 or Does anything change Windows 8/8.1 to 10, and all the value of Software Assurance with Windows 10? for two years for under $300 (less than $150/year MSRP) – the For IronKey Windows To Go, good part is renewal of Open Business is $109 MSRP – very cheap the answer is no! going forward! Open Value All information today shows • Similar to Open Business but with a 3-year frame, inclusion that Windows To Go remains of SA, and a single-step away from Enterprise Agreements. a key benefit of Software This is like a mini Enterprise Agreement. Assurance and VDI licenses. Enterprise Agreements • For organizations with >250 seats • Or Offce + Windows hybrid EAs like Enterprise Cloud Suite • All EAs may have a SA component SA Rights / WTG Ready?

Microsoft Product Can use WTG? Notes or Program Name

Windows 10 Enterprise The OSes on the left are only included Windows 8/8.1 Enterprise PROBABLY in Volume Licensing. Most VL programs Windows 7 Enterprise include SA but you need to ask a few Enterprise more questions.

Windows 10 Pro Customers may have received this OS via Windows 8 Pro any EA or Select or Open with SA. This OS Windows 7 Professional is a clue that they may have a VL with SA Windows 7 Ultimate POSSIBLE already. Windows Vista Business Windows Vista Ultimate Need to ask more questions. Windows XP Professional Windows XP Tablet Edition Windows XP Pro N

Windows 10 Home Will need to purchase an Enterprise Windows 8/Windows 8.1* Upgrade as part of a Volume License plan that includes SA.1 Windows 7 Home Premium NO Windows 7 Home Basic How do we know this? The OSes on the Windows 8 Starter Edition left are retail OSes, not something you would load if you have a VL agreement.

VL: Enterprise Agreement VL: Enterprise Desktop Platform YES Enterprise Agreements all include SA2 VL: Enterprise Cloud Suite

VL: Open License POSSIBLE SA is an option to add to Open License3

Includes SA4 You may utilize Windows To Go rights on any device with active Software VL: Open Value YES Assurance coverage for Windows desktop VL: Open Value Subscription operating systems. Users licensed for Windows Software Assurance per User or Windows Virtual Desktop Access (VDA) may utilize Windows To Go on any supported device.

VL: Open Business POSSIBLE Needs to add SA

VL: Microsoft Products and Service POSSIBLE Needs to add SA5 Agreement (MPSA)

VDA does allow for Windows To Go, but it is complicated by the potential need VL: VDA YES for a Per User rights (versus Per Device). In summary, allowed, with caveats. They should check with their licensing expert.

1. http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/Licensing/product-licensing/windows10.aspx#=3 2. http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/licensing-options/enterprise.aspx 3. http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/licensing-options/open-license.aspx#tab=2 4. http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/licensing-options/open-license.aspx#tab=2 5. http://download.microsoft.com/DOWNLOAD/1/F/5/1F5357DD-F7C8-4CC8-8C5F-7F6B1569ECF0/Microsoft_Products_and_Services_Agreement_at_a_glance. * Windows 8/8.1 does not have Personal or Home editions

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