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Windows 10 Volume Licensing Overview Edition & Licensing Details Windows 10 Desktop Editions Edition Benefits Delivery of Updates Deployment Options Path to buy Home • Familiar and personal experience • Windows Update • Current Branch • OEM • All-new browser great for doing things online • Retail/ESD Consumers & BYOD • New ways to get organized and be productive • Free upgrade1 • Up-to-date with latest security and features • Management for BYOD scenarios Pro • Management of devices and apps • Windows Update • Current Branch • OEM • Support for remote and mobile scenarios • Windows Update • Current Branch for Business • Retail/ESD Small, for Business lower mid-size • Cloud technologies for organizations • VL businesses • Update quality confidence with broad • WSUS • Free upgrade1 market validation Enterprise2 • Advanced security • Windows Update • Current Branch • VL • Full flexibility of OS deployment • Windows Update • Current Branch for Business Mid-size and large for Business enterprises • Advanced device and app management • Long Term Servicing Branch • Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP) • WSUS 1. For qualified Windows 7/8.1 devices 2. Some of these benefits require Software Assurance Windows 10 Pro in Volume Licensing Windows 10 Pro in Volume Licensing is sold only as an upgrade Standalone upgrade licenses are available through Open License and Select Plus/MPSA. Requires a qualified underlying operating system license Current Branch/Current Branch for Business Qualifying Operating Systems The following operating systems qualify for the Windows 10 Pro Upgrade or Windows 10 Enterprise Upgrade through Microsoft Volume Licensing. New Enterprise Agreement Existing EA/ Microsoft Products and Services Academic and Qualifying Operating Systems1 (EA)/Open Value Company-Wide OV-CW Agreement (MPSA)/Select Plus/Open3 Charity (OV-CW) Windows 10 Enterprise (N, K, KN)2, Pro (N, K, KN, diskless) Education, Home Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 Enterprise (N, K, KN), Pro (N, K, KN, diskless) Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 (including Single Language) Windows 7 Enterprise (N, K, KN), Professional (N, K, KN, diskless), Ultimate Home Premium, Home Basic, Starter Windows Vista Enterprise (N, K, KN), Business (N, K, KN, Blade), Ultimate Home Premium, Home Basic, Starter Windows XP Professional (N, K, KN, Blade), Tablet Edition (N, K, KN, Blade), XP Pro N, XP Pro Blade PC Home, Starter Apple Macintosh 1Includes to 32-bit and 64-bit operating systems. 2N, K, and KN are specialized editions available for certain markets. 3All except Academic, Charity, and OV-CW Windows Enterprise edition can be purchased Enterprise in with Software Assurance for Volume Licensing additional benefits Standalone upgrade licenses can be purchased in Open License and Select Plus/MPSA (LTSB only) Requires a qualified underlying operating system license Enterprise edition Current Branch, Current Branch for Business is available exclusively to active SA customers Windows 10 Enterprise with Software Assurance Exclusive Virtualize, Flexibility in how you Version rights, Enterprise Manage, Restore deploy and use foundational benefits features with MDOP Windows and support Granular UX control and lockdown Microsoft User Experience Version rights for future and Enterprise Credential Virtualization (UE-V) Access to Long Term past LTSBs Protection Servicing Branch (10 years Microsoft Application of support) Windows To Go Rights Telemetry control via Virtualization (App-V) GP/MDM Microsoft BitLocker Virtualization rights Administration Device Guard Choice of and ability to mix: 24x7 and extended hotfix & Monitoring (MBAM) support - Current Branch DirectAccess Microsoft Advanced Group Training vouchers and e- Policy Management (AGPM) - Current Branch for Business Windows to Go learning Microsoft Diagnostics and - Long Term Servicing Branch AppLocker Recovery Toolset (DaRT) Technet benefits BranchCache Now included with SA Access to ongoing exclusive Enterprise features New.
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