Forum Discussion
Windows Virtual Desktop server - licensing mode not configured?
- Oct 21, 2019
AlexPawlak: When deploying Windows Server you still require to stand-up a license server. You will find pointers for configuring a license server here: https://aka.ms/rds.
evasse Thank you for clarification. I think it needs to be explicitely stated somewhere in the doc, as neither docs say to deploy licensing yourself, nor does the DSC extension. Maybe if DSC installed licensing server role and left it unconfigured, it might be a bit better.
AlexPawlak for client operating systems like Windows 7, Windows 10 and Windows 10 multi-session you can use Windows Per User licensing, e.g. Windows E3 Per User or higher. No RDS license server is required.
For Windows Server, it's the same as on-premises, you will need a RDS license server before the grace period expires.