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nmunkley
Jun 20, 2019Copper Contributor
ProPlus Licensing
Is anyone able to clear up the licensing needs for Office ProPlus on a shared computer (RDS for example)? I have looked on the ProPlus pages and it all states each user needs a license...but what lic...
Jun 20, 2019
ProPlus is office regardless which license you have as long as it includes office. You'll need to install / setup office in a shared computer setup so that your users can each login / access office on a per user basis.
Each user requires a license regardless if you go standalone or not since the agreement has a use case about using Office in RDS environments. Only way you can get by with device license with single install is if people physically use a single device.
Obviously this just covers Office. You would still need RDS licenses as well.
Each user requires a license regardless if you go standalone or not since the agreement has a use case about using Office in RDS environments. Only way you can get by with device license with single install is if people physically use a single device.
Obviously this just covers Office. You would still need RDS licenses as well.
nmunkley
Jun 21, 2019Copper Contributor
Thanks, but again nowhere suggests exactly what license is needed. Does each user need an E3 or ProPlus license (One that is for shared deployment) Or will a Business Premium license be sufficient as this includes office on up to 5 PCs.
- Jun 21, 2019You need E3 or “Microsoft 365 Business” license. So not the regular Office Business premium. See here.
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/Microsoft-365-Business-Blog/Shared-Computer-Activation-for-Office-in-Microsoft-365-Business/ba-p/472994