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Alex Hoffman
Oct 24, 2017Copper Contributor
Office 365 Pro Plus activation on shared PCs without utilizing RDS
The problem is that an account that logs in initially after installation becomes the licensed account and if that user fails to log in again after 30 days have passed then the license reauthenticatio...
Cian Allner
Oct 24, 2017Silver Contributor
That all sounds about right. As long as a user with a ProPlus subscription logs in, it doesn't have to be the same user that first triggered the activation, they can carry on past the 30 days, though they might get prompted to sign in into Office to complete this. Shared computer activation isn't just for RDS, it could be for classrooms, kiosks, labs etc, where any number of different users may log in regularly.
- Russell MeyerNov 14, 2017Brass ContributorI leveraged this for conference rooms, didnt have the best results due to complexities defined by mgmt...but I am retesting under more ideal circumstances targeted for shared endpoints ie labs, floors, etc