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Nils_Re
Feb 05, 2024Copper Contributor
Copilot for Microsoft 365 is not working on Terminalserver RDS
Hi, i´m trying to install/configure Copilot for MS365 on an Terminalserver. All Requierements from MS Docs are ok, on Clients it´s works fine. I already checked Policies, Configuration also do a...
REB-Engineer
Mar 12, 2025Copper Contributor
Copilot doesn’t work on RDS since the copilot licensing is user based so the device based licensing does not work for sure!
tylderlurden
Mar 13, 2025Brass Contributor
This is not correct.
RDS does not automatically equal device-based Office license.
Device based.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365-apps/licensing-activation/device-based-licensing
Shared Activation.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365-apps/licensing-activation/overview-shared-computer-activation
RDS\Citrix requires shared activation. Microsoft 365 apps with shared computer activation is user-based licensing.
Here is a reddit for more understanding.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Office365/comments/ghs3x6/shared_computer_activation_vs_device_based/