Microsoft Operating Systems
Windows 11 and Windows Server — current versions for corporate environments. We select the right edition and licensing scheme for your infrastructure.
Windows 11
Current version of the Microsoft client OS. Windows 10 support ends October 2025 — time to migrate.
For personal use. Not designed for corporate environments — no GPO, BitLocker, or domain support.
- Included in OEM laptop supply
- No AD domain support
- No BitLocker
- Not suitable for business
Base corporate edition. Suitable for small and medium business with Active Directory.
- BitLocker encryption
- Active Directory domain join
- Group Policy (GPO)
- Hyper-V
- Remote Desktop Host
Extended edition for large organizations. Adds security tools and centralized management.
- Everything in Pro
- Windows Defender Credential Guard
- DirectAccess and Always On VPN
- AppLocker
- LTSC access
- Included in Microsoft 365 E3/E5
OEM license is tied to hardware and is non-transferable. Volume Licensing (VL) — corporate licenses via Open License or Microsoft 365, assignable and transferable between devices. If you already have Microsoft 365 Business Premium, E3 or E5 — Windows 11 Enterprise is included at no extra cost.
Windows Server 2025
Latest version, released November 2024. Windows Server 2022 — supported until 2031, also current for new deployments.
For physical or minimally virtualized environments. Includes 2 VM rights.
- Core-based licensing (min. 16 cores)
- 2 Virtual Machine rights
- Hyper-V
- Storage Replica
- Hotpatching (no reboot)
For highly virtualized environments. Unlimited VM count on the licensed server.
- Unlimited VM rights
- Azure Automanage
- Software-Defined Networking
- Storage Spaces Direct
- Azure Arc support
Client Access License — required for each user or device connecting to Windows Server.
- User CAL — per user
- Device CAL — per device
- RDS CAL — for Remote Desktop
- SQL CAL — for SQL Server
If you have existing Windows Server licenses with Software Assurance — you can use them for Azure VMs.
- Significant savings on Azure VMs
- Supports Standard and Datacenter
- Also applies to SQL Server
- Up to 180 days parallel use
Microsoft OS licensing: the essentials
Windows 11 Pro via Volume Licensing or included in Microsoft 365 Business Premium. Windows Server Standard for file server.
Windows 11 Enterprise via Microsoft 365 E3/E5 or separately via EA. Windows Server Datacenter for dense virtualization.
Azure Hybrid Benefit lets you use existing licenses in Azure. Microsoft 365 includes Windows upgrade rights.