licensing

  1. CMA Targets AWS and Microsoft Azure: Impact on Cloud Users Revealed

    The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), renowned for its staunch stance on regulating dominant market players, is reportedly gearing up to announce a range of "behavioral" remedies targeting the cloud infrastructure sector. The tech community is abuzz with speculation that these...
  2. Transforming SQL Server Licensing: Microsoft’s Azure Arc Approach

    In an age where cloud computing is no longer just a trend but a necessity, Microsoft is changing the game for SQL Server users with its innovative Azure Arc feature. Launched recently, this initiative offers a fresh perspective on SQL Server licensing, making it more accessible and...
  3. Windows 11 Pro

    I need some help for a Windows 11 Pro installation. I recently purchased a new Windows 11 Pro HP laptop. I also have a Windows 11 Home PC that's several years old. Can I install Windows 11 Pro onto my PC using my Windows 11 Pro key from my laptop, or am I obligated to purchase a new Pro key...
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    Server Remote Desktop License

    I have correctly installed and configured: Features (Remote Desktop Licensing Service + Remote Desktop Session Host) License Server 3 CAL users 2023 converted to CAL Device Applied GPO for server and license mode Remote Desktop Licensing Service Diagnostic Tool (no problem So so far...
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    Help with Windows Server 2022 Licenses Requirement!

    Hi All, I wonder if you could help me with how many windows server 2022 and SQL server licenses I need for the following: 1x Active Directory 2x Management 3x Vmware vcenter 4x Windows 1x DHCP 2x Printing server! 3x Files servers 4x VEEAM (Log backup) 5x App servers 6x App servers Not sure...
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    Windows Activation following Windows 11 upgrade

    Hi, Why when Windows 10 upgraded to Windows 11 the product key didnt activate the Windows 11 version. Is there a way to activate Windows 11 and find a product key? Thanks,
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    Windows Server 2022 RDP

    Hello. Please Help . I have Windows Server 2022 50 Cal's second licence . But, I have problem. I am turn on Remote control on my server, but only 2 computer can connect on this server. I am beginner on server solution.
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    Navigating Microsoft Office 2019 Support and Subscription Concerns

    I currently have Microsoft Office home and student 2019. I have been reading about it and get conflicting opinions. Supposedly mainstream support ends in 2023 October and then there's two years of extended support. This seems to contradict that it's supposed to be a perpetual license. I tried...
  9. VIDEO You will own NOTHING vol. 50 - Synology stops hosting old reinstall files, claims "licensing" issues

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    remote desktop Access windows server 2016 standard

    hello, i try to access into my server in remote desktop but i have an erreur message showing that there is no licences remote desktop access. before this erreur message show i was connecting normaly into my server with RDS. how can i resolve this issue ??
  11. VIDEO What You Need To Know About Your Windows Product Key

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    Windows 10 Install 2nd instance of Win 10 temporarily

    I have Windows 10 Pro (just shy of licensed) installed on a 970 Plus M.2 drive (see all specs in signature). The PC is not running at the speed I would have expected (for instance my Random Read/Write values are pitiful (see attachment). I either have my BIOS incorrectly set up, too much junk...
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    Windows 10 Recover Product Key

    I bought a Win10 laptop and had a major crash a couple years ago. I had lost the paper where I wrote down my product key, and can no longer find the whole thing. The repair center kept the old install in a partition. I was recently able to recover part of my original product key. Is there...
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    Windows 10 Reviving Windows 10 on harddrive

    Hey guys, My PC croaked on me what has been 3 years ago now. I tried moving my hard drive to a different computer and that's when I discovered Windows 10 is very particular about what computer it's on with the licensing. Gone are the days apparently of just moving a hard drive to a new...
  15. Upgrade options for a friends small office server.

    Hi all, I have a friend who runs her own accountancy business, she currently has a Dell poweredge server with Windows 2008 R2 Standard on it. It used to be used for regular server related tasks, such as user accounts (4-5 staff members), file sharing and MSSQL. She has since closed her...
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    Windows 10 I guess no one has ever solved the multiple Software Licensing checks every time you open up Word, Excel, etc... Any news?. Any new thoughts?

    I guess no one has ever solved the multiple Software Protection Licensing checks every time you open up Word, Excel, etc... Any news?. Any new thoughts? Every time I open up an Office application I will receive the below in Event Viewer. I have fiddled with various registry entries, changing...
  17. VIDEO What if You NEVER Activate Windows?

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    Windows 10 Renew Licensing for Windows 10

    Every time I open my laptop I get a message alerting me that it's time to renew my Windows 10 license. I got a free upgrade about a year after I bought my laptop (2014) and do not have a product key. The message I am getting is to go to PS settings and then Activation. At this point, I am...
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    Do I need CAL for my Windows Server 2016 Standard if it's used only for data sharing?

    Hi, We have a Windows Server 2016 Standard still in trial (a few days left) and I'm wondering if we need CAL for what we do with that server. We need Windows Server because of FileMaker Server, but no one is directly connected to the server. It's used for file sharing and FileMaker. There's 3...
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    Questions about upgrading from WSE 2016 to 2019

    I have been using WSE 2016 for a few years now to manage a simple home network of 4 windows 4 PC's with one WSE 2016 server. It worked fine over the past few years. I mainly use it for movie file storage and client backups. Recently some of the overnight backups stopped. No matter what I did the...