I have had 2 or 3 different people tell me that you don't need CALs for Exchange and Windows if you are using it with the write software. They have all claimed that if you have a license for Ooutlook ...

The Microsoft blogosphere Richter meter spiked earlier this week when word spread that Microsoft has a 15 percent price increase for User Client Access Licenses (CALs) coming on Dec. 1. In fact, it’s ...

Microsoft is changing some of its licensing rules, which are already complex. Here’s what small businesses should know.

Anyone have any Microsoft documentation on how to license users (NOT User Proxy objects) present within an AD LDS database? Got my answer from Microsoft Licensing. You either needs to use Windows CALs ...

You can put your tinfoil hats away now. Two weeks ahead of the global launch of Windows 10, Microsoft has finalized the terms of its license agreements for the new operating system. I've had several ...

When you install Windows, you are shown the Windows license agreement that provides all the legal language about what you can and cannot do with Windows and the responsibilities of Microsoft. Recently ...

Windows upgrade licenses are expensive. Do they have an expiration date? That's a question I get often from people who own older PCs/laptops running Windows 10 Pro. If you replace that PC or laptop ...

Equally important, but often overlooked, is the question of a valid license (get a new Windows 11 license for 50% off on the PCWorld Software store): Don’t worry, in most cases, the upgrade from 10 to ...

Can you use the free Windows license to install Windows 11/10 on a new PC fresh? What happens if you change your computer’s configuration? What if you change Hard Drive, Motherboard, CPU, or Graphics ...

At times you may want to recover your Windows and Office product license keys along with keys of other software or games installed on your Windows computer. While you can always find your Windows ...