2012
09.12
09.12
There are licensing requirements for Windows To Go; it is not just as simple as getting a copy of Windows 8 Enterprise and Bob’s your uncle. Here are the licensing requirements:
The mentioned CSL is a new companion subscription license. A companion device is a device such as a Windows 8 tablet that is the user’s secondary device, and where the PC is the primary device.
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What about Intune customers rights to use Windows to Go from their laptop running any edition of Windows 7 ? And what if the main Laptop has a hardware failure with a spare Laptop available ? What about the licensing per-user change with the rights for 5 devices?