Windows 10

Windows 10 gives your organization advanced security, deployment methods, compatibility tools, and productivity features.

About Windows 10

Windows 10 is the most secure Windows ever. Windows now includes a number of major security enhancements, including advanced biometrics 1 , advanced threat protection, malware protection, and trusted hardware. From devices to the cloud, Windows 10 helps to strengthen identity and protect data, with protocols and features designed to prevent malware from running on your device.

It’s familiar and easy to use. Windows 10 was built to bring the best of Windows 7 and 8.1 together in one natural user experience that dynamically adjusts to the way you work. With Tablet Mode 1 , whether you’re working on a tablet, laptop, or 2-in-1 device, you’ll see how Windows 10 offers a touch-friendly, mobile and desktop experience, all in one operating system.

Upgrade with confidence. With strong app and device compatibility, you can now perform an in-place upgrade 2 directly to Windows 10 with all your apps, settings, and devices. Purchasing new devices? You can quickly set up new devices out of the box with your corporate apps, data, and settings without having to create and manage images.

Simplify IT and save. Windows 10 is our last major Windows system release. With Windows as a service, we’re beginning the journey to simplify the delivery and management of Windows, while providing the most flexible management and deployment options today. With One Windows, we have one app platform, one security model, and one management approach that can reduce complexity and save costs.

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Unique Software Assurance benefits

Software Assurance provides access to enterprise offerings and unique use rights to extend the Windows experience across your organization. Software Assurance benefits for Windows include a core set of technologies, services, and use rights to help improve productivity, streamline software deployments, and reduce costs in a variety of ways across devices.

Qualifying operating systems

Properly licensed Microsoft operating systems have either a full operating system license or the combination of an upgrade operating system license and a pre-existing, full operating system license. Upgrade licenses require a Qualifying Operating System license.

How to Buy

Windows 10 Enterprise

Windows 10 Enterprise is licensed as an upgrade license to Windows Pro. Windows 10 Enterprise may be licensed through the Windows Enterprise per device license, the Windows Enterprise E3 per user license, or the Windows Enterprise E5 per user license. Windows 10 Enterprise is also included in the Microsoft 365 E3 and E5 licenses. Users without Windows Pro devices to upgrade from may still license Windows Enterprise for remote virtualization scenarios with the Windows VDA E3 or E5 license.

Windows 10 Enterprise E3

Windows 10 Enterprise E3 provides access to Windows 10 Enterprise Edition, and includes advanced protection against modern security threats, a broad range of options for operating system deployments and updates, and comprehensive device and application management.

Windows 10 Enterprise E5

Windows 10 Enterprise E5 includes everything in E3 with the addition of Microsoft Defender for Endpoint—a security service that helps enterprises detect, investigate, and respond to advanced attacks on their networks.

Building on the existing security defenses in Windows 10, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint provides a post-breach layer of protection to the Windows 10 security stack. With a combination of client technology built into Windows 10 and a robust cloud service, it can help detect threats that have made it past other defenses, provide enterprises with information to investigate the breach across endpoints, and offer response recommendations.

Microsoft 365 Enterprise

Take your enterprise to the next level with Microsoft 365, the leader in cloud-based productivity. Discover the benefits of an integrated cloud platform that delivers industry-leading productivity apps like Microsoft Teams, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, along with intelligent cloud services and world-class security.

About Microsoft 365

A complete, intelligent solution, including Office 365, Windows 10, and Enterprise Mobility + Security, that empowers everyone to be creative and work together, securely.

Microsoft 365 Business

Chat, call, host online meetings, and collaborate in real time, whether you’re working remotely or onsite. Get one integrated solution including Teams, OneDrive cloud storage, and Office apps with advanced security options-at a price that’s right for your business.

Microsoft 365 Education

Empower educators to unlock creativity, promote teamwork, and provide a simple and safe experience in a single, affordable solution built for education.

Microsoft 365 Apps

From home to business, from desktop to web and the devices in between, Microsoft delivers the tools you need to create your best work.

Feature comparison

Microsoft 365 Enterprise includes Office 365 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise, and Enterprise Mobility + Security and is offered in two plans — Microsoft 365 E3 and Microsoft 365 E5. Both plans provide customers with a comprehensive set of productivity and security capabilities, while Microsoft 365 E5 provides the latest and most advanced innovations in security, compliance, analytics and collaboration.

The following Online Services are included in the Microsoft 365 Enterprise suites, available through Commercial Licensing.

Windows 10

Windows 10 Enterprise

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

Enterprise Mobility + Security

Azure Active Directory Premium Plan 1 (plan details can be found here)

Azure Active Directory Premium Plan 2 (plan details can be found here)

Microsoft Defender for Identity

Azure Information Protection Plan 1 (plan details can be found here)

Azure Information Protection Plan 2 (plan details can be found here)

Azure Rights Management

Cloud App Security Discovery

Microsoft Azure Multi-Factor Authentication

Microsoft 365 Apps

Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise

Office 365*

Office for the web

Office Mobile Apps for Office 365

Exchange Online Plan 2 (plan details can be found here)

Exchange Kiosk (plan details can be found here)

Exchange Online Protection

Office 365 Advanced eDiscovery

Office 365 Advanced Compliance

Office 365 Data Loss Prevention (email & files)

Communication Data Loss Prevention (Teams)

SharePoint Online Plan 2 (plan details can be found here)

SharePoint Online Kiosk (plan details can be found here)

Skype for Business Online Plan 2 (plan details can be found here)

(plan limits can be found here)

Skype for Business Online Plan 1 (plan details can be found here)

(plan limits can be found here)

Mobile Device Management for Office 365

Microsoft Defender for Office 365 Plan 1

Microsoft Defender for Office 365 Plan 2

Microsoft Cloud App Security

Office 365 Privileged Access Management

Microsoft Kaizala Pro

Microsoft Stream for Office 365 for Firstline (plan details can be found here)

Microsoft Stream for Office 365 for E3 (plan details can be found here)

Microsoft Stream for Office 365 for E5 (plan details can be found here)

Power Apps for Office 365

Power Automate for Office 365

* For information on potential limitations for the service plans described above, please go here.

Windows 10

Windows 10 Enterprise

Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection

Enterprise Mobility + Security

Azure Active Directory for EDU

Azure Active Directory Premium Plan 1 (plan details can be found here)

Azure Active Directory Premium Plan 2 (plan details can be found here)

Azure Advance Threat Protection

Azure Information Protection Plan 1 (plan details can be found here)

Azure Information Protection Plan 2 (plan details can be found here)

Azure Rights Management

Cloud App Security Discovery

Microsoft Azure Multi-Factor Authentication

Microsoft Cloud App Security

Microsoft Intune for Education

Office 365

Office 365 ProPlus

Office Online for Education

Minecraft Education Edition

School Data Sync Plan 2 (plan details can be found here)

Exchange Online Plan 2 (plan details can be found here)

Office 365 Advanced Compliance

Data Loss Prevention

SharePoint Online Plan 2 (plan details can be found here)

Skype for Business Online Plan 2 (plan details can be found here)

(plan limits can be found here)

Mobile Device Management for Office 365

Office 365 Advanced Threat Protection Plan 1

Office 365 Advanced Threat Protection Plan 2

Flow for Office 365

Microsoft Kiazala Pro

Microsoft Stream for Office 365 for A3 (plan details can be found here)

Microsoft Stream for Office 365 for A5 (plan details can be found here)

PowerApps for Office 365

* For information on potential limitations for the service plans described above, please go here.

Microsoft 365 Education FAQ

Microsoft 365 Enterprise FAQ

Yes, customers can buy all the product suite components separately: Office 365, Windows 10 Enterprise, and Enterprise Mobility + Security.

Yes, depending on the subscription level, customers can combine their Microsoft 365 Enterprise subscriptions with plans and add-ons from Azure, Dynamics 365, Enterprise Mobility + Security, and Office 365.

The Microsoft 365 Enterprise brand is built on the foundation of Secure Productive Enterprise. Secure Productive Enterprise is no longer available for purchase. As we release new capabilities as part of Office 365, Windows 10 Enterprise, and Enterprise Mobility + Security, we will continue to provide simpler offerings for customers and a more unified go-to-market motion with Microsoft 365 Enterprise.

We continue to build Microsoft 365 Enterprise on what we set in motion last year by delivering the best value to customers with:

• Best in class security and productivity
• Continued Microsoft suite momentum
• A unified per-user cloud offering
• A compelling cost and value solution

Microsoft 365 Enterprise customers with 500 seats or fewer will be onboarded to Microsoft Teams and will not have access to Skype for Business Online.

Microsoft 365 F1/F3, E3, and E5 subscriptions provide the right to access server software running on Licensed Servers or to Manage Operating System Environments. For a full list of Client Access License (CAL)/Management License (ML) Equivalent rights, please see the current Product Terms site.

Microsoft 365 E3 and E5 provide the right to install Exchange Server, SharePoint Server, and Skype for Business Server software on any server dedicated to customer’s use. Only Microsoft 365 E3 and E5 users may access those server instances.

Microsoft 365 F1 does not provide rights to install or access server software Exchange Server, SharePoint Server, and Skype for Business Server.

Microsoft 365 FromSA E3 and E5 subscriptions provide the right to install one local copy of Office Professional Plus software. Only the users assigned the Microsoft 365 FromSA E3 and E5 subscriptions may access the copy of Office Professional Plus software.

Standard Microsoft 365 F1, E3, and E5 subscriptions do not provide rights to install Office Professional Plus software or access the copy of Office Professional Plus software made available to Microsoft 365 FromSA E3 and E5 subscriptions.

Customers with Microsoft 365 E3 subscriptions are eligible to purchase Microsoft 365 E5 Compliance and/or Microsoft 365 E5 Security as add-ons to their Microsoft 365 E3 subscriptions.