Product information "Windows 10 Enterprise VDA"
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The licensing of Windows VDA
With VDA a specific device is always licensed. Devices outside the company, for example home office PCs belonging to the respective employee or PCs that are located at a contractual partner can also be licensed. The license can be assigned to another device after 90 days. In the case of a hardware defect also before the 90-day period expires.
Furthermore, the VDA license includes an extended roaming use right for the main user. The main user can access his virtual desktop from any device outside the company network. Within the company, however, access is only permitted from different PCs if they have SA coverage or their own VDA license. If no main user is named for the VDA license, the roaming use right is not applicable.
Application examples for Windows 10 VDA
VDA (Virtual Desktop Access) is required if virtual Windows desktops are to be accessed from non-Windows computers (Mac, Thin Client etc.), for example:
Execution of several Windows instances on your own computer for testing and development.
Running Windows 10 on servers in the data center or in the Azure Cloud (VDI or Virtual Desktop Infrastructure).
Roaming VDI.
The virtual desktop is accessed from thin clients, tablets and, for example, from home.
Pure BYOD. employees use their virtual desktop exclusively from their own devices such as notebooks or tablets.
External employees have access to a virtual desktop hosted in the data center.