Say suppose i have 500 licenses to Run Microsoft Office and 500 Licenses to run Adobe Acrobat professional and i have used up everything, if i now create a windows to go drive and provide it to my employee and say he uses it on multiple systems, should i buy additional Licenses to accommodate these instances of software's which run from Windows to Go Pen drives.

I want to be safe in terms of License compliance, i am unable to find any conclusive material online for this, experts please help

Regards,

Suhas

Hi Suhas,

Windows To Go allows organization to support the use of privately owned PCs at the home or office with more secure access to their organizational resources. With Windows To Go use rights under Software Assurance, an employee will be able to use Windows To Go on any company PC licensed with Software Assurance as well as from their home PC. Additionally, through a new companion device license for Software Assurance, employees will be able to use Windows To Go on their personal computers at work.

Here is a link fore reference :
Windows To Go: Frequently Asked Questions(Pay attention to "How is Windows To Go licensed"part )
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj592680.aspx

Best regards

Thanks for the Response and Link MeipoXu, what is now understand clearly is that i will be permitted to use the Windows Licensing on the USB to go drive as well, but what about other applications and softwares which i use on my PC, will i still be able to use other products without violating the compliance of Licenses

Hi Suhas,
 "but what about other applications and softwares which i use on my PC"

What does this mean ?

Windows To Go is a standalone system ,the applications in it are from the image where we create the windows to go .The drive of the host (my pc )is not available when we use the windows to go .

Pay attention to "Im booted into Windows To Go, but I cant browse to the internal hard drive of the host computer. Why not?" part in the FAQ.

Best regards

• Edited by MeipoXu 1 hour 11 minutes ago

Hi MeipoXu,

What I mean by other applications and software's are - I use Adobe acrobat professional, Photoshop, Direct Access VPN software apart from Microsoft office products, I am also aware that the internal Hard disks are offline when we boot from Windows to Go pen drive

So when I create a USB from my system, these softwares will also get transferred into the image, so will I be able to use these softwares on any PC I plug my Windows to go pen drive into, or should I get additional licenses for the same.

Hi Suhas,
 "but what about other applications and softwares which i use on my PC"

What does this mean ?

Windows To Go is a standalone system ,the applications in it are from the image where we create the windows to go .The drive of the host (my pc )is not available when we use the windows to go .

Pay attention to "Im booted into Windows To Go, but I cant browse to the internal hard drive of the host computer. Why not?" part in the FAQ.

Best regards

• Edited by MeipoXu Tuesday, February 03, 2015 10:34 AM

Hi Suhas ,

"what is now understand clearly is that i will be permitted to use the Windows Licensing on the USB to go drive as well"

I am sorry ,we misunderstood the "How is Windows To Go licensed " part.It states that the Windows To go can be used in the machines which are licensed by the Software Assurance.But it doesn`t state we can use the license of the application products.

According to  the "Can I use all my applications on Windows To go " part :
" However, any applications that use hardware binding (usually for licensing and/or digital rights management reasons) may not run when you roam your Windows To Go drive between different host computers ,and you may have to use those applications on the same host computer every time"

To use these applications binded with licenses ,we need additional licenses.

Best regards