

Microsoft 365 Business Premium is aimed at small and medium business and combines many of the benefits of Office 365 business with advanced security and device management features.

Why use Microsoft 365 Business Premium for Shared Computer Activation? Please note, the hosted desktop provider needs to be certified to legally run Office under Microsoft 365 Business Premium or Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise or Office 365 E3 or E5 plans. Hosted Remote Desktop Servers, often called Hosted Desktops can now also use their customer’s Microsoft 365 Business Premium licences to take advantage of the Shared Computer Activation feature in order to activate Office on the hosted remote desktop. Many small businesses install Office on a remote desktop server for their remote workers. One significant example of a shared computer is a Remote Desktop Server (RDS) aka Terminal Server. There are quite a few scenarios where computers are shared, for example shift workers in an office where 2 or 3 people use the same PC over a 24 hour period a PC in a warehouse or shop that several people log on to maybe a shared PC in a meeting or conference room. What is a Shared Computer and why does this matter? This is great news for many Small and Medium businesses who would previously had to opt for the more expensive Office 365 E3 plan in order to licence Office on a shared computer. Note, that’s “ Microsoft 365 Business Premium” NOT the old name for Microsoft 365 Business Standard previouslu called “Office 365 Business Premium”.

Microsoft have introduced the Shared Computer Activation feature to the Microsoft 365 Business Premium plan. Running Office on a shared computer or remote desktop server with Microsoft 365 Business Premium Microsoft 365 Business Premium and Shared Computer Activation
