How to license Windows 11 VM on Azure

Sajid Abbas 0

Hi,

I have been trying to create a Windows 11 VM, but it says Windows BYOL applied.

I would like to know if there is an option of adding a Windows 11 VM OS license directly from the portal/marketplace and apply to the VM instead of BYO.

Thanks

Sajid

Sai Krishna Katakam 690 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2024-11-05T11:08:05.4166667+00:00

Hi Sajid Abbas (Ismaili CIVIC Centre Lead),

Welcome to the Microsoft Q&A Platform! Thank you for asking your question here.

To license a Windows 11 VM on Azure, you have a couple of options:

Bring Your Own License (BYOL) this is the option you mentioned, where you use your existing Windows 11 license. This is common for organizations that already have Windows 11 Enterprise E3/E5 or similar licenses.

You can also deploy a Windows 11 VM directly from the Azure Marketplace, which includes the OS license. Here’s how you can do it:

Create a new VM: Go to the Azure portal, click on “Create a resource” and while selecting the image click on see all images as show in the below screenshot.

Select the appropriate image: Choose the “Windows 11 Enterprise multi-session” or another suitable image.

After configuring, review the settings and click “Create” to deploy the VM.

For more information, please refer to the below documentation:
Deploy Windows 11 on Azure.

If you have any further queries, do let us know. If the comment is helpful, please click "Upvote".
Sai Krishna Katakam 690 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2024-11-06T13:18:44.58+00:00

Hi Sajid Abbas (Ismaili CIVIC Centre Lead),

Just checking in to see if you had a chance to review my comment on your question. Please let us know if it was helpful and feel free to reach out if you have any further queries.

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Thank You.
Sai Krishna Katakam 690 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2024-11-07T10:17:56.1233333+00:00

Hi Sajid Abbas (Ismaili CIVIC Centre Lead),

I wanted to check if you had the opportunity to review the information which was provided in my previous posted comment.

If it was helpful, please click "Upvote" on his post to let us know.

Thank You.
Sajid Abbas 0 Reputation points

2024-11-07T11:04:11.6133333+00:00

Hi.

Thanks for your response. I did follow the image selection as you mentioned, however it still shows me that i need BYOL for windows 11 which we don't have.

From other forums it shows that for windows 11 we would need to bring our own license.

Is it true that we cannot buy or add license from Azure itself for windows 11.

Sajid
S.Sengupta 19,661 Reputation points MVP

2024-11-07T14:14:22.3666667+00:00

You cannot directly purchase or add a Windows 11 license from the Azure portal itself. Azure primarily focuses on cloud infrastructure and services, so Windows 11 licenses are not sold directly within Azure’s offerings.

See also:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/windows-desktop-multitenant-hosting-deployment

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