Windows Companion Subscription Licensing (CSL)

Run Windows across multiple devices for employees

The Windows Companion Subscription License (CSL) provides a single license valid for up to four devices instead of requiring individual licenses for each companion device. So all that is required is to license the primary work PCs with SA, and then select the users who will be bringing devices from home and attach the Windows CSL.

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For example, a company with an Enterprise Agreement covering 5,000 PCs with SA for Windows wants to enable 1,000 of their employees whose primary device is licensed as part of the 5,000 covered by SA to also be able to bring personal devices from home to access their desktop through Windows To Go or VDI.

These users might bring two devices into work on average, but because the CSL covers multiple devices, the company only needs to purchase 1,000 CSL licenses. CSL costs less than a single VDA license, enabling this scenario to be licensed with fewer licenses and at a lower cost per license. IT knows that they are compliant regardless of what types of devices their employees are bringing so long each employee brings no more than 4 devices to work.