
Manually apply a Windows license to a Windows client session host VM To apply the license this way, first follow the instructions in Create a host pool with PowerShell or the Azure CLI to create a host pool and associated VMs, then return to this article to learn how to apply the license.

Creating VMs with this method automatically applies the license.

This license doesn't apply to virtual machines running as file share servers, domain controllers, and so on. Ways to apply an Azure Virtual Desktop licenseĪzure Virtual Desktop licensing allows you to apply a license to any Windows or Windows Server virtual machine (VM) that's registered as a session host in a host pool and receives user connections. For more information, see Azure Virtual Desktop pricing. Customers who are properly licensed to run Azure Virtual Desktop workloads are eligible to apply a Windows license to their session host virtual machines and run them without paying for another license.
