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articles/virtual-desktop/apply-windows-license.md

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- You can create a host pool and its session host virtual machines using the [GitHub Azure Resource Manager template](https://github.com/Azure/RDS-Templates/tree/master/ARM-wvd-templates). Creating VMs with this method automatically applies the license.
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- You can manually apply a license to an existing session host virtual machine. To apply the license this way, first follow the instructions in [Create a host pool with PowerShell or the Azure CLI](./create-host-pools-powershell.md) to create a host pool and associated VMs, then return to this article to learn how to apply the license.
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## Apply a Windows license to a Windows client session host VM
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## Manually apply a Windows license to a Windows client session host VM
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>The directions in this section apply to Windows client VMs, not Windows Server VMs.
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$vms | Where-Object {$_.LicenseType -like "Windows_Client"} | Select-Object ResourceGroupName, Name, LicenseType
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## Requirements for deploying Windows Server Remote Desktop Services
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## Using Windows Server as session hosts
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If you deploy Windows Server as Azure Virtual Desktop hosts in your deployment, a Remote Desktop Services license server must be accessible from those virtual machines. The Remote Desktop Services license server can be located on-premises or in Azure. For more information, see [Activate the Remote Desktop Services license server](/windows-server/remote/remote-desktop-services/rds-activate-license-server).
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If you deploy Windows Server as session hosts in Azure Virtual Desktop, a Remote Desktop Services license server must be accessible from those virtual machines. The Remote Desktop Services license server can be located on-premises or in Azure, as long as there is network connectivity between the session hosts and license server. For more information, see [Activate the Remote Desktop Services license server](/windows-server/remote/remote-desktop-services/rds-activate-license-server).
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## Known limitations
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If you create a Windows Server VM using the Azure Virtual Desktop host pool creation process, the process might automatically assign it an incorrect license type. To change the license type using PowerShell, follow the instructions in [Convert an existing VM using Azure Hybrid Benefit for Windows Server](../virtual-machines/windows/hybrid-use-benefit-licensing.md#powershell-1).
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If you create a Windows Server session host using the Azure Virtual Desktop host pool creation process, the process might automatically assign it an incorrect license type. To change the license type using PowerShell, follow the instructions in [Convert an existing VM using Azure Hybrid Benefit for Windows Server](../virtual-machines/windows/hybrid-use-benefit-licensing.md#powershell-1).

articles/virtual-desktop/create-host-pools-powershell.md

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>If you're deploying a virtual machine using Windows 7 as the host OS, the creation and deployment process will be a little different. For more details, see [Deploy a Windows 7 virtual machine on Azure Virtual Desktop](./virtual-desktop-fall-2019/deploy-windows-7-virtual-machine.md).
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After you've created your session host virtual machines, [apply a Windows license to a session host VM](./apply-windows-license.md#apply-a-windows-license-to-a-windows-client-session-host-vm) to run your Windows or Windows Server virtual machines without paying for another license.
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After you've created your session host virtual machines, [apply a Windows license to a session host VM](apply-windows-license.md#manually-apply-a-windows-license-to-a-windows-client-session-host-vm) to run your Windows or Windows Server virtual machines without paying for another license.
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## Prepare the virtual machines for Azure Virtual Desktop agent installations
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> Azure Virtual Desktop extended support for Windows 7 session host VMs ends on January 10, 2023. To see which operating systems are supported, review [Operating systems and licenses](../prerequisites.md#operating-systems-and-licenses).
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After you've created your session host virtual machines, [apply a Windows license to a session host VM](../apply-windows-license.md#apply-a-windows-license-to-a-windows-client-session-host-vm) to run your Windows or Windows Server virtual machines without paying for another license.
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After you've created your session host virtual machines, [apply a Windows license to a session host VM](../apply-windows-license.md#manually-apply-a-windows-license-to-a-windows-client-session-host-vm) to run your Windows or Windows Server virtual machines without paying for another license.
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