About Licensing

Rental Rights

Licensing for Virtual Environments

Microsoft introduced Rental Rights licenses as an easy way to be properly licensed to rent or lease certain Microsoft products. Please note that renting or leasing is not permitted without first acquiring a license to do so. Certain finance leases and long-term leases of qualifying OEM versions of Windows client and Microsoft Office do not require Rental Rights and are allowed under the Lease Agreement For Microsoft Products Installed On Leased Computers.

Rental Rights licenses from Microsoft allow the Windows operating system and Microsoft Office software to be included with PCs by businesses that rent, lease, or outsource PCs to third party organizations. These licenses allow you to rent or lease certain versions of the Windows client operating system and Microsoft Office on PCs to third parties.

Contact your local Microsoft partner to learn more.

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Simplicity and Value

Tailored specifically to your business model, Rental Rights give your organization permission to rent, lease, or outsource PCs with Windows and PCs with Microsoft Office to a third party. Providing unlicensed use of PCs can threaten an organization’s ability to stay in business. By purchasing Rental Rights licenses, you protect your organization from potential legal action by Intellectual Property (IP) protection agencies.

Costs are up-front and predictable with Rental Rights, supporting business models where recurring cash flow and margins can be thin. Rental Rights are good for the life of the PC, so you can focus on your business, not on licensing.

Rental Rights Licenses

Rental Rights Licenses are available worldwide and are additive licenses to Microsoft Open License and Select Plus Volume Licensing agreements. Licenses for the following Microsoft software qualify for Rental Rights if purchased through Microsoft Volume Licensing, OEMs, or from retailers (Full Packaged Product):

  • Windows 7 Professional

  • Windows Vista Business

  • Windows XP Professional

  • Windows XP for Refurbished PCs

  • Microsoft Office Standard 2010

  • Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2010

  • Microsoft Office Standard 2007

  • Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2007

Note: Download the Rental Rights Reference Guide (Word document, 2.01 MB) for details.

Get Microsoft Silverlight

Simplicity and Value

Tailored specifically to your business model, Rental Rights give your organization permission to rent, lease, or outsource PCs with Windows and PCs with Microsoft Office to a third party. Providing unlicensed use of PCs can threaten an organization’s ability to stay in business. By purchasing Rental Rights licenses, you protect your organization from potential legal action by Intellectual Property (IP) protection agencies.

Costs are up-front and predictable with Rental Rights, supporting business models where recurring cash flow and margins can be thin. Rental Rights are good for the life of the PC, so you can focus on your business, not on licensing.

Rental Rights Licenses

Rental Rights Licenses are available worldwide and are additive licenses to Microsoft Open License and Select Plus Volume Licensing agreements. Licenses for the following Microsoft software qualify for Rental Rights if purchased through Microsoft Volume Licensing, OEMs, or from retailers (Full Packaged Product):

  • Windows 7 Professional

  • Windows Vista Business

  • Windows XP Professional

  • Windows XP for Refurbished PCs

  • Microsoft Office Standard 2010

  • Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2010

  • Microsoft Office Standard 2007

  • Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2007

Note: Download the Rental Rights Reference Guide (Word document, 2.01 MB) for details.

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