From 82bbae2945fedb78a7013cd438d3ea664c4b7276 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Greg Lindsay Date: Wed, 23 May 2018 20:40:18 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Merged PR 8485: Minor PM changes Minor PM requested chagnes --- .../windows-10-enterprise-subscription-activation.md | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/windows/deployment/windows-10-enterprise-subscription-activation.md b/windows/deployment/windows-10-enterprise-subscription-activation.md index 55b9610b67..4041db03d8 100644 --- a/windows/deployment/windows-10-enterprise-subscription-activation.md +++ b/windows/deployment/windows-10-enterprise-subscription-activation.md @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ ms.mktglfcycl: deploy localizationpriority: high ms.sitesec: library ms.pagetype: mdt -ms.date: 10/20/2017 +ms.date: 05/23/2018 author: greg-lindsay --- @@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ Devices currently running Windows 10 Pro, version 1703 or later can get Windows **Scenario #1**:  You are using Windows 10 1803 or above, and just purchased Windows 10 Enterprise E3 or E5 subscriptions (or have had an E3 or E5 subscription for a while but haven’t yet deployed Windows 10 Enterprise). -All of your Windows 10 Pro devices will step-up to Windows 10 Enterprise, and devices that are already running Windows 10 Enterprise will become activated when a Subscription Activation-enabled user signs in to the device. +All of your Windows 10 Pro devices will step-up to Windows 10 Enterprise, and devices that are already running Windows 10 Enterprise will migrate from KMS or MAK activated Enterprise edition to Subscription activated Enterprise edition when a Subscription Activation-enabled user signs in to the device. **Scenario #2**:  You are using Windows 10, version 1607, 1703, or 1709 with KMS for activation, and just purchased Windows 10 Enterprise E3 or E5 subscriptions (or have had an E3 or E5 subscription for a while but haven’t yet deployed Windows 10 Enterprise). @@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ When you have the required Azure AD subscription, group-based licensing is the p ### Existing Enterprise deployments -If you are running Windows 10, version 1803 or later, Subscription Activation will automatically pull the firmware-embedded Windows 10 activation key and activate Windows 10 Enterprise. +If you are running Windows 10, version 1803 or later, Subscription Activation will automatically pull the firmware-embedded Windows 10 activation key and activate the underlying Pro License. The license will then step-up to Windows 10 Enterprise using Subscription Activation. This automatically migrates your devices from KMS or MAK activated Enterprise to Subscription activated Enterprise. If you are using Windows 10, version 1607, 1703, or 1709 and have already deployed Windows 10 Enterprise, but you want to move away from depending on KMS servers and MAK keys for Windows client machines, you can seamlessly transition as long as the computer has been activated with a firmware-embedded Windows 10 Pro product key.