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What is BYOL (Bring Your Own Licence)?
How to subscribe to a Shadow PC Pro with your own Windows license?
How to subscribe to a Shadow PC Pro with your own Windows license?
What is BYOL (Bring Your Own Licence)?
Our Shadow Business Offers are currently compatible with three different licenses:
License | Acquisition |
---|---|
Windows Server 2019 | Included with the Offer |
Windows 10 Enterprise E3 64-bit | BYOL |
Windows 10 Enterprise E5 64-bit | BYOL |
The BYOL (Bring Your Own Licence) mode lets you use on your Shadow PC Pros a Windows 10 Enterprise (E3 or E5 64-bit) license that is compatible with most software on the market.
How to subscribe to a Shadow PC Pro with your own Windows license?
I don't have an administrator account yet
- Go to https://shadow.tech/business.
- Click on "Register" and follow the instructions to create an account.
- Once you are registered, go to the "PC" tab and click on the
button.
- Choose your configuration.
- Set the amount of extra storage you want to include with your Shadow PC Pro.
- For the operating system, choose the "Use my own Windows license" option.
By choosing this option, you will benefit from a discount on the price of your Shadow PC Pro but you will need to purchase or have a BYOL-compatible Windows 10 Enterprise license.
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Fill in your payment information to confirm your order.
Once the order is placed, your Shadow PC Pro should appear in the “PC” tab. - Assign your Shadow PC Pro to a user in order to apply your license.
- Access your Shadow PC Pro via the Shadow application (which you can download here: https://shadow.tech/shadow-apps/).
- Activate your license by following this guide from Microsoft: Activate Windows.
I already have an administrator account
How do I delete a Shadow PC Pro?
- Click on the Shadow PC Pro you want to delete. A menu will open on the right side of your screen.
- Click on the
button at the top right of the menu.
- Click on "Delete"
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Go to the "PC" tab and click on the
button.
- Choose your configuration.
- Set the amount of extra storage you want to include with your Shadow PC Pro.
- For the operating system, choose the "Use my own Windows license" option.
By choosing this option, you will benefit from a discount on the price of your Shadow PC Pro but you will need to purchase or have a BYOL-compatible Windows 10 Enterprise license.
-
Fill in your payment information to confirm your order.
Once the order is placed, your Shadow PC Pro should appear in the “PC” tab. - Access your Shadow PC Pro via the Shadow application (which you can download here: https://shadow.tech/shadow-apps/)
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Activate your license by following this guide from Microsoft: Activate Windows.
Still have questions after reading this article?
For any technical questions, please let your administrator contact the support via your Shadow Business Manager.