Key Windows Price List and Product Term Changes:
Thank you for your continued engagement and feedback during Ecosystem Engagement Planning rhythm. Microsoft has made several key changed based on OEM feedback. Please find the summary of the key changes below.
RS6 - New
- ATs have been added to reflect the product fee changes effective May 1, 2019 for the following products:
- Windows 10 Home for Value Single Language
- Windows 10 Home in S mode for Value Single Languages
- Windows 10 Pro
- ATs have been added to reflect the hardware configuration changes effective May 1, 2019 for the follow products
- Windows 10 Home for Entry
- Windows 10 Home in S mode for Entry
- Windows 10 Home in S mode for Value
- Windows 10 Home for Value Single Language
- Windows 10 Home Plus
RS5 SKU Reduction:
The majority of our OEM partners have asked that we create new SKUs for the SKU reduction transition.
The following new SKUs will be released to support the SKU reduction transition:
- Windows 10 Pro for Entry Standard Version
- Windows 10 Pro for Entry N Version
- Windows® 10 Pro for Entry Simplified Chinese Language (PRC)
- Windows® 10 Pro for Value Standard Version
- Windows® 10 Pro for Value N Version
- Windows® 10 Pro for Value Simplified Chinese Language (PRC)
- Windows® 10 Home for Entry Single Language
- Windows® 10 Home for Value Single Language
Windows 10 Pro for Workstations with Downgrade Facilitation
Windows 10 Pro with Downgrade Facilitation
Microsoft will not extend the end of license for Windows 10 Pro with Downgrade Facilitation and Windows 10 Pro for Workstations with Downgrade Facilitation (Standard Version or N Version) to June 30, 2019. Microsoft will retain the original end of license date of October 31, 2018 for those SKUs. OEM must not distribute or advertise the availability of these product after October 31, 2018.
The end of license for Windows 10 Pro with Downgrade Facilitation Simplified Chinese Language (PRC) and Windows 10 Pro for Workstations with Downgrade Facilitation Simplified Chinese Language (PRC) SKUs will be extended until June 30, 2018. However, Microsoft will end of license the Windows 7 Professional Simplified Chinese Language (PRC) on December 31, 2018 instead of the originally communicated date of June 30, 2019.
There will be no product fee increases for these SKUs.
Windows 10 Pro for Workstations Intel i9 and AMD Threadripper Requirements
Microsoft is moving the Intel Core i9 and AMD Threadripper requirements from the Windows 10 Pro for Workstations SKUs pricing tier into a new pricing tier called Windows Pro for High-end. This will result in new SKUs: Windows 10 Pro for High-end and Windows 10 Pro in S mode High-end. These new SKUs will list with a product fee of $134.00. All OEM customer systems distributed with Intel i9 or AMD Threadripper processors will be required to use these SKUs effective October 1, 2018. For clarity, the Intel i9 or AMD Threadripper processor requirement will be removed from the Windows 10 Pro for Workstation SKUs.
Shape the Future – National Academic Products
Updates for Shape the Future were only for clarity, with no material changes from the preview. These include:
- Mapped the general AT for the GML requirement (AT 7003) to all of the Window 10 Pro (National Academic only) Products.
- Ensured that the EOL AT for Downgrade (AT 1301) is clearly mapped to all of the Downgrade Facilitation Rights (National Academic only) Products, which EOL on October 31, 2018.
- Added the Product ID’s for all of the Windows 10 Pro in S mode (National Academic only) Products, which were announced at Preview and become effective October 1, 2018.
- Provided clarity to the language for the National Academic only (Plus) Products. Use of the NAO Plus Products is required when the Hardware Configuration Requirements are met.
- Based on feedback, we provided more specific language for the leasing enablement that we announced at Preview for National Academic Products in K-12, and which becomes effective on October 1, 2018, in Developed Markets.
As a reminder the product IDs and part numbers for the new Windows 10 Pro in S mode SKUs will be available to OEMs on July 2, 2018.
Office Professional Academic products for the National Academic Program
New Office 2019 product versions are available to order on October 1, 2018 in conjunction with world-wide release of all Office 2019 products. Existing Office 2016 product versions will end of license on October 31, 2019.
OA2.1 Marker Requirement
The requirement for OEMs to include the OA2.1 marker on all Windows 10 Pro customer systems has been reduced to only be required on customer systems that also include a Processor that meets the processor Requirements for Windows 7 Professional Downgrade Software.
UEFI Notice Requirements:
Certain UEFI Notice Requirements have been removed.
Windows 10 Home
Entry and Value Single Language and Select Geo SKU
Microsoft is making the following changes to the distribution restriction for customer systems distributed to Brazil.
Microsoft is removing the distribution restriction for customer systems distributed to Brazil for the:
- Windows 10 Home for Value Notebook Single Language Selected Geos SKUs
- Windows 10 Home for Value Desktop Single Language Selected Geos SKUs
Microsoft is adding a distribution restriction for Brazil to:
- Windows 10 Home Value in S mode Single Language SKU
In addition, Microsoft adding a HW configuration spec change for the following SKUs for customer systems distributed to Brazil only. OEMs may distribute customer systems with 4 GB RAM and 64 GB storage for entry SKUs and 4 GB of RAM and 128 GB of storage for value SKUs and Intel Core i3/M3 and AMD Ryzen 3/A10 processors.
- Windows 10 Home in S mode for Entry Single Language
- Windows 10 Home for Entry Notebook Single Language
- Windows 10 Home for Entry Desktop Single Language
- Windows 10 Home for Value Notebook Single Language Selected Geos
- Windows 10 Home for Value Desktop Single Language Selected Geos
General
Processor List
The processor lists have been consolidated to reduce the number of individual list. A draft of the new consolidated processor list effective October 1, 2018 has been posted to DPC along with this communication. A final processor list will be published per the normal publishing cycle.
October Processor List Draft
Pre-Existing Deal AT
The pre-existing deal AT has been removed. As a reminder PEV codes for any remaining pre-existing deal allocation will expire on September 30, 2018 and any DPK being used for a pre-existing deal must be bound by September 30, 2018.
Windows 10 Pro in S mode
The End of License for the Creators Update (RS3) release of Windows 10 Pro in S mode Product has been extended to November 12, 2018.
TPM
As a final reminder, as of July 1, 2018, all new device models, lines or series distributed in China must implement and be in compliance with the International Standard ISO/IEC 11889:2015 or the Trusted Computing Group TPM 2.0 Library and a component which implements the TPM 2.0 must be present and enabled by default from this effective date. Any existing models prior to June-30, 2018 will not be impacted and continue shipping as it is.
Licensing Resources
Windows Price List and Product Terms Named Clean
Windows Price List and Product Terms Named Redline