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Windows 8 Pro Upgrade license

The most effective way to upgrade to Windows 8

Windows 8 Pro is designed for small and medium sized businesses and can run on PCs that meet the recommended hardware requirements of Windows 7 Professional, which means that it will run on the majority of business PCs already in use today. The Windows 8 Pro upgrade license allows you to take advantage of the security, productivity, and ease of management on existing PCs with a qualifying operating system license.

Product Guide
Volume Licensing Guide
Qualifying Operating Systems

To place an order, contact your Account Executive directly or call Zones at 800.418.9663

Windows 8 Pro Features:

  • Encrypt your data with BitLocker
  • Access your PC on-the-go with Remote Desktop
  • Connect to company networks with domain join

Qualifying Operating Systems:

Windows licenses available through Volume Licensing are upgrade-only licenses. They do not replace purchasing the initial Windows licenses for software that comes preinstalled on new PCs. Each PC that runs the Windows 8 Pro upgrade must first be licensed to run one of the qualifying operating systems. Otherwise your PC will not have a valid, legal Windows license.

Each of these conditions must be met in order for a base PC to be eligible for an upgrade license:

  • Software under the qualifying operating system license must already be installed on the device that will be assigned the Volume Licensing upgrade.
  • You must remove the existing qualifying operating system from the device in order to deploy the Volume Licensing upgrade license, unless the PC is covered by Software Assurance for Windows.
  • Customers who wish to install or run more than one licensed operating system at one time (including the qualifying operating system), may optionally attach Software Assurance to their Volume Licensing upgrade license.