Installation guide
Microsoft Windows Server 2025 RDS 50 Device CAL — installation
Updated 2026-07-03
Open the Remote Desktop Licensing Manager: click Start > Administrative Tools > Remote Desktop Services > Remote Desktop Licensing Manager.
Right-click the license server, and then click Activate Server.
Click Next on the welcome page.
For the connection method, select Automatic connection (recommended), and then click Next.
Enter your company information (your name, the company name, your geographic region), and then click Next.
Optionally enter any other company information (for example, email and company addresses), and then click Next.
Make sure that Start Install Licenses Wizard now is not selected (we'll install the licenses in a later step), and then click Next.
Your license server is now ready to start issuing and managing licenses.
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