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Remote Desktop Services 2025 User CAL

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Remote Desktop Services 2025 Device CAL

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Remote Desktop Services 2022 User CAL

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Remote Desktop Services 2022 Device CAL

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Remote Desktop Services 2019 User CAL

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Remote Desktop Services 2019 Device CAL

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Remote Desktop Services 2016 User CAL

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Microsoft Remote Desktop Services (RDS) is a central platform for the provision and management of Windows-based applications and virtualisation solutions for every requirement. To use it, you need at least one Remote Desktop Services CAL, i.e. a client access licence. You can purchase such a Remote Desktop Services CAL either per user or per device that is to have access to RDS.

What exactly are Windows Server Remote Desktop Services CALs and what are they required for?

A Windows Remote Desktop Services CAL is a Client Access Licence, i.e. an access licence. It is required to licence the access and use of Remote Desktop Services by a human user or via a specific device. The Remote Desktop Services Client Access Licences (RDS CALs) are available in two variants. A Remote Desktop Services User CAL authorises a user to use RDS on any number of different devices. This form of licensing is useful if you only have a few RDS users in the company and they access your Windows servers remotely from different platforms - e.g. also from the home office.

A Device CAL authorises a specific device to use RDS and is particularly recommended if you have many different users who require remote access via a defined device. Microsoft's licence policy also allows the mixed use of user and device CALs, but this increases the administrative effort enormously. It therefore generally makes more sense to choose one of the two possible licensing options in advance, such as a Windows Remote Desktop Services User CAL.

What is the difference between a used Windows Server Remote Desktop Services CAL and the purchase of a new licence?

All used Windows Remote Desktop Services Device CALs offered by Soft & Cloud are original licences from Microsoft, which we offer as used software at significantly lower prices. This means that the licence only differs in price from a newly purchased licence. Among other things, you can obtain unlimited remote access to Windows Server 2019 with a used Microsoft Remote Desktop Services 2019 User CAL licence. The Remote Desktop Services CALs are also backwards compatible, so you can also use earlier versions of Windows Server with a Windows Server 2022 Remote Desktop Services CAL.

In comparison: Remote Desktop Services CAL 2019, Remote Desktop Services CAL 2022, Remote Desktop Services CAL 2025

With a Microsoft Remote Desktop Services 2019 User CAL, you can access Windows Server 2019 remotely and use Windows-based services and applications. The more up-to-date version Windows Server 2022 Remote Desktop Services provides you with additional features that further optimise security and performance. For example, you can connect to desktops via sessions or virtual machines, access data centre applications via the corporate network or the Internet. Internet or secure remote access without a VPN connection.

The latest 2025-Version, which you licence with a Microsoft Remote Desktop Services 2025 User CAL, also offers you better protection for data, domains and networks, simplified access management of your licences and easier encryption of sensitive data. It also gives you the longest guaranteed support from Microsoft and therefore the highest level of security for your IT investments.

For a favourable start, we recommend purchasing CALs for older versions. If, on the other hand, you want to use your CALs for as long as possible and want maximum investment security, you should buy used Remote Desktop Services 2022 CALs. With these you are particularly flexible and can use older versions as well as the current 2025 version. If you have any questions, simply send us your enquiry using our contact form or give us a call.

Buy used Remote Desktop Services CALs

We only sell legal, original licences from Microsoft. These were sold to us by the original buyer, which is absolutely legal and legally permissible according to the current case law of EuGH and BGH. The original buyer has duly delicensed the software, which entitles him to sell the licences as used software.

Soft & Cloud resells such used licences to companies in a transparent and TÜV-certified process. For you as the purchaser, this means that you are buying original software at an unbeatable price, which shows no signs of wear and tear, and thus also acquire all rights to use the licensed software.

This includes support from Microsoft, for example in the form of free updates or patches, which are made available for download from Microsoft at regular intervals. With our used Remote Desktop Services CALs, you can therefore be completely sure that you are using the software legally and that your licences will be fully recognised by Microsoft in the event of an audit. We not only promise you this, but also assume liability for it!

What are Remote Desktop Services CALs?

Windows Server Remote Desktop Services enable remote access to Windows-based services and applications. Client Access Licences, or CALs for short, are required to licence their use. CALs apply either to a user (User CAL) or a device (Device CAL).

How much do Remote Desktop Services CALs cost?

The cost of a Remote Desktop Services CAL depends on the version to which it applies: the older versions RDS 2016 and RDS 2019 are cheaper than a CAL for the current RDS 2022 version. On the other hand, the cost depends on whether it is a user or device CAL. In general, however, the cost of used CALs from Soft & Cloud is always significantly lower than the prices Microsoft charges for new licences.

Can Remote Desktop Services be used without a licence?

No, to use Windows Server Remote Desktop Services in your company, you need at least one user or device CAL. This is the only way to ensure legal and audit-compliant use.

What is the difference between a device CAL and a user CAL?

A device CAL authorises a specific device, e.g. a PC, for remote access that can be initiated and controlled by different users. A user CAL, on the other hand, authorises a specific user to access Windows Server remotely using different devices.

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