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Buy Microsoft RDS CALs for Windows Server 2019

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Microsoft Windows Server 2019 RDS CALs
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Your selection Server 2019 · Per Device CALs · 1 RDS CAL
Total $54.99
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Every order includes
  • Delivery email within 15 minutes, 24/7

    License document (PDF) with your license/agreement number, invoice in your company name, step-by-step setup guide and an installation video. A copy stays in your account.

  • Installation support, no extra cost

    Our team helps with licensing, activation and hands-on installation in RD Licensing Manager. Reply to your delivery email or write to [email protected].

  • 60-day money-back guarantee

    If a delivery, access or licensing issue can’t be fixed, you get a full refund. Ordered the wrong CAL type? Switch User ↔ Device once, free, from your account. Refund policy

Questions before purchase?

Here are answers to the questions our customers most often ask us before purchase.

01 How are the CALs installed?

CALs are installed online through Remote Desktop Licensing Manager, using the license details in your delivery document. A step-by-step guide is included with every order.

02 Can I switch between User and Device CALs?

Yes — within 60 days of purchase you can switch between User and Device CALs directly from your account, or contact us and we'll handle it for you. The switch is free, and your updated license document is delivered right away. (One switch per order.)

03 Is the Windows Server 2019 operating system included?

No. An RDS CAL is an access license for Remote Desktop Services — it licenses users or devices to connect to your server, but does not include the Windows Server 2019 operating system itself. The Windows Server needs to be licensed separately.

04 Can I use the CALs in my country?

Yes. RDS CALs are not region-locked — they can be deployed on Windows Servers located anywhere in the world, whether on-premises or on dedicated cloud servers.

05 Do the CALs expire or need to be renewed?

No. These are perpetual licenses — there are no monthly or annual renewals, and they never expire.

06 Can I reuse my CALs after a server reinstall or migration?

Yes. Your RDS CALs can be reactivated after a reinstall, and transferred to a new server when you replace your hardware. Just make sure the licenses are only active on one server at a time — once the old server is retired, activate them on the new one.

07 Can I add these CALs to my existing CALs?

Yes. The new CALs are installed as an additional license pack on your RD Licensing Server and are added to your existing pool, regardless of where the original CALs were purchased. Make sure the type (User or Device) and version match your existing deployment.

For standard Windows Server 2019 environments

If it runs a supported Windows Server 2019 OS with the Remote Desktop Services role, these CALs apply — wherever the server lives.

Physical or virtual hosts

Bare metal or Hyper-V running Windows Server 2019, in an Active Directory domain or a workgroup. The most common RDS deployment.

Most common
Hosting providers

A dedicated server, VPS or collocated host running Windows Server 2019.

Dedicated / VPS
Azure and dedicated cloud hosts

Azure, or a dedicated host at AWS, Google Cloud or another provider, running Windows Server 2019. Cloud deployments are licensed with User CALs.

User CALs

2019 User CALs or 2019 Device CALs

Same price, different licensing model — pick by how your people connect.

Windows Server 2019 RDS User CALs Licensed to people. Follows them across every device they sign in from.
Licensed per
One named user, on any number of devices
Active Directory
Required
Best when
Employees connect from a laptop, a desktop and a phone
Access belongs to
The person
Windows Server 2019 RDS Device CALs Licensed to hardware. Covers everyone who sits down at that machine.
Licensed per
One device, used by any number of people
Active Directory
Not required — works in a Workgroup too
Best when
Several people share a fixed terminal or shop-floor PC
Access belongs to
The machine

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One purchase, two server versions

Downgrade rights are built into every 2019 CAL.

You buy 2019 Windows Server 2019 RDS CALs For established 2019 deployments with no move to a newer host planned.
Which hosts these CALs license
2025 Not covered — Windows Server 2025 needs 2025 CALs. 2022 Not covered — Windows Server 2022 needs 2022 CALs.
2019 Native version — the version these CALs are licensed for.
2016 The oldest host these CALs license, under downgrade rights.

Running 2016 alongside 2019? These CALs license 2016 servers under downgrade rights as well, so a mixed estate needs one purchase, not two.

Customer Reviews

Trustpilot

Everything checks out. Will use them for our next deployment.

Carlos Mendoza
US · 23 May 2026
Trustpilot

Everything went as planned

Allen Stone
US · 24 Aug 2026

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Refund 60 days, full money-back
Switch User ↔ Device CAL, free