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Buy Microsoft RDS CALs for Windows Server 2016

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Microsoft Windows Server 2016 RDS CALs
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Your selection Server 2016 · Per Device CALs · 1 RDS CAL
Total $49.99
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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 2016 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 2016 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 2016 environments

If it runs a supported Windows Server 2016 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 2016, 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 2016.

Dedicated / VPS
Azure and dedicated cloud hosts

Azure, or a dedicated host at AWS, Google Cloud or another provider, running Windows Server 2016. Cloud deployments are licensed with User CALs.

User CALs

2016 User CALs or 2016 Device CALs

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

Windows Server 2016 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
Not required — works in a Workgroup too
Best when
Employees connect from a laptop, a desktop and a phone
Access belongs to
The person
Windows Server 2016 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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Licensed for Windows Server 2016

2016 is the oldest supported release, so these CALs license it alone.

You buy 2016 Windows Server 2016 RDS CALs For existing Windows Server 2016 Remote Desktop Services hosts.

Planning to move to a newer server? Buy CALs for the version you are moving to — a newer CAL covers your 2016 host under downgrade rights, so you do not repurchase after the upgrade.

Customer Reviews

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Trustpilot

Made coordination among staff easy

yawokore-adjei
US · 19 Jun 2026
Trustpilot

good experience

Zeiad Sheta
KW · 24 Aug 2026

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