Microsoft Windows & Microsoft Azure Education for Students

Windows is the operating system produced by Microsoft for PCs.

How to Get Microsoft Windows & Microsoft Azure Education for Students

Students must first create an account by clicking on the ”Sign up Now” on the Microsoft Azure Education Overview portal.

Once the account is created, click on Microsoft Azure Education Hub to view and download the available software.

Click on the software product you choose to download and view the product key if necessary.

Faculty and Staff may upgrade their institutionally owned PCs with an existing Windows license to Windows for Enterprise for free.

Download Windows for Enterprise for use on UW-owned computers using the link below.
Computers must be on-campus or connected to the UW Network via VPN for the license to activate.

The current Microsoft Campus License Agreement covers licensing and is subject to change in future agreements.

The desktop operating system licenses granted under this program are UPGRADE licenses only.
The license for UW Windows-10 provides this software for computers owned by the University of Washington with a qualifying OS installed and already licensed to run the qualifying operating system.
The license for UW Windows-11 provides this software for computers owned by the University of Washington with a qualifying OS installed and already licensed to run the qualifying operating system.