Microsoft Windows

Windows is the operating system produced by Microsoft for PCs.

How to Get Microsoft Windows

Faculty and Staff

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.

Get Windows for Enterprise

License Details

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.