May MS Support
🧾 Does Windows Server Standard Edition Come with Support?
✅ Included with Standard Edition (No Software Assurance)
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🧩 To Get Full Support…
You need to either:
- Buy the license with Software Assurance (SA)
- Includes:
- New version rights
- Failover and hybrid rights
- Microsoft support access
- Purchase a separate Microsoft support plan
- Options include:
- Premier Support
- Unified Support
- Pay-per-incident tech support
- Use your Microsoft reseller/partner
- Some resellers offer limited support if you buy through them
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——————————— | | Standard (Retail/OEM) | ❌ Basic only (activation/help docs) | ❌ No | Small businesses, fixed environments | | Standard + SA (Volume) | ✅ Yes (limited support + upgrades) | ✅ Yes | Hybrid, DR, long-term scale planning |