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Power automate desktop with Windows Enterprise License

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Posted on by Halifax97 4

Hello,

 

I have read through the Microsoft Power Apps, Microsoft Power Automate and Microsoft Power Virtual Agents
Licensing Guide document, but I still am not 100% certain. 

 

My employer has Windows for Enterprise. Do I need any additional licenses to use Power Automate for desktop?

I will not be making any web connections. It will only be used for Windows programs on my computer. Are there any limits with running these locally?

 

Thank you very much.

 

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  • Tejashree_G Profile Picture
    Tejashree_G 43 on at

    @Halifax97 

    pls check below link..here mentioned what exact prerequisites set up PAD:

     

    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-automate/desktop-flows/setup

  • fraenK Profile Picture
    fraenK 2,125 on at

    If your employer does not provide a Microsoft 365 environment, then you can only use it with a personal Microsoft account. Not a good idea for automating work tasks because all flows and potential business related data is stored within your PERSONAL OneDrive. Might be also a violation of the license terms.

    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-automate/desktop-flows/setup#sign-in-account-comparison
    You should get at least a "Per-user plan with attended RPA" license:

    https://flow.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/ 

  • Halifax97 Profile Picture
    Halifax97 4 on at

    We do have Office 365 E3. 

     

    Everyone has work accounts for OneDrive, Outlook, etc. 

  • fraenK Profile Picture
    fraenK 2,125 on at

    Then you have these 2 options, free or premium with a work account:

    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-automate/desktop-flows/getting-started-freeorg

    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-automate/desktop-flows/getting-started-org

    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-automate/desktop-flows/setup#sign-in-account-comparison

     

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