![]() For more information on the numerous issues that this discontinuation has on SA users, go to. You have been warned.Īs for Visio 2013, while we have yet to test this on a client site, we would expect the same situation to occur, albeit with Visio Professional being installed by default rather than Premium, since Premium was discontinued after 2010. So to be absolutely clear, even if you bought Microsoft Visio 2010 Standard, the installation script will install Visio Premium by default. And without good records of the initial installation or agreement, it is very difficult to argue against Microsoft for software that has clearly been used for so long. This is an issue that has caught many of our clients out come audit time, as unless some eagle-eyed employee notices that they have access to features they shouldn’t, the Premium edition can go unnoticed for years. Source: Microsoft TechNet Blog: Volume License editions of Visio 2010 install Premium edition by default If you are licensed to use Visio Standard 2010 or Visio Professional 2010, you must install the appropriate KMS client key.” By default, Visio 2010 uses this Visio Premium 2010 KMS client key, which enables all the features that are available for Visio Premium 2010. “Visio is a unique product in the volume license space in that Visio can install as Visio Standard, Visio Professional, or Visio Premium based upon the key that is input. This is irrespective of the licence agreement purchased.ĭon’t believe me? Here’s the official line from the Microsoft TechNet blog: ![]() This is because the KMS Client Key within Visio automatically defaults to Visio Premium if no alternative key is given at the time of installation. While being able to activate so many products across the volume licence at once is really efficient, the hardcoded nature of KMS Client Keys should be treated with caution, especially when installing Microsoft Visio. The system works on a client-server topology, with KMS Client Keys residing in each computer being activated when they locate a KMS host. On the whole I’m a big fan of Microsoft KMS, which were introduced by Microsoft as a more efficient way of activating all of the computers on a local network without each individual computer needing to connect to Microsoft directly.
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