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Why are we changing licenses from ‘A1 Plus’ to ‘A1’?

Microsoft made a change in licensing options for education and will no longer offer Microsoft no longer offers the A1 Plus type license type. Organizations like RRU, who use that license type, Organizations like RRU are required to issue different licenses to licenses to remain legally compliant with license agreements. We  

We will replace your A1 Plus license type with the new A1 license type effective December 9, 2024.

No action is required by you.

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titleWhy is an MS license required?

MS requires that all users of MS applications have an appropriate access license. These licenses also allow Microsoft to provide updates, security enhancements, and support for the tools we use daily.

RRU issues MS licenses to all students, staff, faculty, guests, etc. to ensure that each person has appropriate authorized access to MS software and services.

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titleAm I affected by this license change?

You may be affected, depending on whether you used the license issued by RRU and even depending on how you used it.

There IS a change for you if:

There is no change for you if:

You previously downloaded and installed Office on your computer at home using the A1 Plus license issued by RRU.

You use your own personal or company MS license on your non-RRU computer.

You use Office 365 through RRU’s license exclusively online.

If you previously installed Office on your computer using the RRU license, the installed version of Office will no longer function either on December 9 or after a 30 day grace period, so January 9.

  • At that point, you’ll need to log into http://office.com using your RRU Login and password.

  • Documents already saved on your desktop are accessible from http://office.com (popup blockers may prevent this so you may need to adjust the blockers).

  • New documents will be created from http://office.com .

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