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WIN10_ENT_A5_FACWindows 10/11 Enterprise A5 for faculty
WIN10_ENT_A5_FAC is the SKU part number Microsoft uses for Windows 10/11 Enterprise A5 for faculty. You'll see it in Graph, PowerShell, licence reports and group-based licensing errors.
| Product name | Windows 10/11 Enterprise A5 for faculty |
|---|---|
| String ID (SkuPartNumber) | WIN10_ENT_A5_FAC |
| GUID (SkuId) | 7b1a89a9-5eb9-4cf8-9467-20c943f1122c |
| Service plans | 5 |
Service plans included (5)
| Service plan | Name | ID |
|---|---|---|
EXCHANGE_S_FOUNDATION | Exchange Foundation | 113feb6c-3fe4-4440-bddc-54d774bf0318 |
WINDEFATP | Microsoft Defender for Endpoint | 871d91ec-ec1a-452b-a83f-bd76c7d770ef |
UNIVERSAL_PRINT_01 | Universal Print | 795f6fe0-cc4d-4773-b050-5dde4dc704c9 |
VirtualizationRightsforWindows10(E3/E5+VDA) | Windows 10/11 Enterprise | e7c91390-7625-45be-94e0-e16907e03118 |
WINDOWSUPDATEFORBUSINESS_DEPLOYMENTSERVICE | Windows Update for Business Deployment Service | 7bf960f6-2cd9-443a-8046-5dbff9558365 |
Is it in your tenant?
Connect-MgGraph -Scopes "Organization.Read.All"
Get-MgSubscribedSku | Where-Object SkuPartNumber -eq "WIN10_ENT_A5_FAC" |
Select-Object SkuPartNumber, ConsumedUnits, @{ n = "Purchased"; e = { $_.PrepaidUnits.Enabled } }Assign it to a user
For more than a handful of people, use group-based licensing instead. The user needs a usage location set first.
Connect-MgGraph -Scopes "User.ReadWrite.All"
Set-MgUserLicense -UserId "jane.doe@contoso.com" `
-AddLicenses @{ SkuId = "7b1a89a9-5eb9-4cf8-9467-20c943f1122c" } -RemoveLicenses @()Who has it?
Connect-MgGraph -Scopes "User.Read.All"
Get-MgUser -Filter "assignedLicenses/any(x:x/skuId eq 7b1a89a9-5eb9-4cf8-9467-20c943f1122c)" `
-ConsistencyLevel eventual -CountVariable n -All |
Select-Object DisplayName, UserPrincipalNameSimilar licences
These share the most service plans with WIN10_ENT_A5_FAC.
WIN10_VDA_E5Windows 10/11 Enterprise E5 · 83% overlapWIN10_ENT_A3_FACWindows 10/11 Enterprise A3 for faculty · 80% overlapWIN10_ENT_A3_STUWindows 10/11 Enterprise A3 for students · 80% overlapWIN10_VDA_E3WINDOWS 10/11 ENTERPRISE E3 · 67% overlapWIN_ENT_E5Windows 10/11 Enterprise E5 (Original) · 50% overlapE3_VDA_onlyWindows 10/11 Enterprise VDA · 50% overlapWIN_DEF_ATPMicrosoft Defender for Endpoint · 40% overlapMDATP_ServerMicrosoft Defender for Endpoint Server · 40% overlap