Key Dates

Reminder: Windows 10 End of Support October 14th

• After October 14th, 2025 purchase options are available via CSP and Enterprise Agreement (EA).
• Starting October 14, 2025, Windows 10 will no longer receive security or feature updates. By purchasing Windows 10 Extended Security Updates (available in 12-month increments), organizations can buy more time to migrate to Windows 11.
• The cost of Extended Security Updates will double in the second year (starting October 2026) compared to the initial year.

Microsoft release of ‘Pricing consistency‘ starting November 1^st

• Historically Microsoft Enterprise contracts had a price waterfall from Level A (starting with 500 users) to Level D (starting with 15.000 users or Government).
• Microsoft is removing the waterfall pricing and Level A – D customers will get the same pricing for Online Services. Level D customers can be facing a price increase op up to 13 %.

Dynamics license Enforcement postponed: New date January 15th, 2026

• The deadline for Dynamics license enforcement wat set for November 1st, 2025. However, this date has been delayed until January 15th, 2026.
• Microsoft has announced a staged approach. The rollout will follow a renewal-based approach, meaning customers will move into validation at their next contract renewal or anniversary date.
• For more information on the proposed Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations license enforcement, read our full blog on this topic: Microsoft Enforces D365 F&O Licensing: What You Need to Know (Updated: Sept 24, 2025).

Delay in price increase Dynamics Business Central licenses: New date Nov 1st

The date was initially set for October 1st, but has been pushed back to November 1st, 2025.

Microsoft Productivity Offerings

Microsoft is updating the productivity offerings. Microsoft has reached an agreement with the European Commission to address competition concerns around Teams.

Starting November 1, 2025, customers worldwide can again purchase Microsoft 365 and Office 365 suites with Teams or without Teams, with new fixed price differences between the two options. Microsoft is also expanding interoperability and data portability, providing APIs and migration tools for Teams data, and ensuring partners and EEA customers receive equal discount rights.

Important Microsoft Promotions in CSP

Microsoft 365 Copilot for new M365 Copilot customers

• 15 % discount with a purchase minimum of 10 (max. 2.400 Copilot licenses).
• End date 31 December 2025

Microsoft 365 Copilot ScaleUp Offer

• 20 % discount for new and existing customers with a minimum purchase of 100 Copilot licenses.
• Customer should have at least 300 Office 365 or Microsoft 365 licenses in CSP and no upcoming Copilot renewal in Q3 of 50+ licenses.
• End date 31 December 2025

Microsoft 365 E5 promotion

• The existing promotion of 15 % off for net new M365 E5 customers will continue until the end of the year.
• End date 31 December 2025

Windows 365 promo

• 20 % discount for all new-to-Windows 365 customers. This offer is valid for monthly and annual subscriptions.
• End date: 31 October 2025 

Updates Microsoft Product Terms

Privacy & Security Terms

• The Core Online Services and EUDB updated to reflect the current portfolio of Purview services.
• OneDrive for Business renamed to OneDrive.

Microsoft 365

• Microsoft 365 E5 Security is now rebranded to Microsoft Defender Suite.
• Microsoft 365 Compliance is now rebranded to Microsoft Purview Suite.
  • The full list of updated offerings and relevant offers can be found here.
• Removed: Microsoft 365 Business Premium as a prerequisite to Microsoft 365 Defender Suite.
• Removed: Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence from availability and Prerequisite Tables.

Microsoft Azure

• New Azure terms, Firmware Analysis and Azure IoT Operations connectors added to the main Microsoft Azure page.
• The updated link to go to the Marketplace terms can be found here.