Windows 365 Business with Windows Hybrid Benefit has been discontinued

As announced in April, Microsoft reduced Windows 365 Business licensing by 20% on 1 May.

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Windows 365 Business – P1YY Price Comparison

Old prices: 18 April 2026  |  New prices: 1 May 2026  |  Currency: CHF  |  P1YY: Yearly payment with yearly commitment

SKU Old P1YY (CHF) New P1YY (CHF) Change (CHF) Change %
Windows 365 Business 2 vCPU, 4 GB, 64 GB 302.40241.92 -60.48 -20.0%
Windows 365 Business 2 vCPU, 4 GB, 128 GB 330.48264.60 -65.88 -19.9%
Windows 365 Business 2 vCPU, 4 GB, 256 GB 415.80332.64 -83.16 -20.0%
Windows 365 Business 2 vCPU, 8 GB, 128 GB 425.52340.20 -85.32 -20.1%
Windows 365 Business 2 vCPU, 8 GB, 256 GB 509.76408.24 -101.52 -19.9%
Windows 365 Business 4 vCPU, 16 GB, 128 GB 660.96529.20 -131.76 -19.9%
Windows 365 Business 4 vCPU, 16 GB, 256 GB 746.28597.24 -149.04 -20.0%
Windows 365 Business 4 vCPU, 16 GB, 512 GB 991.44793.80 -197.64 -19.9%
Windows 365 Business 8 vCPU, 32 GB, 128 GB 1,199.88960.12 -239.76 -20.0%
Windows 365 Business 8 vCPU, 32 GB, 256 GB 1,285.201,028.16 -257.04 -20.0%
Windows 365 Business 8 vCPU, 32 GB, 512 GB 1,530.361,224.72 -305.64 -20.0%
Windows 365 Business 16 vCPU, 64 GB, 512 GB 2,654.642,123.28 -531.36 -20.0%
Windows 365 Business 16 vCPU, 64 GB, 1 TB 3,013.202,410.56 -602.64 -20.0%

Also on 1 May, Microsoft informed that Windows 365 Business with Windows Hybrid Benefit (Product ID CFQ7TTC0HX99) has reached end of life and is no longer supported.

Windows 365: Removed terms for W365 with Windows Hybrid Benefit as that product has reached end of life and is no longer supported.

Windows Hybrid Benefit was a pricing discount on top of the Windows 365 Business price. If a user already had a licensed Windows 10 Pro or Windows 11 Pro device as their primary work device, Microsoft allowed them to pay less for their Cloud PC — up to around 16% less — on the logic that the user already held a valid Windows client license and should not have to pay for it twice. It appears the 20% price decrease, minus the 16% Hybrid Benefit, was a discount too far for Microsoft.

Organizations trying to order a new Windows 365 Business Cloud PC via the product page will find the Hybrid Benefit option is already missing. In the Microsoft 365 admin center, Microsoft has removed the one-year SKUs, and the remaining three-year SKUs are expected to follow shortly.

One year SKU has been removed on 1 May 2026
One year SKU has been removed on 1 May 2026
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Tobias Asböck

Tobias is a Senior System Engineer with more than 10 years of professional experience with Microsoft 365 products such as SharePoint Online, SharePoint Premium, OneDrive for Business, Teams Collaboration, Entra ID, Information Protection, Universal Print, and Microsoft 365 Licensing. He also has 15+ years of experience planning, administering, and operating SharePoint Server environments. Tobias is a PowerShell Scripter with certifications for Microsoft 365 products. In his spare time, Tobias is busy with updates in the Microsoft 365 world or on the road with his road bike and other sports activities. If you have additional questions, please contact me via LinkedIn or [email protected].

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