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License Agreements

Information for students

Effective July 31, 2003, students must remove from their computer any Microsoft products acquired through WISC under the current licensing agreement, unless:

  1. they graduate or leave the University before July 31 OR

  2. they purchase a buyout license.

Students can continue to use Windows and Office only by purchasing a buyout license for $60.00. For details, see the WISC Products.

Buyout licenses are currently not available for Microsoft Visual Studio, PhotoDraw, or FrontPage.

Availability of Microsoft products after July 31

Microsoft Select products and licenses will still be available to students at educational discounts after July 31. For details and pricing information, see the WISC Products.

For more information
For details on student ownership and use of Microsoft products, see www.wisc.edu/wisc/UW_Madison/ms_contract_issues/studentinfo.html.