<s>
Windows	B-Application
MultiPoint	I-Application
Server	I-Application
is	O
an	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
based	O
on	O
Microsoft	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
using	O
Remote	B-Protocol
Desktop	I-Protocol
Services	I-Protocol
technology	O
to	O
host	O
multiple	O
simultaneous	O
independent	O
computing	O
stations	O
or	O
terminals	O
connected	O
to	O
a	O
single	O
computer	O
(	O
multiseat	B-Operating_System
computing	I-Operating_System
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
MultiPoint	I-Application
Server	I-Application
2012	O
was	O
the	O
final	O
release	O
as	O
an	O
independent	O
SKU	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
superseded	O
by	O
the	O
MultiPoint	O
Services	O
role	O
in	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
2016	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
was	O
planned	O
in	O
January	O
2010	O
but	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
February	O
2010	O
and	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
2008	I-Device
R2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multiple	O
stations	O
can	O
be	O
added	O
to	O
a	O
WMS	O
2010	O
host	O
computer	O
by	O
connecting	O
a	O
single	O
monitor	O
,	O
USB	B-Protocol
2.0	O
hub	O
,	O
keyboard	O
and	O
mouse	O
for	O
each	O
station	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hardware	O
requirements	O
for	O
MultiPoint	O
stations	O
are	O
non-proprietary	O
,	O
and	O
virtually	O
any	O
multi-monitor	B-General_Concept
video	O
card	O
,	O
mouse	O
,	O
keyboard	O
and	O
monitor	O
that	O
is	O
supported	O
on	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
2008	I-Device
R2	I-Device
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
build	O
a	O
station	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
MultiPoint	I-Application
Server	I-Application
2010	O
is	O
available	O
for	O
purchase	O
via	O
either	O
OEMs	O
or	O
Academic	O
Volume	B-License
Licensing	I-License
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Academic	O
version	O
,	O
acquired	O
via	O
Academic	O
Volume	B-License
Licensing	I-License
,	O
supports	O
domain	B-General_Concept
join	I-General_Concept
and	O
no	O
licensing	O
restrictions	O
on	O
station	O
count	O
(	O
however	O
,	O
hardware	O
limits	O
still	O
apply	O
)	O
,	O
but	O
requires	O
a	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
2008	I-Device
R2	I-Device
CAL	B-License
and	O
a	O
Windows	B-Application
MultiPoint	I-Application
Server	I-Application
2010	O
CAL	B-License
per	O
station	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
non-Academic	O
version	O
that	O
is	O
acquired	O
via	O
OEMs	O
is	O
limited	O
to	O
10	O
stations	O
maximum	O
and	O
does	O
not	O
support	O
domain	B-General_Concept
join	I-General_Concept
,	O
but	O
only	O
requires	O
a	O
Windows	B-Application
MultiPoint	I-Application
Server	I-Application
2010	O
CAL	B-License
per	O
station	O
and	O
no	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
2008	I-Device
R2	I-Device
CALs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
MultiPoint	I-Application
Server	I-Application
2011	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
2008	I-Device
R2	I-Device
SP1	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
to	O
manufacturing	O
on	O
March	O
10	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
features	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
MultiPoint	I-Application
Server	I-Application
2011	O
include	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
unlike	O
Windows	B-Application
MultiPoint	I-Application
Server	I-Application
2010	O
,	O
Windows	B-Application
MultiPoint	I-Application
Server	I-Application
2011	O
is	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
Standard	O
and	O
Premium	O
editions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Standard	O
Premium	O
Notes	O
Maximum	O
simultaneous	O
stations	O
(	O
licensing	O
limit	O
)	O
Hardware	O
limits	O
still	O
apply	O
and	O
Client	B-License
Access	I-License
Licenses	I-License
are	O
required	O
(	O
see	O
below	O
)	O
Maximum	O
random-access	B-Architecture
memory	I-Architecture
(	O
RAM	B-Architecture
)	O
Motherboard	O
limitations	O
still	O
apply	O
Supported	O
processor	O
sockets	O
Only	O
x86-64	B-Device
sockets	O
are	O
supported	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Domain	B-General_Concept
join	I-General_Concept
See	O
also:Active	O
Directory	O
Hyper-V	O
support	O
"	O
1	O
on	O
1	O
"	O
licensing	O
model	O
for	O
the	O
Premium	O
edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Licensing	O
1	O
OS	O
license	O
per	O
WMS	O
instance	O
,	O
1	O
WMS	O
2011	O
CAL	B-License
per	O
station	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
copies	O
purchased	O
through	O
Volume	B-License
Licensing	I-License
,	O
1	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
2008	I-Device
CAL	B-License
per	O
station	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
licenses	O
are	O
sold	O
either	O
via	O
OEMs	O
or	O
Volume	B-License
Licensing	I-License
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
27	O
November	O
2012	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
released	O
Windows	B-Application
MultiPoint	I-Application
Server	I-Application
2012	O
to	O
manufacturing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
version	O
of	O
MultiPoint	O
to	O
be	O
based	O
on	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
2012	I-Device
,	O
and	O
contains	O
several	O
new	O
features	O
and	O
upgrades	O
from	O
previous	O
versions	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
2016	I-Device
now	O
includes	O
MultiPoint	O
Services	O
as	O
a	O
role	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
,	O
version	O
1803	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
is	O
no	O
longer	O
developing	O
the	O
MultiPoint	O
Services	O
role	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Only	O
the	O
MultiPoint	O
Connector	O
services	O
are	O
available	O
through	O
Feature	O
on	O
Demand	O
for	O
both	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
and	O
Windows	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
