Academic Resources for Students

Free Software for Students

Whether your school department has chosen an Online (downloads-only) subscription or an Online+Media subscription, you are able to obtain free Microsoft software with a license that never expires—even after you graduate! All you have to do is:

• Register the MSDNAA products you install with the provided product keys
• Adhere to the license terms of the Student Use Agreement
  
  

Here are some resources to help you obtain the software you'll need:

• Subscribe to an RSS feed of all tools in the MSDN Subscription inventory, with tags noting which subscription(s) they support. Subscribe to this feed to be automatically notified when updates are released.
• Learn how to use the provided e-academy License Management System (ELMS) to download the programs and license keys you'll need. Watch a video to get started with ELMS. (If your MSDNAA Program Administrator doesn't yet use ELMS, he or she should—it's provided at no extra cost, and it's quick and easy to set up, using the instructions provided here).
• Contact your Program Administrator with your questions. If you don't know who your MSDNAA Program Administrator is, use the School Search to look it up.