Is LicenseVault legitimate?

Yes. LicenseVault is an independent EU-based reseller of genuine Microsoft retail keys. Every key is first-use or fully transferred and activates against Microsoft's own activation servers. Resale is lawful under the EU exhaustion-of-distribution-rights doctrine established by the Court of Justice of the European Union in case C-128/11 (UsedSoft v Oracle, 2012).

How fast is delivery?

Typical delivery is under 10 minutes, 24/7. The 90-day average is approximately 8 minutes. Keys are released automatically by email after Stripe captures payment.

What is the refund policy?

14-day free return on every purchase under EU Directive 2011/83/EU. Selected category landings offer a 30-day money-back guarantee. If a key ever fails to activate, LicenseVault replaces it free of charge for the lifetime of the product.

Are the keys region-locked?

No. Microsoft retail product keys are not region-locked. A key purchased from LicenseVault activates Windows, Office, Server, SQL or Visual Studio in any Microsoft-supported language and country.

Why is LicenseVault cheaper than the Microsoft Store?

LicenseVault sources surplus retail and unused volume keys through authorised EU resale channels and operates without first-party retail overhead. The keys are identical genuine Microsoft retail product keys — not OEM stickers, not MAK-shared, not grey-market.

Which payment methods are accepted?

Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover, Apple Pay, Google Pay, PayPal, and instant SEPA / bank transfer — all via Stripe (PCI-DSS Level 1, TLS 1.3).

In which languages is LicenseVault available?

The storefront is available in English, Spanish, German and French. Customer support replies in English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch and Arabic. The daily magazine publishes in 22 languages.

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Microsoft 365 Business Standard vs Premium

Microsoft 365 Business Standard vs Premium: Intune, Defender for Business, Entra ID P1, conditional access and the security upgrade case.

Business Standard gives a small team the desktop Office apps plus Exchange, SharePoint and Teams. Business Premium keeps all of that and bolts on the security and device management stack: Microsoft Defender for Business, Intune MDM, Entra ID Plan 1 and conditional access.

If you handle customer data, take payments, or are subject to GDPR/PCI compliance, Premium is the floor — not the upgrade.

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Merkmal	Microsoft 365 Business Standard	Microsoft 365 Business Premium
Desktop Office apps	✓	✓
Exchange Online (50 GB mailbox)	✓	✓
SharePoint & OneDrive (1 TB)	✓	✓
Microsoft Teams (add-on)	✓	✓
Defender for Business (anti-malware, EDR)	—	✓
Intune (mobile & PC management)	—	✓
Entra ID Plan 1 (Conditional Access, SSO)	—	✓
Information protection (sensitivity labels)	Basic	Advanced
Per-user/month (annual)	~€11.70	~€20.60

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Buy Standard for very small teams with no compliance pressure, where every device is personally owned and trusted.

Buy Premium the moment you need device compliance, MFA enforcement, or remote-wipe — i.e. virtually any business handling client data.

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Can I upgrade from Standard to Premium mid-term?

Yes. Microsoft pro-rates the difference and you keep all data and settings. Intune and Defender become available immediately after the upgrade.

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