
DirectAccess connections are not affected, because they use port 443, which is usually unblocked. In these cases you cannot use the traditional VPN protocols like PPTP or L2TP. DA offered me another advantage: I travel a lot, so very often hotel wireless networks block the common VPN outbound ports. It’s fascinating to connect automatically to your corporate network, without actually doing anything. That explains how to upgrade to Windows 10 Enterprise for free - just without being able to activate.In my company we’re used all these years to work with DirectAccess. Is there a smart technical way of bypassing this operating system restriction and allowing Windows 10 Pro to work somehow with DirectAccess, without being forced to upgrade to the Enterprise version. Will Microsoft update Windows 10 Pro to work with DirectAccess in the future instead of imposing the requirement to upgrade to Windows 10 Enterprise.Ģ. Richard Hicks addresses the persistent rumour about Windows 10 Pro changing to now support DirectAccess - hereġ. Windows 10® Enterprise 2015 Long Term Servicing Branch (LTSB) The Prerequisites for Deploying DirectAccess that are imposed by Microsoft include, the need for one of the following client operating systems. I understand that you can fool Windows by using a generic Windows 10 Enterprise product key, which works but that will not activate. Is there a possible workaround or am I forced to upgrade all the clients to Windows Enterprise?Īside.


I think Microsoft should update Win 10 Pro to allow clients to connect.

I have set up DirectAccess on a company server but only Windows Pro clients so am unable to connect.
