Microsoft has simplified Power Automate Desktop licensing by allowing both attended and unattended automation runs under a single per-user with attended RPA license. Organizations no longer need to purchase a separate unattended add-on for most desktop automation scenarios, reducing licensing complexity and cost.
Existing unattended add-on licenses will continue to work through their current term.
Licensing Changes
- Attended and Unattended Modes on Per-User License
- Separate Unattended Add-On No Longer Required for Most Cases
- High-Volume Unattended Still Requires Add-On
Review your current Power Automate Desktop licensing in the Microsoft 365 Admin Center to identify potential cost savings.
Our Take
This is the right call, but Microsoft is underselling how disruptive it'll be. Users have built years of muscle memory around that Chat / Teams split — expect a wave of support tickets the week it lands. Get ahead of it with a quick communication to your users before it shows up, not after.
Bottom Line
Good change, bad rollout timing for unprepared orgs. Send a user comm now.
