| Misconception | Reality | |---------------|---------| | “I can run unattended flows with just the free Windows license.” | No. Unattended requires an unattended add-on (per machine or hosted). | | “One user license covers a shared machine running after hours.” | No. User licenses are for attended use only – that specific user must be logged in. | | “I can use premium connectors with the free desktop version.” | No. Cloud connectors (SharePoint, SQL, Dataverse) require Power Automate Premium per user. | | “Unattended licenses are per flow.” | No. They are per machine/session – one license = one concurrent job, regardless of number of flows. |
With the release of Windows 10 (specifically updates in late 2020) and all versions of Windows 11, the Power Automate Desktop client is "seeded" into the operating system. It appears as a built-in application. power automate desktop license