Which Microsoft 365 plans include Custom shell?
12 licenses in this catalog include Custom shell, and 6 more licenses list it as partial, announced, an add-on or to verify.
Lowest-priced way to get it among Enterprise & Business licenses: Windows 11 Enterprise E3 at $7.63 per user/month.
Find the cheapest plan for Custom shell and other features- Product area
- Windows & Cloud PC
- Included
- 12 licenses
- To verify
- 6 licenses
Every license that lists Custom shell
18 licenses, by how they include it. Prices are US list prices per user/month with an annual commitment unless they say otherwise.
- Included
- Included at that level
- Add-on
- Partial or announced
- Unclear in the sources; verify before buying
- Not included
Included, 12
| License | Coverage | US list price |
|---|---|---|
| Windows 11 Enterprise E3Windows & Windows 365 | Included | $7.63 per user/month |
| Windows 11 Enterprise E5Windows & Windows 365 | Included | $12.81 per user/month |
| Microsoft 365 E3 (no Teams)Microsoft 365 Enterprise | Included | $30.45 per user/month |
| Microsoft 365 E3Microsoft 365 Enterprise | Included | $39.00 per user/month |
| Microsoft 365 E5 (no Teams)Microsoft 365 Enterprise | Included | $51.45 per user/month |
| Microsoft 365 E5Microsoft 365 Enterprise | Included | $60.00 per user/month |
| Microsoft 365 E7 (no Teams)Microsoft 365 Enterprise | Included | $90.45 per user/month |
| Microsoft 365 E7Microsoft 365 Enterprise | Included | $99.00 per user/month |
| Microsoft 365 F3 (no Teams)Microsoft 365 Frontline | Included | $8.93 per user/month |
| Microsoft 365 F3Microsoft 365 Frontline | Included | $10.00 per user/month |
| Microsoft 365 A3Microsoft 365 Education | Included | No published list price |
| Microsoft 365 A5Microsoft 365 Education | Included | No published list price |
To verify, 6
| License | Coverage | US list price |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft 365 G3 — DoDMicrosoft 365 Government | ? Verify against the selected government cloud | No published list price |
| Microsoft 365 G3 — GCCMicrosoft 365 Government | ? Verify against the selected government cloud | No published list price |
| Microsoft 365 G3 — GCC HighMicrosoft 365 Government | ? Verify against the selected government cloud | No published list price |
| Microsoft 365 G5 — DoDMicrosoft 365 Government | ? Verify against the selected government cloud | No published list price |
| Microsoft 365 G5 — GCCMicrosoft 365 Government | ? Verify against the selected government cloud | No published list price |
| Microsoft 365 G5 — GCC HighMicrosoft 365 Government | ? Verify against the selected government cloud | No published list price |
Feature availability varies across GCC, GCC High, and DoD; inherited commercial coverage is shown only as an unverified comparison baseline.
Sources
Checked cell by cell
- Microsoft 365 Business Basic: not included, checked November 1, 2026Business Basic has no Windows edition (comparison: Windows 11 edition "-"); Shell Launcher is a Windows Enterprise feature.Microsoft: compare-all-microsoft-365-business-products (opens in a new tab)
Licensing sources for the whole catalog
- Microsoft Subscription Suites Licensing Guidance (opens in a new tab)Primary catalog boundary for Enterprise, Frontline, Business, EMS, Education, and Government suites, including E7 and the current Defender and Purview suite names.
- Microsoft 365 Product Terms (opens in a new tab)Current product availability and licensing terms for Microsoft 365 suites, add-ons, no-Teams variants, Copilot, Entra, Defender, Purview, and Viva offers.
- Government Feature Availability (opens in a new tab)Government service availability differs across GCC, GCC High, and DoD, so commercial inheritance is treated as an unverified baseline rather than definitive coverage.
1 cell of this feature was checked against the page cited. How the catalog is verified