Effective April 13, 2025, if you have a Microsoft 365 E3 or E5 Original subscription that you bought through an Enterprise Agreement (EA), you now also have a subscription for Microsoft 365 E3 Extra Features or Microsoft 365 E5 Extra Features. The Microsoft 365 E3 or E5 Original package includes the following products and services at no additional cost:
- Office 365 E3 or Office 365 E5
- Enterprise Mobility and Security E3 or Enterprise Mobility and Security E5
- Windows E3 or Windows E5
- Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Plan 1
- (NEW) Microsoft 365 E3 or E5 Extra Features
What are Microsoft 365 E3 and E5 Extra Features?
Microsoft 365 E3 and E5 Extra Features are additional subscription packages that offer enhanced capabilities for users with Microsoft 365 E3 or E5 Original subscriptions. These packages include a variety of advanced features designed to improve productivity, security, and data management.
Is my organization eligible?
This is relevant only if you purchased a Microsoft 365 E3 or E5 Original subscription through an Enterprise Agreement (EA). If so, you will now see the Microsoft 365 E3 Extra Features or Microsoft 365 E5 Extra Features product listed on the Licenses page in the Microsoft 365 admin center: https://admin.microsoft.com/.
Extra Features
| Feature | Microsoft 365 E3 Extra Features | Microsoft 365 E5 Extra Features |
| Avatars for Teams | Yes | Yes |
| Universal Print | Yes | Yes |
| Microsoft Clipchamp | Yes | Yes |
| Microsoft Loop | Yes | Yes |
| Windows Autopatch | Yes | Yes |
| Customer Lockbox | No | Yes |
| Defender for IoT – Enterprise IoT Security | No | Yes |
| Immersive spaces for Teams | No | Yes |
| Information Protection and Governance Analytics – Premium | No | Yes |
| Microsoft Defender Application Guard for Office | No | Yes |
| Machine Learning-Based Classification | No | Yes |
| Microsoft Endpoint DLP | No | Yes |
| Microsoft Insider Risk Management | No | Yes |
| Safe Documents | No | Yes |
| Microsoft 365 Copilot | No | No |
How can my organization’s users use these Extra Features?
To enable your users to access the features provided by Microsoft 365 E3 or E5 Extra Features, you need to assign the appropriate license to your Microsoft 365 E3 or E5 users using one of the following ways:
- Assign licenses to users in the Microsoft 365 admin center: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/admin/manage/assign-licenses-to-users.
- Assign Microsoft 365 licenses to user accounts with PowerShell: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/enterprise/assign-licenses-to-user-accounts-with-microsoft-365-powershell.
- Assign licenses to users by group membership in Microsoft Entra ID: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/enterprise-users/licensing-groups-assign.
More information
Documentation: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/commerce/licenses/e3-extra-features-licenses.
Contact your Account Manager Licensing for expert consultancy regarding your Enterprise Agreement (EA) licensing.