Choose your local Windows Server 2012 Server from the Server Pool.Ĭhoose the Volume Activation Services role. Add the Volume Activation Services roleĪfter installing Windows Server 2012 open Server Manager and choose Add roles and features, choose Role-Based or Feature-Based installation. Save this key somewhere safe, you’ll need it later. “Windows® Operating System, VOLUME_KMS_2012-R2_WIN10 channel” You need to get a new KMS Host key from the Volume License Service Center that has this string: Which is an Update that enables Windows 8.1 and Windows 8 KMS hosts to activate a later version of Windows. Install a hotfix to add support for activating later versions of Windows Windows 2008 R2 is (currently) not supported for activating Windows 10 using KMS. Setup Server 2012 R2įirst things first, you need to setup up a new 2012 R2 KMS server, because it won’t work with Windows 2008 R2. If you’re about to use a VLK, you are probably going to be needing these commands.Here’s some brief note’s for setting up KMS for activating Windows 10. If you get a message saying you’re unable to upgrade because of error 0xC03F6506 or 0xC004F069, see this post. What you can do is enter the Windows 10 Pro upgrade key, VK7JG-NPHTM-C97JM-9MPGT-3V66T, let it upgrade, and then enter the VLK. If you enter a VLK key for Windows 10 Pro on Windows 10 Home, it will not be accepted. Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-Based Systems

Windows Server 2008 Datacenter without Hyper-V Windows Server 2008 Enterprise without Hyper-V Windows Server 2008 Standard without Hyper-V

Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 Operating system edition Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-based Systems Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Operating system edition Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8 Operating system edition Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows 8.1 Operating system edition Windows Server 2016 Operating system edition Windows Server 2019 Operating system edition I keep having to look these up, especially the “Upgrade Key” at the bottom.

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