Convert Windows Server 2016 Evaluation to Licensed. The product key that is used here is the KMS key for Windows Server 2016 Standard Edition. Reboot the server (it will reboot twice!). Checking winver.exe: In an elevated prompt type the following: slmgr /ipk WC2BQ-8NRM3-FDDYY-2BFGV-KHKQY Again, this is the KMS key for Windows Server 2016. There are no updates for KMS role on Windows Server 2008R2. So you won’t be able to use KMS in Windows Server 2008 R2 to activate Windows Server 2016 or Windows 10 Enterprise 2016 LTSB. KMS Server Activation Using CSVLK. After installation or update of your KMS server, activate it with CSVLK (so called KMS Host Key).

• Windows Server 2016 Kms Servers

Activating Windows Server 2016So it’s time to make sure we start thinking about activating Windows Server 2016 in our environments.If you manage on premises environments with one or more AD domains or even forests you might be in a situation where (ADBA) is the easiest solution. If you set this up you’ll enjoy automatic activation of the OS after joining domain configured with ADBA.

This is what I use for the Office and Windows editions that support it. It’s fast and easy to set up.Now when you’re hosting IAAS services this might not be your best approach as that means it will need to be set up in the AD of your tenants. Something your most often don’t manage or control if an AD is even present. You also need the right versions of both AD and client software and operating systems to use this. That can also be an issue on premises. But don’t worry.

Both and will work for IAAS and for on premises in these situations.I actually support 2 on premises environments where ADBA is being used for the recent OS and Office versions while KMS is still around for the older OS versions. That way as the old OS versions are phased out the KMS infrastructure can be retired as well.

KMS Server activationYou can use a Windows Server 2012 R2 or 2016 server as a KMS server. I just made sure my KMS server was fully patched before I attempted to install and activate the Windows Server 2016KMS key. That means that on Windows Server 2012 R2 you want installed as this enable support for Windows Server 2012 R2 as a KMS server host to activate Windows Server 2016. For Windows Server 2016 this means don’t do anything unless you have all the zero day patches installed.First we take a look at the current situation by running slmgr.vbs /dlvUninstall the current KMS key using slmgr.vbs /upk, please use an elevated command promptNow you can install the new Windows 2016 KMS key on your KMS server. If you run in to any issues here, restarting the KMS Service can help ((“ net stop sppsvc” and “ net start sppsvc“).

Try that first.slmgr.vbs /ipk JOINT-THENA-VYBOY-SNOCR-ACKS!The key listed here is for all you wannabe pirates out there, sorry, this is the navy. If you’re, looking for illegal keys, cracks, keygens, activators or dodgy KMS virtual machine for Windows activations and such this is not the place.If you now run slmgr.vbs /dlv you’ll see that the license status is “notification” as the server hasn’t been activated yet.You now need to activate your server with the KMS key first by running slmgr.vbs /atoWe can now look at what’s installed now by running slmgr.vbs /dlv again. As you can see we’re in business to activate all our Windows Server 2016 and any OS version below that if t supports KMS activation.Now in Windows 2012 R2 and later we also have the Volume Activation Tools feature you can install and use to do this, just like you use this for the ADBA setup.Activate guest VMs on Hyper-V hosts Configure Guest VMs activation with AVMAIf you’d like to leverage, which is especially handy as a IAAS hoster, you’ll need to use Windows Server 2016 or 2012 R2 Datacenter on your Hyper-V hosts and activate them by your chosen method (MAK, KMS, ADBA). You also need to use Windows Server 2016 or 2012 R2 Standard/Datacenter in the guest VMs. As long as your Hyper-V hosts is activated, every new guest deployed on them will be activated automatically. There’s no need for a KMS or ADBA configuration for the guest (tenant VMs) or even an internet connection. The later is great for more secured environments.

Easy peasy.The only thing you need to do is use the AVMA client key in the slmgr /ipk. These are public ones actually just like the KMS clients keys.There are two things to note: The first,a s you can read in the link to the AVMA documenation above:“AVMA requires a Microsoft Virtualization Server running Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter or Windows Server 2016 Datacenter. A Windows Server 2016 AVMA host can activate guests that run the Datacenter, Standard or Essentials editions of Windows Server 2016 and Windows Server 2012 R2. A Windows Server 2012 R2 AVMA host can activate guests that run the Datacenter, Standard or Essentials editions of Windows Server 2012 R2.”This means a Windows Server 2012 R2 Host cannot activate Windows server 2016 VMs. You can upgrade “cheaply” that way, let’s put it like that.Secondly make sure the VM has Data Exchange turned ON in Integration Services. That’s the mechanism leveraged to make AVMA work.

You should have that on anyway, really, I mean it 🙂 Configure Guest VMs activation with KMSThe public client KMS keys for VLK media can be found here: I’ve only included a screnshot of the Windows Server KMS client keys here. More info is in the TechNet page.To make sure a Windows Server 2016 Datacenter VM can activate via a KMS serer install use the below commands to replace a MAK key for example:slmgr.vbs /ipk CB7KF-BWN84-R7R2Y-793K2-8XDDGslmgr.vbs /atoNOTE: all these keys can be used within a template or via unattented installation config files.

One issue can be that you don’t have Data Exchange turned off in Integration Services but as your host isn’t W2K16 that’s probably the issue. I’ll have to put that more clearly in the blog post. AFAIK and as it states in the docs you’ll have to run at least the host version equal or high than the guest VM OS versions. So to activate W2K16 Std in a Guest you’ll need to have the host running W2K16 DC edition an be activated.See:.aspx“AVMA requires a Microsoft Virtualization Server running Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter or Windows Server 2016 Datacenter. A Windows Server 2016 AVMA host can activate guests that run the Datacenter, Standard or Essentials editions of Windows Server 2016 and Windows Server 2012 R2.

A Windows Server 2012 R2 AVMA host can activate guests that run the Datacenter, Standard or Essentials editions of Windows Server 2012 R2.”. This is the same error I receive when I attempt to install a Windows Server 2016 key. I have found that to activate 2016 with KMS the KMS host needs to be on at least Windows Server 2012. I suspect it is the same with Windows 10 2016 LTSB.Error: 0xC004F050 The Software Licensing Service reported that the product key is invalidWhile this link showWindows Server 2008 R2 is not supported as a KMS Host for Windows Server 2016 or Windows 10 Enterprise 2016 LTSB editionMy existing KMS host server running on Windows server 2008 R2 and existing environment clients are Windows7,8, 10, Windows server 2008R2, 2012R2, Office 2010, 2013. Please guide me so that I can able to execute in production environment.Can you please confirm? Hello, First of all – Thank you so much for a lovely article.I need the direction as I am a newbie to the networking /licensing concept. Please forgive me if my questions are silly:Currently, our organization has KMS installed on Windows 8 box.

Now, I have created a new VM (VM Ware Esxi host) with 2016 Standard (evaluation version).As per your article, installed the Volume Activation Services on the VM -Windows 2016. I do have the KMS license Key, next what? Do I install the key and proceed as per the above. I am confused like if I activate, what about the KMS service which is on Windows 8 box? Does it not end in conflicts? As stated., I am newbie to this concept and appreciate if you can provide me with the right steps – for migrating the Old KMS host service (windows 8) to new virtual machine (windows 2016).Thank you very much.

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If you are already running a Server 2012 R2 KMS server, it’s very easy to add the appropriate KMS key to activate Windows 10 2016 LTSB and Server 2016. If you have not already install KB3058168, download and install it here:. This update allows you to activate a Windows 10 host from Server 2012/2012 R2. You will also need this update, depending on OS:Server 2012 – KB3172615:Server 2012 R2 – KB3172614:Hint: if you’re already activating Windows 10 from your KMS server, you already have ALL required KB’s installed.After you have the required hotfixes applied, add and activate you KMS key using these commands:slmgr /ipk slmgr /atoYou will need your highest available KMS key. It will activate everything below it. If you are licensed for Server 2016 Datacenter, add that key.

Windows Server 2016 Kms Servers

It will activate Server 2016 Standard and Windows 10 2016 LTSB. If you are only licensed for Server 2012 Standard, use that key, etc.If you have already used MAK keys to activate any of these OS’s, you can use the KMS client keys to convert them to KMS licensing. You can find these keys here:.Note: currently, there are no plans from Microsoft to release a hotfix to allow Server 2008 R2 KMS hosts to activate Server 2016/Windows 10 2016 LTSB. You MUST upgrade your KMS host to at least Server 2012.