Questions tagged [activation]
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How to activate a Windows Server 2019 domain controller
So the (lone) server in a very small (2 person) office was activated with an evaluation key and configured (very extensively) - awaiting budget for the license. Only to find out that it must be ...
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Does a new Windows 2019 domain controller require Windows to be activated before it will function as a logon server?
I have set up a new domain controller. I believe I've done all the necessary things. DNS is synchronized, DHCP is transferred and working, and handing out the new server as DNS, also working. Is a ...
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slmgr.vbs supress dialog
We use a batch file with the following content to activate our windows domain computer after imaging:
slmgr.vbs -ipk XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX
slmgr -ato
This works well, but there is a problem: ...
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Activation Specification batching MDB processing
I have an MQ topic with messages that expire after 2 hours. There are thousands of messages on the topic at a given time.
I am using an MDB and an Activation Specification in Websphere to process the ...
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Change Windows from KMS client to Azure AD activation?
Is there a known way to change existing Windows 10/11 devices from KMS client activation to Azure AD Education A3 / A5 or Enterprise E3 / E5 license activation?
Apparently when Windows 10/11 devices ...
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How to change the associated user license for an Office 365 installation?
Office 365 allows (*) any user to install all Office applications (currently Office 2016) for which he/she has been granted a license on up to 5 devices; if the user installs the applications from the ...
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Activate Windows 10 when OEM key is missing
We are offboarding a hundred plus Dell Latitude E7470 and 7480 model laptops by reimaging them with base Windows 10 Pro, and about a quarter of them fail to activate Windows 10 Pro due to not having a ...
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Unable to install Windows Server 2022 Host Key on 2012R2 KMS Service
I have tried installing "Windows Srv 2022 DataCtr/Std KMS host key" on Windows Server 2012R2 KMS server, but apparently it is failing:
The following error has occurred. Please resolve the ...
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Activation of Gmail for secondary domain fails though MX records are added in Google Cloud Platform
Gmail for the main domain is activated
I added a secondary domain. In https://admin.google.com/ the status is: varified + Gmail activation failed.
When I start activation on the last step I see that ...
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Trying to resurrect 10 year old software - can't activate Windows Server 2008 R2 and problems with Activate by Phone
I wrote a workshop database application for a client in Romania that had a Land Rover dealership a long long time ago in Access 2.0. Haven't heard from him in years, then last week he calls. He is ...
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Activation of Windows 10 enterprise in an Azure VM
I recently created an Azure VM using Windows 10 Enterprise 21H1 image.
While creating, (since I was planning to buy a Microsoft 365 F3 license seperately to activate this VM) I confirmed this in ...
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Can't activate Windows Server 2012 r2
I installed Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard Evaluation Version on an IBM x3650 M4 server. Also I connected a domain controller configured as a secondary server.
Now I've purchased a Volume License ...
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AWS - Unable to activate windows after CIS hardening
I have a Server 2016 datacenter cloud server running in AWS that I "Locked Down" following the CIS L2 guidelines a year or so ago.
Recently I tried migrating the instance to a new account. ...
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CyberLink PowerDirector : You have to be the administrator to activate the system. Only the administrator has the right to activate the program
I received the following error while attempting to Open/Run CyberLink PowerDirector for the first time:
You have to be the administrator to activate the system. Only the administrator has the right ...
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0x800f0831 Activating Windows Server 2016 from trial to standard
for some reason i cannot activate windows server 2016 from evalution to standard with the standard activation through settings it post error that this version cannot be upgraded.
With powershell ...
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KMS Activation for machine that's rarely on site
We have an employee who is about to change roles. They're moving to another state, and we are accommodating this by letting them switch to a remote position. After the change, the employee will only ...
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Purchasing a license for enterprise GNU/Linux
After recent software update I have found the following message from program glat-client in system logs of some systems:
This copy of GNU/Linux is not activated. See
https://gitlab.com/glat-...
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Server 2016 eval to essential
currently I have the following running:
Name: Windows(R), ServerStandardEval edition
Description: Windows(R) Operating System, TIMEBASED_EVAL channel
Product Key Channel: Retail:TB:Eval
and bought a ...
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Change Windows Activation Key as part of OBE (*before* setup is done)
Is there a way to change the activation key in Windows before you start the out of box experience (setup) on machines w/windows pre-installed? For example, say you purchase a laptop with Home ...
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Activation with KMS with other domain not working
On standalone computers for which I want to activate the Windows 2016 and 2019 license I have set the KMS domain with:
slmgr.vbs -skms-domain DomainFQDN
When I type, on the computer which I want to ...
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Activating Windows 7 In A Secure Environment
My company has a secure (air gapped) internal network in a secure portion of our facility. The machines in this area process data that is not meant to be exposed to the outside world so there is no ...
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How to activate 2016 Standard guest VMs on a 2016 Standard (not Datacenter) server?
I understand that AVMA activation only works with a Datacenter edition host machine. However, the Standard edition is supposed to allow 2 VM installs of Standard as well, but how should those VMs be ...
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Does a client needs constant access to KMS activation server?
If we once activate a Windows Server to a KMS server, do we later need connection to that KMS server?
Or is it a completely one-time occasion?
Or at later, when updates come, again connection to ...
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Why would you activate Server Standard edition on a Datacenter Edition host?
Windows Server Datacenter Edition allows many things to include Automatic Virtual Machine Activation (AVMA). Using AVMA, you can activate equal to & lower & older editions than the host. I can ...
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How to activate Windows Server 2016 using MAK key and no local KMS?
We have a very small virtual environment with only two Server 2012 VMs. We just purchased a license (local government entity) for Windows Server 2016 in order to add another VM to our stack. I'm ...
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Xeon, Linux and turbo boost technology
I have 4 core Xeon at my server and Debian, the CPU has turbo boost technology. Does the top command in linux show % cpu usage counting with the possibility of turbo boost ?
I mean if I have 50% CPU ...
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What are the dangers of buying a windows entreprise key online? [closed]
For multiple reasons I've settled on using Windows 10 Enterprise LTSB.
Apart of getting a fake key or getting a legitimate key revoked, what are the dangers of purchasing / applying an unknown ...
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Windows Server 2012 r2 Datacenter activation issue
I have a licencing problem on Win server 2012 R2. I want to activate windows server 2012 R2 Datacenter using MAK(which I have) with standard procedure(my computer->properties->activate windows->enter ...
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Do GUIRunOnce and product key in a VM template work in SCVMM? If so, why are my VMs being spun up not activated?
I'm using SCVMM v3.2.8224 to manage dozens of VMs that run Windows Server 2012 R2 (both Standard and Datacenter). In each VM template's OS properties, I've inputted the pertinent product key from here....
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How to configure active directory activation from powershell/commandline?
Although it's a simple matter to configure Active Directory activation on Windows Server 2016 once the VA role is installed using the GUI, I need a way to configure this from the command line or ...
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Can I create a pre-activated Windows 7 image
I have a large batch of laptops that all have identical hardware. Right now each laptop has its own backup image (ie Norton Ghost) that contains the installed OS as well as all the relevant software.
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Creating Answer File For Windows 7 Deployment
We use Dell Computers here and we are wanting to create a standard Desktop Image for Deployment. We only have the OEM copy of Windows 7 Professional that ships with each system.
I understand about ...
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SBS 2008 reinstall on new machine
We purchased a single license on Windows Small Business Server 2008 for a medical office, and soon after a power fault caused the server to overload, destroying the power supply and motherboard. I ...
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Windows server 2012 Essential R2 trial activation [duplicate]
I've installed Windows Server 2012 Essentials R2 on my server.
Then I've bought an OEM licence to add on this server.
I've tried to convert my trial to "full licenced" with my key, but the system ...
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After Office 2013 silent deployment, Activation Fails then Succeeds
I'm having a really strange issue. I'll try to be brief as possible, but I've been through a lot of testing to get here.
Our Environment leading up to this point
Office 2010
Deployed Lync 2013 (as ...
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Routing to KMS on another network/domain
This question is about KMS activation over a different network from the one my workstation is connected to.
The software I am dealing with is Windows 7 Enterprise and MS Office 2013
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KMS Host has more than the minimum count, but client machines are still not activating
So pretty as the question states, here is some more info:
What I have done:
1) I have setup 36 machines (I have more, but just done one lab for now) to point to the KMS Host
2) I have rearmed the ...
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phpBB: How to handle spammy registrations?
I'm managing a phpBB-based forum that gets hit hard by spammers signing up fake accounts. To combat this, we enabled "administrator activation required", but it's not working so well: When a new user ...
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It it possible to downgrade Windows 10 Enterprise evaluation to Professional? [duplicate]
I'm planning to setup a Hyper-V virtual machine with Windows 10 and try to migrate some business applications. If everything works, I plan to activate with a Win 10 Professional license key. ...
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Windows 7: the product key you entered does not appear to be a valid windows 7 product key
While bulk activating OEM Windows 7 PRO x64 products (we re-image the PCs every three months or so), I always have issues with a couple of machines.
The issue I'm facing now is that it reports "the ...
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Windows 7 Enterprise Activation
I borrowed a Windows 7 Enterprise disk from work because it hasn't been released to the general public yet and installed it on a personal machine. I got the machine all setup with my programs then I ...
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Event Viewer Warning: "Installation of the Proof of Purchase from the ACPI table failed. Error code: 0xC004F057"
I have Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard running on a Dell PowerEdge T320. The server is near one month in use as a domain controller. I've noticed this warning entry showing in the Application log ...
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Server 2012 R2 Activation errors - OEM_SLP
I have inherited a Dell Power Edge R320 server running for a client and it is complaining that it is not activated.
I have gone through the activation process by phone using the automated service and ...
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Can't activate volume license Office 2013 installed on retail Windows 7 via KMS
I have a KMS host in my environment running on Windows 7 Enterprise. It is configured to activate all volume licensed editions of Windows and below and Office 2013 and below. It has received the ...
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How to stop DISM resetting activation?
I have a lab of virtual (Windows 7 Ultimate) machines and want to create a Windows image using MDT 2013 / DISM.
When I use the DISM capture-image on the reference machine and DISM apply-image on the '...
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How to activate Windows 7 using sysprep unattend.xml?
How can one activate Windows 7 deployed via an image through SysPrep using an unattend.xml file?
This is the code I've written so far:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<unattend xmlns=...
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Broken activation of Windows Server 2012 [duplicate]
I inherited non-activated Windows Server 2012 Standard. So I purchased retail version "OEM Win Svr Std 2012 R2 x64 CZ 1pk DVD 2CPU / 2VM" and tried to activate it with product key. With this key, I ...
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Convert activated windows server 2012 std on Hyper-V guest to ESXI virtual machine
I've activated Windows Server 2012 on Hyper-V virtual machine (guest) and i want convert it to VMware virtual machine on ESXI server
My question is
"Can i do it without activate Windows again ?"
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Windows Server 2008: "not genuine" - performance impact?
Is it possible that not activating a copy of Windows Server 2008 might have a performance impact, specifically over TCP?
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I've been provided with a Windows Server 2008 Oracle VM. It ...
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Virtual Windows 2008 Server Activation with ESX
I had a decommissioned server (Dell PE2950) that we could still use, it had OEM Windows 2003 Std on it but wanted to use it as a new host with VMware ESX5 to put a couple legacy severs on it. I wiped ...
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