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If a KMS server is deployed in your local network ( What is Volume KMS activation?), you can use it to activate your Windows Server OS with the following commands: The command will look like this:ĭISM /online /Set-Edition:ServerDatacenter /ProductKey:CB7KF-BWN84-R7R2Y-793K2-8XDDG /AcceptEula To upgrade Windows Server 2016 Eval to the Datacenter edition, you need to use another GVLK key.

After that restart your server and make sure you have a full Standard edition installed. In this case, we recommend you find and stop the Software Protection Service ( Stop-Service sppsvc -Force) and disable Internet access (you can even disconnect the Ethernet LAN cable).Īfter you run this command, wait for the message Command completed successfully (in some cases it may take several hours!!!). Some users complain that sometimes when you run a DISM /set-edition command, it hangs by 10%. You will later replace it with your own product key. The specified product key could not be validated.Ĭheck that the specified product key is valid and that it matches the target edition.Īlways use the Microsoft GVLK key when upgrading the Windows Server edition. If you specify your retail or MAK key instead of a public GVLK key in the DISM command, an error will appear: Error 1168 For example, to upgrade your Eval edition to the Retail version of Windows Server 2016 Standard, use the command:ĭism /online /set-edition:ServerStandard /productkey:WC2BQ-8NRM3-FDDYY-2BFGV-KHKQY /accepteula The conversion is performed via the command prompt using the built-in DISM tool. To upgrade Windows Server Evaluation to a full version, you need to use the public KMS (GVLK) key for Windows Server 2016. Windows Server 2016: Converting Evaluation to Licensed Version

You can convert both the full GUI version of Windows Server and the Windows Server Core (converting the trial version of Server Core is supported starting from the release of Windows Server 2016 14319-1705.RS1_REFRESH).First, you need to upgrade your edition to Windows Server Datacenter Full, and then use a little trick to downgrade the Windows Server edition (check the link at the end of the article) Windows Server Eval Datacenter cannot be upgraded to Windows Server Standard Full.

If NIC Teaming is configured on the server, it must be disabled before upgrading.

It will first have to be demoted to a member server (check that FSMO AD roles are not running on this DC, transfer them to other domain controllers if necessary)

You cannot upgrade a server with an Active Directory Domain Service domain controller role.