January 2019 – WebbShared

Convert Windows Server 2019 Eval to licensed

January 20, 2019 by Jim Webb

If you’ve started out using Windows Server 2019 Evaluation and would like to convert it to either use KMS or AVMA you can use the commands below to accomplish this.

Convert to KMS:

DISM /online /Set-edition:ServerStandard /ProductKey:N69G4-B89J2-4G8F4-WWYCC-J464C /AcceptEula

Automatic virtual machine activation

January 20, 2019 by Jim Webb

How do you activate your Server VMs running under Hyper-V? If you’re in a production environment you likely use a KMS server. But what about test/dev environments, or home labs? Luckily, there is another option, if you’re using the Datacenter edition of Windows. Before anyone freaks out about the Datacenter requirement, that edition is included with the Visual Studio subscriptions, and is available to many college students for free as part of Microsoft’s Imagine Premium program.