Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard Evaluation To Full Version Key

Extend windows server 2012 r2 evaluation.

Windows server 2012 r2 standard evaluation to full version key.

You can rearm windows server 2012 r2 evaluation up to 5 times. Activate windows server 2012 evaluation to full version. The upgrade steps are the following. Verify that this server is running an evaluation version.

Following command will rearm your trial windows server 2012 r2. If you haven t already configured a kms host see deploy kms activation for steps to set one up. Windows server 2012 datacenter. Windows server 2012 standard.

The windows server 2012 standard and windows server 2012 datacenter editions come with the activation key pre installed. Login to the server console you want to convert to the full retail version. Windows server installed using server evaluation iso. Dism deployment image servicing and management tool command line tool will be used to perform the upgrade of server from evaluation to full version.

Run command prompt with administrator privileges and run following command. Easy hit the windows key and type in. If you are converting a computer from a kms host mak or retail edition of windows to a kms client install the applicable setup key gvlk from the following tables. After the 180 day evaluation period elapses the server warns you in various ways depending on the edition.

In this post i will show steps to activate windows server 2012 evaluation to full version. Windows server 2012 r2 evaluation is valid for 180 days. Valid and legal windows server key. To use the keys listed here which are gvlks you must first have a kms host running in your deployment.