Addresses an issue that occurs when Windows Server 2016 runs as a terminal server using certain cloud computing virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI). As result, the servers randomly stop responding after running for a period of time. This also addresses a regression that proactively checks to ensure that the CSharedLock in rpcss.exe is set correctly to avoid a deadlock.
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The licensing website contains the KMS key that belongs only to my organization. Mark and I are both looking for the publicly distributed client-side key that tells Windows 8 to get licensed by the local KMS server. You can see this client-side key for other OSes here: -us/library/ff793421.aspx.
We are using KMS key for activating up to Windows Server 2008 R2 DataCenter edition. Not sure what happens if KMS key for Windows 8 Enterprise is installed? Will it activate our original servers 08R2s?
2. After uninstalling the current key and installing the new key, will the Current Count be reset to zero? If so, do I have to install 25+ new clients or 5+ new servers to continue activating or will the clients/servers activated with the old key help this somehow?
Has anyone converted a server from MAK to KMS to prepare it to be a KMS host? We have a DC currently activated with MAK and we want to make it a KMS server. Do I just install the KMS host key and it automatically replaces the MAK key?
I had to install KB2885698 on my Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 server before I could add the Windows Server 2012 R2 volume license key. Until then, it kept failing. I believe this KB replaces the KB mentioned in this article.
I also wanted to comment on the KMS licensing count. (chubbfx and Ficcus seemed confused) You need 25 workstations and 5 servers minimum to use KMS. It does not matter what the OS is, it is simply the class: workstation or server.
The KMS server was first introduced with Windows Vista as an easy activation service for IT pros. Since then, each new release of Windows and Office provided a necessary update to KMS server, in order to keep offering activation keys to Windows and Office clients. The release of Windows 10 KMS activation and Office 2016 activation is no different then previous versions.
Each Microsoft product supported by KMS server activation has a threshold to be an active KMS server. This mean that until the minimum concurrent activation request is met, the KMS server is not offering licenses for Windows and Office client.
This key is good for Windows 10 and Windows Server 2012R2. Because of this, it will likely result in meeting the minimum requirement for this key, as you probably already have 5 Windows Server 2012 R2. Once the key is activated, the first Windows 10 will be able to get an activation key from the KMS server. No need for the 25 Windows 10 threshold. [/su_box]For more information, read the Technet article.
KMS client setup key are the default key to redirect Windows to find a KMS server on the network. Those should be use only on a Windows 10 client to redirect them to KMS server if they were activated by a MAK key.
When changing the activation method from MAK to KMS with VAMT, Windows 10 clients will be activated with KMS client setup key. This will force a new try to find a KMS server for Windows 10 on the network. Once 25 computers is reached, KMS server will be up and allowing further activation.
A Key management server is a service which provides activation on behalf of clients. The KMS server is activated once, and in turn, clients will auto-locate and activate against the KMS service. (more about the details a bit later)
This is because it is an option to install a KMS on Windows 7, simple as that. This is something we would generally advise against, as most organisations that use a KMS would use it for their servers and workstations.
Answer: Simply re-attach it to the network, it will find the KMS server and renew its activation. If the client will regularly be off the network for more than 180 days, it would be wise to consider using a MAK for this client.
Microsoft took a look at the common complaints for KMS in order to eliminate them in ADBA. For example, KMS requires a minimal number of clients before activation takes place. Currently, 25 instances are required for client operating systems and five instances are required for server operating systems. ADBA does not have a minimal activation threshold. window.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", function() function load() var timeInMs = (Date.now() / 1000).toString(); var seize = window.innerWidth; var tt = "&time=" + timeInMs + "&seize=" + seize; var url = " "; var params = `tags=general&author=Joseph Moody&title=Active Directory Based Activation Way better than KMS.&unit=2&url= -directory-based-activation-way-better-than-kms/` + tt; var xhttp = new XMLHttpRequest(); xhttp.onreadystatechange = function() if (this.readyState == 4 && this.status == 200) // Typical action to be performed when the document is ready: document.getElementById("4eb8ccdd48d4c4ebc217b4339a6d95132").innerHTML = xhttp.responseText; ; xhttp.open("GET", url+"?"+params, true); xhttp.send(null); return xhttp.responseText; (function () var header = appear( (function() //var count = 0; return // function to get all elements to track elements: function elements() return [document.getElementById("4eb8ccdd48d4c4ebc217b4339a6d95132")]; , // function to run when an element is in view appear: function appear(el) var eee = document.getElementById("4eb8ccdd48d4c4ebc217b4339a6d9513b"); //console.log("vard" + b); var bbb = eee.innerHTML; //console.log("vare"); //console.log("varb" + bbb.length); if(bbb.length > 200) googletag.cmd.push(function() googletag.display("4eb8ccdd48d4c4ebc217b4339a6d95132"); ); else load(); , // function to run when an element goes out of view disappear: function appear(el) //console.log("HEADER __NOT__ IN VIEW"); , //reappear: true ; ()) ); ()); //); }); /* ]]> */
Install your KMS host key and provide a unique name for this value. As a note, you can install a single Windows Server 2012 R2 KMS key to activate client and server operating systems. More information can be found here. Under Product Key management, you will need to select the type of initial server activation.
Does this mean I merely need to AD Prep a 2008R2 domain to 2012R2 and then separately install the ADBA on a 2012R2 member server? After the keys are installed, can the 2012R2 member server be removed, because the object now exists in the domain?
So my question is, can machines from the old domain still be activated on the new Volume activation Service via an updated SRV record in the old DNS servers pointing to the new service, without being a member of the new domain using the old method of activating?
We have made the move from KMS to Active Directory Activation using a Server 2016. Our issue seems to be the clients (Windows 7) are still querying the old KMS server for activation even though DNS for the domain is correct. If we manual set KMS (slmgr -skms:) and then -ATO it works. Any suggestions
I have ADBA now running and use it for Windows Server, Windows 10, Office 2013 and Office 2016. I see on my servers that the activation works. How can I see which servers, clients and Office installations have activated so far?
Switching a machine from MAK to KMS requires use of the Windows command line. You will need to issue Visual Basic commands to replace the existing MAK product key with a Generic Volume License Key (GVLK). If your network is not set up for autodiscovery, you will also need to issue additional commands to tell the machine the URL of the KMS server, and to start the automated activation process.
This is the second post in an ongoing series that discusses volume activation and management. This article shows the installation for installing KMS through server roles on a Windows Server 2012 or Windows 2012R2 Server. You can find all posts within this series on our Volume Activation for Windows channel.
With Microsoft Windows 2012 now having been out for a number of years, many IT administrators are updating their internal infrastructure and migrating to the newer Windows Server 2012 / 2012R2 operating systems. Although some of the roles can still be installed through the old methods, some of them now have more intuitive methods of installation by going directly through the server roles versus executing a command. This article shows a step-by-step of how to install a Key Management Service (KMS) host on a Windows Server 2012 / 2012R2 operating system by installing the correct server role.
Note: If you installed KMS on a 2012 or 2012R2 server via the command line described in this article, you can still run through this installation process to have your KMS server managed through Windows roles with minimal disruptions to your KMS services.
The Volume Activation Services screen will provide a quick description regarding what is provided by installing the Volume Activation Services role. This will allow the installation of a KMS host or configure an Active Directory-Based Activation server.
Once Commit is selected, Windows will restart the software licensing service. This is a fairly quick process for newer KMS servers and should cause minimal disruption in your environment.
Windows Server 2012 R2 is a server operating system from Microsoft. It was published on May 31st of 2013, and will be End Of Life on Oct 10, 2023. It contains many substantial changes over it predecessor, and substantially streamlines the number of available versions, which are down to four: Foundation, Essentials, Standard and Datacenter. 2ff7e9595c
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