Windows 2016 Serial Key Evaluation

Posted By admin On 24.05.21

Oct 06, 2016 The product key that is used here is the KMS key for Windows Server 2016 Standard Edition. Reboot the server (it will reboot twice!). Checking winver.exe: In an elevated prompt type the following: slmgr /ipk WC2BQ-8NRM3-FDDYY-2BFGV-KHKQY. Again, this is the KMS key for Windows Server 2016 Standard Edition. This Windows Server 2016 post now forms part of our evaluation and KMS product key series where we have shared with you all the product keys you should ever require for Microsoft user and server operating systems. Windows 10 Activation Keys Windows Server 2016 All Versions. Windows Server 2016 Datacenter. Windows Server 2016 Standard. Windows Server 2016 Essentials. Windows 10 version 1607, version 1703, and version 1709. These are the keys for all versions of Windows 10.

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currently I have the following running:

and bought a Windows Server 2016 Essentials key. However, changing the product key via System fails with:

Executing

returns

And slui.exe 0x2a 0xC004F069 Comes up with

Anybody having an idea why this fails? This instance was now running for a while and I decided to finally buy it.

Edit @Muh Fugen

dism.exe /online /get-targeteditions returns:

Executing dism.exe /online /set-edition:ServerDatacenter /productkey:MY_KEY /accepteula returns

However, using the key with a Server 2016 Essentials ISO works pretty fine.

Filtering DISM.log for any errors and warnings results in:

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2 Answers

It is obvious why it didn't work. You bought a Essentials key but tried to upgrade to Datacenter.

I suggest you to get an ISO of the Server Essential Evaluation from the Microsoft Evaluation Center, (clean) install it, run dism.exe /online /get-targeteditions and dism.exe /online /set-edition:ServerEssentials /productkey:YOUR_KEY /accepteula (Replace YOUR_KEY with your Windows Server Essentials product key)