====== Server: Licensing ======

===== Guest activation =====

[[https://docs.microsoft.com/de-de/windows-server/get-started-19/vm-activation-19|Official Microsoft Article]]

Eval Licenses have to be converted to normal licenses first. See [[knowledge_base:windows:eval_to_rtm_activation|here]].

==== Core from Eval ====

Even from Standard Core the update doesnt seem to work.((from [[https://www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/aelhnw/windows_server_2019_eval_to_server_standard/eit8biy?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3|here]]))

<code powershell>
DISM /online /Set-Edition:ServerDatacenterCor /ProductKey:WMDGN-G9PQG-XVVXX-R3X43-63DFG /AcceptEula

#or

DISM /online /Set-Edition:ServerDatacenter /ProductKey:WMDGN-G9PQG-XVVXX-R3X43-63DFG /AcceptEula
</code>
after Restart:
<code powershell>
slmgr /ipk H3RNG-8C32Q-Q8FRX-6TDXV-WMBMW
slmgr /ato
</code>

===== WinServer License from Eval to Retail =====

==== GUI ====

You MUST install this software using the desktop experience edition.

<code powershell>
DISM /online /Set-Edition:ServerDatacenter /ProductKey:XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX /AcceptEula
</code>

after Restart:

<code powershell>
slmgr /ipk XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX
slmgr /ato
</code>

:!: The DISM command does not set the product key, so the slmgr is essential.

==== Core ====

Even from Standard Core the update doesnt seem to work.((from [[https://www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/aelhnw/windows_server_2019_eval_to_server_standard/eit8biy?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3|here]]))

<code powershell>
DISM /online /Set-Edition:ServerDatacenterCor /ProductKey:WMDGN-G9PQG-XVVXX-R3X43-63DFG /AcceptEula
</code>

after Restart:

<code powershell>
slmgr /ipk XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX
slmgr /ato
</code>

===== Trial expansion =====

<code powershell>
slmgr -rearm
</code>