In this way you can activate windows server evaluation edition to full retail edition.
Windows server 2012 r2 standard evaluation product key activation.
I have windows server 2012 r2 standard evaluation installed.
If you license is genuine and your server is connected to the internet you should be able to validate your license.
Extend windows server 2012 r2 evaluation.
Windows server 2012 r2 evaluation is valid for 180 days.
If you install windows server 2012 evaluation edition and later purchase a license the activation process is a little more confusing than you would immediately think.
X is your product key.
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This key can t be used to activate this copy of windows please use another key running slmgr.
I have an oem license key for a 2012 r2 standard but when trying to change product key via system i receive the error.
Windows will reconfigure itself.
First you must convert to a full retail version.
I m trying to activate a customers 2012 r2 standard server to a full copy.
Windows server products resources.
The microsoft evaluation center brings you full featured microsoft product evaluation software available for download or trial on microsoft azure.
You can now view the new server edition by going into server manager.
Run command prompt with administrator privileges and run following command.
We installed the windows server 2012 r2 from the link you provided in a hyper v computer.
I am using a windows server 2012 r2 standard key into the evaluation but it says the key is not suited for that copy of windows.
You can rearm windows server 2012 r2 evaluation up to 5 times.
During the installation no process asked us to enter the product key and we installed it successfully.
As you can see below it this command will upgrade the edition of server to full version.
Following command will rearm your trial windows server 2012 r2.
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It s a little more work than simply typing in a new product key.
Press y to reboot.
The edition will change from windows server 2012 r2 standard evaluation to windows server 2012 r2 standard.