402 questions
402 questions with Windows Server Devices and deployment Licensing and activation tags
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windows is not activated problem
i Team, I tried to activate Windows Server 2022 standard edition but it is not allowing to activate saying The product key you entered didn't work. check the product key and try again. xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx Kindly help on this issue.
asked 2025-02-26T11:39:23+00:00
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answered 2025-02-27T14:06:07+00:00
Anonymous
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I would like to upgrade my KMS server to 2025
Hi Team, We recently launched 2025 in my environment and would like to configure KMS server, kindly suggest.
asked 2025-02-21T09:26:55+00:00
Anonymous
answered 2025-02-24T02:45:06+00:00
Anonymous
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I am documenting all production SQL server license models. How to obtain the license type (core-based or Server + CAL).
I am documenting all production SQL server license models. How to obtain the license type (core-based or Server + CAL).
asked 2025-02-20T14:19:36+00:00
Anonymous
answered 2025-02-21T07:49:15+00:00
Anonymous
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How to activate the additional licenses with the Tracking ID ?
I have an Additional licenses , How to activate the additional licenses as the additional licenses not have product key but have a Tracking ID. So, Please help me to enable the additional license to my windows server 2022.
asked 2025-02-16T12:02:08+00:00
Anonymous
answered 2025-02-17T16:20:09+00:00
Anonymous
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Active directory based activation
Hello, Today my customer has domain controller with 2012R2. Migration to 2025 is planed for this year. He is using only KMS server to activate all server + clients today. The plan is to migrate it to Active directory based activation. He has…
asked 2025-02-15T14:22:55+00:00
Anonymous
answered 2025-02-17T12:35:09+00:00
Anonymous
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Unable to Activate Windows Server, at least since 02/13/2025
What's going on?
asked 2025-02-14T18:35:13+00:00
Anonymous
answered 2025-02-17T09:40:05+00:00
Anonymous
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Need to activate Windows server 2022 - Offline Activation
Struggling to find a human with microsoft support. Based out of Qatar none of the numbers work in the portal. I have the installation IDs ready for 10+ Machines. Need help with getting it activated for Windows server 2022 Datacenter
asked 2025-02-16T05:30:32+00:00
Anonymous
answered 2025-02-17T09:33:17+00:00
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activation
hi community, i have windows server 2016, on my screen expired but it should be for a lifetime if what is written on the physical PC. to fix it how? because it causes the PC to shut down every few minutes
asked 2025-02-17T02:45:25+00:00
Anonymous
answered 2025-02-17T07:39:30+00:00
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Windows Server 2022 Standard activation on ESXi with Windows Sever 2022 Datacenter
Hi, We bought 3 DELL servers, for each of them we have Windows Server 2022 Datacenter ROK 16 core licenses.. According to the license terms, having a Datacenter license for the hosting server, I can install any number of VMs with Windows Server 2022…
asked 2024-11-22T12:04:26+00:00
Anonymous
answered 2025-02-14T17:07:38+00:00
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where can i look my license key from Windows server 2019 , we only have sticker on the server with that number but incomplete
where can i look my license key from Windows server 2019 , we only have sticker on the server with that number but incomplete we buy the server direct on Dell .com
asked 2025-02-10T21:39:00+00:00
Anonymous
answered 2025-02-10T21:42:21+00:00
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Activating VMs Under Windows Server 2022 Standard
Hi all, Sadly, I can't seem to figure out what is going wrong here. Here is my build details. Nothing really special. Dell 740xs with Windows Server 2022 STANDARD installed. Hyper-V Role assigned. Two Windows 2022 Standard VMs installed. External…
asked 2024-08-14T21:27:12+00:00
Anonymous
answered 2025-02-08T07:56:51+00:00
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Downgrade from datacenter to standard licenses
Dears, I assigned my VMs on the datacenter license i need to downgrade it to standard. How can i do this? its an overload cost on my environment. Thanks very much
asked 2024-07-31T11:16:56+00:00
Anonymous
answered 2025-02-07T15:51:48+00:00
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Hi! dear Admin! Could you help me "Activate Windows server 2025 "
Windows server shows me this error: "We can't activate indows on this device because the product key was already used on another device. If you think it wasn't used on another device, select Troubleshoot below. Error code: 0xC004C020" After…
asked 2025-02-07T07:08:44+00:00
Anonymous
answered 2025-02-07T07:31:36+00:00
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How to reactivate the Windows Server 2016 Datacenter license
I work at a government company and after 6 years of operation, one of the network's servers lost Windows activation. The respective documentation was lost and we do not have the original license key. How can I reactivate my license?
asked 2025-02-06T11:14:17+00:00
Anonymous
answered 2025-02-07T01:28:01+00:00
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How do I downgrade my Windows server 2022 STD (24core) SCC license to 2019 STD
Hello, I’m currently managing a host server running Windows Server 2022 with four virtual machines (VMs). The host machine is using an OEM Windows Server 2022 Standard license, which is shared with two of the four VMs. I also have a Windows Server 2022…
asked 2025-01-31T13:47:03+00:00
Anonymous
answered 2025-02-03T09:07:42+00:00
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Help me purchase an MSSQL license for our SQL cluster, which has two nodes, each with 8 CPUs. Do I need to purchase 16 core licenses, or is 8 core enough?
We are having 2node cluster in VMWare environment.
asked 2025-01-30T14:26:05+00:00
Anonymous
answered 2025-01-31T06:02:28+00:00
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Windows server 2019 license not getting activated from host server 2022 DC.
Windows Server 2022 Datacenter edition with the Hyper-V server host role installed and activated the license. I have installed Windows Server 2019 Standard Eva OS on the VM. When i tried to activate using slmgr /ipk <AVMA_key> (AVMA keys…
asked 2025-01-28T13:32:15+00:00
Anonymous
answered 2025-01-29T09:55:05+00:00
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Inquiry About SQL Server Licensing for Oracle Cloud Servers
Dear Microsoft Licensing Team, I am reaching out to seek clarification regarding SQL Server licensing for two servers hosted on Oracle Cloud. Each server has 16 cores, and I would like to explore the best licensing options, including Per Core Licensing.…
asked 2025-01-28T03:49:11+00:00
Anonymous
answered 2025-01-28T07:42:25+00:00
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Unable to get volume license key for server 2025 | unable to activate Windows server 2025
I downloaded the Windows Server 2025 ISO from my volume Licensing portal and am trying to activate it. Up until now, we have always downloaded the product key from the portal and typed it into out Windows server installations. We dont use a KMS. However…
asked 2025-01-03T19:05:21+00:00
Anonymous
answered 2025-01-26T23:53:04+00:00
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Transferring from Windows Server Datacenter retail version to an Enterprise Agreement
Hello, There are Windows server VMs deployed using the retail version (trial) of Windows server 2022 Datacenter because the Enterprise Agreement has not been finalized yet. Therefore, the concern here is do we have to reinstall the OS using the image…
asked 2025-01-26T05:13:47+00:00
Anonymous
answered 2025-01-26T23:44:33+00:00
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