{"id":5097,"date":"2021-04-28T13:25:15","date_gmt":"2021-04-28T16:25:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.clusterweb.com.br\/?p=5097"},"modified":"2021-04-28T13:25:15","modified_gmt":"2021-04-28T16:25:15","slug":"windows-2016-server-convert-evaluation-to-licensed-version","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.clusterweb.com.br\/?p=5097","title":{"rendered":"Windows 2016 Server convert Evaluation to Licensed version"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-20352 size-full lazyloaded\" title=\"win16convertevaltolic01\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/win16convertevaltolic01.jpg\" alt=\"win16convertevaltolic01\" width=\"602\" height=\"202\" data-ll-status=\"loaded\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Windows 2016 Server is available as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/evalcenter\/evaluate-windows-server-2016\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">180-day trial<\/a>\u00a0for testing purposes and when the evaluation period expires, the machine stops working properly.<\/p>\n<p>Since the trial is an\u00a0<strong>Evaluation edition<\/strong>, the installed version\u00a0<strong>cannot be licensed<\/strong>\u00a0as a paid edition but\u00a0<strong>needs to be converted<\/strong>\u00a0first.<span id=\"more-20351\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>When you try to\u00a0<strong>enter the product key<\/strong>, the following message is displayed:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-20353 size-large lazyloaded\" title=\"win16convertevaltolic02\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/win16convertevaltolic02-600x345.jpg\" alt=\"win16convertevaltolic02\" width=\"600\" height=\"345\" data-ll-status=\"loaded\" \/><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Verify current version<\/h2>\n<p>To display the current installed version, open\u00a0an\u00a0<strong>elevated Command Prompt<\/strong>\u00a0and type the command:<\/p>\n<p>C:\\&gt;DISM \/online \/Get-CurrentEdition<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-20361 size-full lazyloaded\" title=\"win16convertevaltolic03\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/win16convertevaltolic03.jpg\" alt=\"win16convertevaltolic03\" width=\"597\" height=\"357\" data-ll-status=\"loaded\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In this example, a\u00a0<strong>Server Standard Evaluation edition<\/strong>\u00a0is installed in the system. To check the Windows version, you can also use the command\u00a0<strong>winver<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>C:\\&gt;winver<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-20362 size-large lazyloaded\" title=\"win16convertevaltolic04\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/win16convertevaltolic04-600x443.jpg\" alt=\"win16convertevaltolic04\" width=\"600\" height=\"443\" data-ll-status=\"loaded\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Convert Evaluation to Licensed version<\/h2>\n<p>To\u00a0<strong>activate Windows Server<\/strong>\u00a0with your product key, you need to convert the Evaluation version to Licensed.\u00a0To\u00a0<strong>check available\u00a0versions<\/strong>\u00a0type the following command from an\u00a0<strong>elevated Command Prompt<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>C:\\&gt;DISM \/online \/Get-TargetEditions<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>ServerStandard<\/li>\n<li>ServerDatacenter<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-20363 size-large lazyloaded\" title=\"win16convertevaltolic05\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/win16convertevaltolic05-600x476.jpg\" alt=\"win16convertevaltolic05\" width=\"600\" height=\"476\" data-ll-status=\"loaded\" \/><\/p>\n<p>To convert the version, type the command:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>DISM \/online \/Set-Edition:<em><strong>&lt;edition ID&gt;<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0\/ProductKey:<strong><em>XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0\/AcceptEula<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>C:\\&gt;DISM \/online \/Set-Edition:ServerStandard \/ProductKey:XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX \/AcceptEula<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-20364 size-full lazyloaded\" title=\"win16convertevaltolic06\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/win16convertevaltolic06.jpg\" alt=\"win16convertevaltolic06\" width=\"597\" height=\"332\" data-ll-status=\"loaded\" \/><\/p>\n<p>To complete the operation, type\u00a0<strong>Y<\/strong>\u00a0to restart the computer.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-20365 size-large lazyloaded\" title=\"win16convertevaltolic07\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/win16convertevaltolic07-600x331.jpg\" alt=\"win16convertevaltolic07\" width=\"600\" height=\"331\" data-ll-status=\"loaded\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When the server has rebooted, check the installed version with the command:<\/p>\n<p>C:\\&gt;DISM \/online \/Get-CurrentEdition<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-20366 size-large lazyloaded\" title=\"win16convertevaltolic08\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/win16convertevaltolic08-600x338.jpg\" alt=\"win16convertevaltolic08\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" data-ll-status=\"loaded\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Server edition is now a\u00a0<strong>licensed version<\/strong>.\u00a0Also using the\u00a0<strong>winver<\/strong>\u00a0command, the window displays the correct licensed version.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-20367 size-large lazyloaded\" title=\"win16convertevaltolic09\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/win16convertevaltolic09-600x443.jpg\" alt=\"win16convertevaltolic09\" width=\"600\" height=\"443\" data-ll-status=\"loaded\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Windows has been activated successfully.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-20368 size-large lazyloaded\" title=\"win16convertevaltolic10\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/win16convertevaltolic10-600x463.jpg\" alt=\"win16convertevaltolic10\" width=\"600\" height=\"463\" data-ll-status=\"loaded\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This procedure will only work if\u00a0a\u00a0<strong>KMS host is running<\/strong>\u00a0on your network with\u00a0KMS configured correctly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Windows 2016 Server is available as\u00a0180-day trial\u00a0for testing purposes and when the evaluation period expires, the machine stops working properly. Since the trial is an\u00a0Evaluation edition, the installed version\u00a0cannot be licensed\u00a0as a paid edition but\u00a0needs to be converted\u00a0first. 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