Tuesday, May 21, 2019

How to convert Windows Server 2016 Evaluation to Licensed version

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Problem:

In previous blog post I have blogged about how to change SQL Server License. Similarly, the client now wants to upgrade/update its Windows Server 2016 Evaluation license.

Run winver.exe to verify current version:



Solution:

So to cut short discussion we switch to our old buddy Dism.exe, so on command prompt or power shell with elevated privileges we need to run following command:

dism /online /set-edition:ServerStandard /productkey:XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX /accepteula

After that just restart the server, and to verify the update has been successful:



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