Following command will rearm your trial windows server 2012 r2.
Windows server 2012 r2 standard evaluation product key activation.
You can rearm windows server 2012 r2 evaluation up to 5 times.
It s a little more work than simply typing in a new product key.
You can now view the new server edition by going into server manager.
During the installation no process asked us to enter the product key and we installed it successfully.
Windows server 2012 r2 evaluation is valid for 180 days.
The edition will change from windows server 2012 r2 standard evaluation to windows server 2012 r2 standard.
This key can t be used to activate this copy of windows please use another key running slmgr.
As you can see below it this command will upgrade the edition of server to full version.
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Change set edition serverstandardeval to set.
Windows server products resources.
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.
I m trying to activate a customers 2012 r2 standard server to a full copy.
Press y to reboot.
The microsoft evaluation center brings you full featured microsoft product evaluation software available for download or trial on microsoft azure.
Windows will reconfigure itself.
We installed the windows server 2012 r2 from the link you provided in a hyper v computer.
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Run command prompt with administrator privileges and run following command.
Just as cguan said it is free for us to download and install it and it don t need any product key to make it functional.
Then reboot your server.
I have an oem license key for a 2012 r2 standard but when trying to change product key via system i receive the error.
First you must convert to a full retail version.
If you license is genuine and your server is connected to the internet you should be able to validate your license.
I have windows server 2012 r2 standard evaluation installed.
Extend windows server 2012 r2 evaluation.