Windows Server Evaluation to Full version Guide
Guide to Convert Windows Evaluation Version to Full Version
Follow our Windows Evaluation to Full Version Guide for a simplified, step-by-step process. Learn how to convert your Windows Evaluation version to a fully activated version using a valid product key, ensuring a secure and official activation method.
1. Upgrade Restrictions
Here are some upgrade restrictions:
- You can upgrade to the same or a higher edition of Windows Server. For example, ServerStandardEval can be upgraded to ServerStandard or ServerDatacenter.
- It is not recommended to convert a host with the Active Directory Domain Controller (AD DC) role. You must first demote the DC to a member server. This requires the domain to have at least one additional DC to which you can move FSMO roles.
- If NIC Teaming is configured on the server, it must be disabled before upgrading.
2. Check the Current Edition
- Press Windows + X on your keyboard and select Command Prompt (Admin) or Windows PowerShell (Admin) from the menu.
- If prompted, click Yes to allow administrative privileges.
- In the Command Prompt window, type the following command and press Enter: DISM /online /Get-CurrentEdition
- This will show the current edition of your Windows system. If it’s an Evaluation version, you will see that listed.
3. Enter Full Version Key and Activate
- To switch from the Evaluation version to the Full version, you need a valid product key for the full version. Enter the following command, replacing "XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX" with your valid product key: slmgr /ipk XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX
- Press Enter after entering the command.
- After entering the correct product key, activate the full version by typing the following command and pressing Enter: slmgr /ato
- This will trigger activation of the full version of Windows.
4. Verify the Activation
- To ensure that Windows is activated, you can check the activation status by typing this command: slmgr /dli
- The status should show "Licensed" and the product key type should indicate "Retail" or the full version.
- After activation, restart your computer for the changes to take effect.
Now, you have successfully converted your Windows Evaluation version to the full version. Your system should be activated and ready to use with all the features of the full version.
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