Questions tagged [activation]
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Office 2010 KMS question
I have deployed a KMS server in our environment which does different versions of Windows but also Office 2010. Regarding office 2010 and its expiration, what is the max time?
For Windows clients it can go up to 180 days without talking to the KMS…
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Could my 64-bit server be somehow identifying itself as a 32-bit server?
Has anyone ever heard of a 64-bit OS identifying itself as a 32-bit OS?
We have a Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 development server. We've been trying to activate it with a product key from MSDN, but it keeps telling us the the key is invalid. I've…
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Activation of Windows 10 enterprise in an Azure VM
I recently created an Azure VM using Windows 10 Enterprise 21H1 image.
While creating, (since I was planning to buy a Microsoft 365 F3 license seperately to activate this VM) I confirmed this in licensing section:
After finishing the deployment, I…
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AWS - Unable to activate windows after CIS hardening
I have a Server 2016 datacenter cloud server running in AWS that I "Locked Down" following the CIS L2 guidelines a year or so ago.
Recently I tried migrating the instance to a new account. Everything went smoothly until I got a message for…
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Windows server 2012 Essential R2 trial activation
I've installed Windows Server 2012 Essentials R2 on my server.
Then I've bought an OEM licence to add on this server.
I've tried to convert my trial to "full licenced" with my key, but the system always refuse my key :(
I've seen on Microsoft Web…
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Virtual Windows 2008 Server Activation with ESX
I had a decommissioned server (Dell PE2950) that we could still use, it had OEM Windows 2003 Std on it but wanted to use it as a new host with VMware ESX5 to put a couple legacy severs on it. I wiped it clean and maxed out the memory. But when I…
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Trying to resurrect 10 year old software - can't activate Windows Server 2008 R2 and problems with Activate by Phone
I wrote a workshop database application for a client in Romania that had a Land Rover dealership a long long time ago in Access 2.0. Haven't heard from him in years, then last week he calls. He is still using the program ! and want me to "update"…
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What are the dangers of buying a windows entreprise key online?
For multiple reasons I've settled on using Windows 10 Enterprise LTSB.
Apart of getting a fake key or getting a legitimate key revoked, what are the dangers of purchasing / applying an unknown product key to your windows system ?
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I'm willing…
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Xen Server expired cannot activate free (greyed out)
we have installed axenserver and my employee misssed to activate ist, now the 30 days period is over and we cannot activate the free version because the button is greyed out.
is there any chance to get it back to work again
