Extend windows server 2012 r2 evaluation.
Windows server 2012 r2 standard evaluation activator.
If you license is genuine and your server is connected to the internet you should be able to validate your license.
It s a little more work than simply typing in a new product key.
Run command prompt with administrator privileges and run following command.
Kms keys for windows 8 1 and windows server 2012 r2.
The edition will change from windows server 2012 r2 standard evaluation to windows server 2012 r2 standard.
The list of kms keys which should be used for window server 2012 r2 and windows 8 on kms server.
Then reboot your server.
The very first step is to view the current edition.
Following command will rearm your trial windows server 2012 r2.
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Activate windows server 2012 evaluation to full version.
You can rearm windows server 2012 r2 evaluation up to 5 times.
Windows server 2012 r2 evaluation is valid for 180 days.
As you can see the current edition is datacenter evaluation.
Windows will reconfigure itself.
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.