#WINDOWS 2008 KMS CLIENT KEY INSTALL#
If you are converting a computer from a KMS host, MAK, or retail edition of Windows to a KMS client, install the applicable setup key (GVLK) from Table below using slmgr /ipk. In volume installations, the setup key is installed by default, which makes the system a KMS client. Starting with Windows Server 2008 & Windows Vista, Microsoft switched to an online activation system where every Windows OS requires activation. By default, Windows will look for a KMS server automatically if no key is specified in the setup or after. KMS Introduction The Microsoft Key Management Server (KMS) is part of the Microsoft Volume Activation 2.0 solution managing Windows OS activation keys and performs activation for supported clients automatically.
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Those should be use only on a Windows 10 client to redirect them to KMS server if they were activated by a MAK key. host (our current KMS server is Server 2008 R2) to run KMS for Server 2016 (and Office 2016 by the. KMS client setup key are the default key to redirect Windows to find a KMS server on the network.
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By default, the Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 operating systems use KMS for activation. Key Management Services (KMS) client activation and.