
#Windows 2012 r2 kms key client install#
Following the instructions, we used the slmgr script to install the new Server 2012 product key and activate the KMS host. If you happened to have a 2008R2, 2012, or 2012R2 KMS key, then you could install that key on a respective version of Windows Server, and those keys will still activate the Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 clients, respectively. We recently installed KB 2757817 on our Server 2008 SP2 KMS host to support Server 2012 installations. You can use these keys to complete an installation of Windows and also to activate an already installed instance. That key will have to be installed on a single windows 8.1 (or 7) host that will act as the KMS server. Install the new Server KMS Key (Windows Srv 2012 DataCtr/Std KMS for Windows 10) using the following command on the KMS host server: cscript.exe slmgr.vbs /ipk xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx (to install the new key) Verify the key has been successfully installed by running the cscript.exe slmgr.vbs /dlv command and you should notice the. The below table lists all the KMS installation keys for Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2. I’ve had to go look for this information twice this month, both times struggling to remember how I found the information, so it seems only right to blog the answer as well as the link for both myself and anyone who is searching for it.
