here's some brief note's for setting up KMS for activating Windows 10.
Step 1. Setup Server 2012 R2
First things first, you need to setup up a new 2012 R2 KMS server,because it won't work with Windows 2008 R2. Windows 2008 R2 is (currently) not supported for activating Windows 10 using KMS.
I wasn't prompted to reboot, but you may want to do so anyway.
Step 3. Login to the Volume License site
You need to get a new KMS Host key from the Volume License Service Center that is capable of activating Windows 10. To do so, login with adequate credentials and then click License, then Relationship Summary. Click the License ID of your current Active license. You may have more than one Active License, so if it does not appear under one, check the other.
Once the page changes, click Product Keys.
Scroll down the list and look for:
Windows Srv 2012R2 DataCtr/Std KMS for Windows 10
Save this key somewhere safe, you'll need it later.
Step 4. Add the Volume Activation Services role
After installing Windows Server 2012 open Server Manager and choose Add roles and features, choose Role-Based or Feature-Based installation. Choose your local Windows Server 2012 Server from the Server Pool.
Choose the Volume Activation Services role. You may be prompted to add features that are required for Volume Activation Services such as Remote Server Administration Tools, if so, click on Add features and continue through that wizard until completion.
Click Close when done, you will see a Yellow Triangle in Server manager which means that the role is installed but there is additional post deployment configuration required.
Step 5. Configure the Volume Activation Services role
To configure it, click VA Services in the left pane.
Next click on the More text to the right of Configuration required for Volume Activation Services at SERVERNAME. This will popup All Servers Task Details and Notifications.
click on the Volume activation tools link and then decide what Volume Activation Method you want to use in the Select Volume Activation Method screen, use the default (Key Management Service (KMS))
on the Product Key Management screen enter your KMS host key retrieved above in Step 3 from the VLSC site.
After entering a valid Windows 10 KMS Host Key, you'll need to commit the change and you'll see that it has been accepted
you may be prompted to activate the key, click on Activate Product
you can select to Activate Online or by Activate byPhone and then click on the Commit button,
answer Yes when prompted and review the final screen and then continue through that wizard until completion.
Windows 10 Professional W269N-WFGWX-YVC9B-4J6C9-T83GX
Windows 10 Professional N MH37W-N47XK-V7XM9-C7227-GCQG9
Windows 10 Enterprise NPPR9-FWDCX-D2C8J-H872K-2YT43
Windows 10 Enterprise N DPH2V-TTNVB-4X9Q3-TJR4H-KHJW4
Windows 10 Education NW6C2-QMPVW-D7KKK-3GKT6-VCFB2
Windows 10 Education N 2WH4N-8QGBV-H22JP-CT43Q-MDWWJ
Windows 10 Enterprise 2015 LTSB WNMTR-4C88C-JK8YV-HQ7T2-76DF9
Windows 10 Enterprise 2015 LTSB N 2F77B-TNFGY-69QQF-B8YKP-D69TJ
Step 7.Test the KMS server configuration
To test the KMS server configuration, open a cmd prompt as shown below and enter
slmgr /ato
depending on whether you have less that 25 computers online or not you'll see different messages as shown below, note that in this example I'm specifying the kms host manually, you do not need to do that if DNS is working properly
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Step 1. Setup Server 2012 R2First things first, you need to setup up a new 2012 R2 KMS server,because it won't work with Windows 2008 R2. Windows 2008 R2 is (currently) not supported for activating Windows 10 using KMS.For info on that, see here.Step 3. Login to the Volume License site
You need to get a new KMS Host key from the Volume License Service Center that is capable of activating Windows 10. To do so, login with adequate credentials and then click License, then Relationship Summary. Click the License ID of your current Active license. You may have more than one Active License, so if it does not appear under one, check the other.
Once the page changes, click Product Keys.
Scroll down the list and look for:
Save this key somewhere safe, you'll need it later.
Step 4. Add the Volume Activation Services role
After installing Windows Server 2012 open Server Manager and choose Add roles and features, choose Role-Based or Feature-Based installation. Choose your local Windows Server 2012 Server from the Server Pool.
Choose the Volume Activation Services role. You may be prompted to add features that are required for Volume Activation Services such as Remote Server Administration Tools, if so, click on Add features and continue through that wizard until completion.
Click Close when done, you will see a Yellow Triangle in Server manager which means that the role is installed but there is additional post deployment configuration required.
Step 5. Configure the Volume Activation Services role
To configure it, click VA Services in the left pane.
Next click on the More text to the right of Configuration required for Volume Activation Services at SERVERNAME. This will popup All Servers Task Details and Notifications.
click on the Volume activation tools link and then decide what Volume Activation Method you want to use in the Select Volume Activation Method screen, use the default (Key Management Service (KMS))
on the Product Key Management screen enter your KMS host key retrieved above in Step 3 from the VLSC site.
After entering a valid Windows 10 KMS Host Key, you'll need to commit the change and you'll see that it has been accepted
you may be prompted to activate the key, click on Activate Product
you can select to Activate Online or by Activate by Phone and then click on the Commit button,
answer Yes when prompted and review the final screen and then continue through that wizard until completion.
Step 6. Get the Windows 10 KMS Client Setup keys
The Windows 10 Client KMS keys are available here
Operating system edition KMS Client Setup Key
Windows 10 Professional W269N-WFGWX-YVC9B-4J6C9-T83GX
Windows 10 Professional N MH37W-N47XK-V7XM9-C7227-GCQG9
Windows 10 Enterprise NPPR9-FWDCX-D2C8J-H872K-2YT43
Windows 10 Enterprise N DPH2V-TTNVB-4X9Q3-TJR4H-KHJW4
Windows 10 Education NW6C2-QMPVW-D7KKK-3GKT6-VCFB2
Windows 10 Education N 2WH4N-8QGBV-H22JP-CT43Q-MDWWJ
Windows 10 Enterprise 2015 LTSB WNMTR-4C88C-JK8YV-HQ7T2-76DF9
Windows 10 Enterprise 2015 LTSB N 2F77B-TNFGY-69QQF-B8YKP-D69TJ
Step 7.Test the KMS server configuration
To test the KMS server configuration, open a cmd prompt as shown below and enter
depending on whether you have less that 25 computers online or not you'll see different messages as shown below, note that in this example I'm specifying the kms host manually, you do not need to do that if DNS is working properly
(more details about that here)
cheers
niall
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