After Window Server evaluation period has expired , you will found out unexpected behavior for your machine like unexpected Shutdown / Restart every one hour approximately !
Windows License is expired Build 9600
In this case, you only have two options:
- Purchasing a new Windows Key, activate windows through “Go to PC Settings“.
- Extend Window Server evaluation period has expired .
Note : The windows will notify you with the following message.
Your Windows license will expire soon.
Before 12 days of Windows Server 2012 license Expiration to activate Windows.
In this hint, I will elaborate How to Extend Windows Server Evaluation Period by following the bit mentioned steps below:
Steps:
- Open Command Prompt as Administrator.
- Reset the licensing status of machine by typing the following command
- “
slmgr.vbs /rearm
“.
- “
- Restart the server.
- The Windows Evaluation Period should now be extended to additional 180 days.
- After Server restart , wait a moment and you will find the license has been extended successfully.
Regarding Windows Server 2008
- Follow the above-mentioned steps with the following changes.
- The command will be
slmgr.vbs -rearm
instead ofslmgr.vbs /rearm
. - The command will extend windows evaluation period to additional 60 days, that can be used again for three times.
- The command will be
Enjoy 🙂
good article, you made my day
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This worked perfectly! If you use remote desktop to do this, press Alt-F4 to reboot the server. Now is there a way to purchase a key for the Evaluation version or must you install the full OS?
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Hi Alex
I don’t think you will need to reinstall the OS again, you just need to activate the Windows by providing the new key.
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Your post comes at the right time. special thanks for you
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You’re welcome, Gary.
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This post was very helpful. Thanks
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Keep it up, thanks for sharing.
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THANK SO MUCH Sir. I was try other way, but not working. actually we can’t use real activation key. Now it Ok sir. thank alot.
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You’re a weekend saver!! Thanks so much.
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You are welcome
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A quick question. So you can extend it only once, making it a total of 180+180 days or can you do it more than once?
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I think you can, I will try it and update you, but if it does not extend it again the alternatives for you is purchasing a new key for windows and activaate it or build a new VM.
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thank you > it’s works
thank you
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You are welcome:)
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Thank you for your help. You saved my weekend.
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very helpful, thanks a ton!
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Hello, I just wanted ti share with you this website, very interesting : “licence-activation” where you can get an original activation key and a genuine licence on a very interesting price.
I have tried a key from the website and it is perfectly working. They answer quite fastly to emails, and can even assist you online through Teamviewer in case of a problem. I highly recommend.
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Hello,
I have a machine behind firewall. WHich is the url, port that needs to be enabled so that the Evaluation can be registered to microsoft?
Regards,
GIorgos
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Perfect!
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Thanks a lot you made my day………………………………………………………..
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greet sir ..its helped me more
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Glad to hear that 🙂
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Thank you. Awesome 😉
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You’re welcome 🙂
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Thank You for the info .
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You’re welcome 🙂
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is their any patch to activate server instead of extending?
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Unfortunately no!
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Thanks a million
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You’re welcome 🙂
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Seriously awesome, thanks for the sharing !
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You’re welcome 🙂 Glad to hear it helped you
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Thanks a lot. My license is going to expire in two days.
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Thanks a lot. My license is going to expire in two days
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You’re Welcome
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Kudos man 🙂
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Welcome 🙂
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it worked! Yay, Thank you for sharing it was really helpful. keep up the good work.
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Glad to hear it helped you 🙂
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Thank you so much for this post
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Welcome 🙂
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will it only be extended to 180 days or later on again we can extend the license ?
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Based on my tries, you can extend it there times, after that, you must provide a correct key or install a new windows
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Thank you a lot, managed to still do same command and get 180 days trial.
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You are welcome, Glad to hear it helped you!
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Thank you very much mohamed
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You are welcome, Glad to hear it helped you 🙂
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saved my ass ….thank you very much
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Glad to hear it helped you 🙂
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Thanks Bro
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Most welcome 🙂
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