If you installed the evaluation copy of Windows Server 2012 and now you want to upgrade to Full license follow these steps.
1. Open PowerShell with Administrator rights
2. Type : Dism /online /Set-Edition:ServerDatacenter /AcceptEula /ProductKey: xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx
3. Press follow the prompt when it ask to press Y to reboot the server.
Dism reports the activate option is unknown
I updated the article. Remove the /activate it was a typo.
Hi
I can not convert since its reporting me the following error:
Error 50
This Windows edition can not be changed on a DomainController.
Seems that it’s not working if the server is promoted as a dc,dns.
Any ideas how to workaround that issues ?
You may have to remove the DC function or create a new DC while you remove the role from the one with the error.
Deployment Image Servicing and Management
Version: 6.2.9200.16384
Image Version: 6.2.9200.16384
Current edition is:
Current Edition : ServerStandardEval
The operation completed successfully.
it failed to give me Target Edition
What edition does it give you?