Windows will reconfigure itself.
Windows server 2012 r2 standard evaluation activation key.
Following command will rearm your trial windows server 2012 r2.
Extend windows server 2012 r2 evaluation.
In this way you can activate windows server evaluation edition to full retail edition.
As you can see below it this command will upgrade the edition of server to full version.
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 the following tables.
The edition will change from windows server 2012 r2 standard evaluation to windows server 2012 r2 standard.
You can now view the new server edition by going into server manager.
Run command prompt with administrator privileges and run following command.
If you haven t already configured a kms host see deploy kms activation for steps to set one up.
If you install windows server 2012 evaluation edition and later purchase a license the activation process is a little more confusing than you would immediately think.
If you license is genuine and your server is connected to the internet you should be able to validate your license.
You can rearm windows server 2012 r2 evaluation up to 5 times.
Then reboot your server.
To use the keys listed here which are gvlks you must first have a kms host running in your deployment.
Windows server 2012 r2 evaluation is valid for 180 days.
It s a little more work than simply typing in a new product key.
Press y to reboot.