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Installing and configuring KMS server to activate Office 2016. Proceed through the wizard and install the unique Office 2016 KMS key. To get past this and activate on Server 2016, we will install and activate the KMS host by using an elevated command prompt. First we need to install the Volume License Packs. For this post you will only need to install the 2016 pack for what we are going to do, but I have installed both Office 2013 and 2016 license packs, it doesn’t hurt. Jan 10, 2016 Installing and configuring KMS server to activate Office 2016. Proceed through the wizard and install the unique Office 2016 KMS key.

Microsoft.sharepoint.dll Download Windows 7. Graeme Bray here with a quick article around KMS and Server 2016. KMS and Server 2016 you say? Shouldn’t I be using Active Directory Based Activation? Yes, you should, but in case you are not, let’s go over the pre-requisites to activate Windows Server 2016 via KMS.

********* UPDATE (5/5/17)***************** The requirements have been updated below to remove and add a required update. Andecy Andrew York Pdf there. There was a supersedence change that makes 3058168 superseded by the July 2016 Update Rollup. Additionally, there is often an error saying that the update is not applicable to your machine. To fix this issue, you need to install the latest Servicing Stack Update (SSU) for 2012 or 2012 R2. Their KB’s and links are below: Windows Server 2012 R2 / KB3173424 Windows Server 2012 / KB3173426 ******************************************* First, lets review the pre-requisite updates that must be installed. Hi Christopher. Thanks for the question!

While you are correct that you must have Volume Activation Tools installed to add the activation object for AD Based Activation, you do not need to leave the role installed on your server. You could utilize a Windows Server 2012 R2 machine in each forest, enable AD Based Activation, then remove the Volume Activation Tools role from the system. Rinse and repeat. In regards to your other question, you can use the same KMS key to activate systems in your own network.

This includes multiple forests/domains. From the Volume License Service Center (VLSC): “The Key Management Service (KMS) is an activation service that allows organizations to activate systems within their own network, eliminating the need for individual computers to connect to Microsoft for product activation.” I hope that is helpful. It may be more work up front, but there are no dependencies in ADBA on the _VLMCS entry in DNS, nor specific port requirements (1688).

Hi Graeme, A bit offtopic but I am really struggling with KMS using to activate Windows 10 clients. At the moment, we use a Windows Server 2008R2 KMS host to activate Windows and Office editions in our VDI environment (floating desktops) However, we would like to upgrade our VDI environment to the latest Windows 10 edition so the KMS host should activate those instances. Adobe Photoshop Cs6 3d Plugin Download. I have downloaded and installed the update to allow Windows Server 2008R2 to activate Windows 10 KMS clients. However, I keep getting error message: 0xC004F074 The edition I try to activate is Windows 10 Enterprise 2016 LTSB.