Activate a Windows Server evaluation version

 - Romain Drouche  - ⏱ 1 min

As you may have noticed, when you buy a server, manufacturers (Dell, HP, etc.) no longer provide OS support (ISO).

So if you want to reinstall the server, you’ll need to use a trial version of Windows Server.

When entering the product key and activating the system, you’ll most likely see error 0xC004F050.

To resolve this issue, you’ll need to change the operating system edition using the DISM tool.

For the Standard edition:

DISM /Online /Set-Edition:ServerStandard /ProductKey:xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx /AcceptEula

For the Datacenter edition:

DISM /Online /Set-Edition:ServerDatacenter /ProductKey:xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx /AcceptEula

After restarting, the server should be activated with the OEM key.

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Romain Drouche

Romain Drouche

Architecte Système | MCSE: Core Infrastructure

Expert en infrastructures IT avec plus de 15 ans d'expérience sur le terrain. Actuellement Chef de projet Systèmes et Réseaux et Référent SSI (Sécurité des Systèmes d'Information), je mets mon expertise au service de la fiabilité et de la sécurité des environnements technologiques.

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