As a KMS host requires a minimum of at least 25 Vista machines count before activation can be done, so the easy way to check if a KMS server is working properly or not is by trying to manually activate a Windows machine against the newly setup KMS. When you try to activate Windows manually on a KMS host which still has less than 25 counts. For example, if you activated your KMS server with the Windows Srv 2012R2 key, you cannot activate Windows 10 or Windows Server 2016. The maximum supported versions of Windows to activate in this case are Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2. The network has digital activator Windows 7. You are unlikely find activation key for Windows 7 which work and not banned, and if your windows is not authenticated you will have to use Windows 7 loader to unlock it. Some can afford a licensed operation system, but not everyone has extra $200 for purchase of Windows 7 Ultimate (maximum).
- 3Replace Product Key with KMS Client Key
- 6Activate
Purpose
This article gives the commands to activate a Windows system to a KMS licensing server. This applies to Vista or later.
Prerequisite
- Windows must have been installed from volume licensing (VL) media.
- Open Command Prompt as Administrator
Replace Product Key with KMS Client Key
Determine if a KMS Client key is installed
Example
VOLUME_MAK_B channel in the description. That stands for Multiple Activation Key and is not a KMS client key.
Obtain a KMS Client Key
The KMS client keys are universal to all customers and a list of them can be found on the Microsoft Technet web site HERE.
Uninstall Current Key (Optional)
The Install command replaces the existing key.
Install KMS Client Key
Example
Take note of the VOLUME_KMSCLIENT channel in the description.
Determine if KMS Host Has Service Record in DNS
Set KMS Server Manually (Skip if in DNS)
If your network does not support DDNS, you need to manually assign a KMS host to your KMS clients. Manually assigning a KMS host disables auto-discovery of KMS on a KMS client.
Example
Activate
Static Registered KMS Server Example
Take note of the key name Registered KMS machine name.
Dynamic DNS Registered KMS Server Example
Take note of the KMS machine name from DNS.
Kms For Windows 7 Ultimate
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