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Windows Server 2016 Datacenter version requiresactivationHow to activate Windows Server 2016 Datacenter?
First run cmd as administrator
Click the Start icon in the lower left corner of the Windows Server 2016 Datacenter system, find the Command Prompt under Windows System, right-click it, click More, and then click Run as Administrator
After copying the code below, right-click and paste it into the command prompt window on the server.
slmgr /ipk CB7KF-BWN84-R7R2Y-793K2-8XDDG
After pressing Enter to confirm the input, wait a few seconds and a window will pop up to prompt that the product key has been successfully installed.
Copy the following code, right-click and paste it into the command prompt window on the server
slmgr /skms kms.03k.org
After confirming the press Enter, a window will pop up prompting: The Key Management Service computer name has been successfully set to kms.03k.org
Finally, enter the following code, press Enter, and wait for a few seconds, and a window of successful activation will pop up.
slmgr /ato
Note: When activating, you must use the address kms.03k.org to activate successfully. It was personally tested on April 22, 2021 and it can be activated effectively.
You can also use the kms client tool, which is the kms.exe program we often download.
The current activation method is kms activation. The following are volume license kms keys available for other Windows versions:
Windows Server 2016 Datacenter: CB7KF-BWN84-R7R2Y-793K2-8XDDG Windows Server 2016 Standard: WC2BQ-8NRM3-FDDYY-2BFGV-KHKQY Windows Server 2016 Essentials: JCKRF-N37P4-C2D82-9YXRT-4M63B
How to solve the problem "Error: xxx on a computer running a non-core version of Microsoft Windows" during activation.
Before activating the version, check the version of Windows Server 2016 that needs to be activated. If you use the wrong key to activate, you will encounter the above error.
After changing the product serial number to the correct one, you can activate it again.
Windows Server 2016 Standard:
slmgr /ipk WC2BQ-8NRM3-FDDYY-2BFGV-KHKQY
Windows Server 2016 is the seventh version of the Windows Server server operating system developed by Microsoft as part of the Windows NT operating system family. It is developed in parallel with Windows 10 and is the successor to Windows Server 2012 R2. The first early preview version (Technical Preview) was released on October 1, 2014, along with the first Technical Preview of System Center. Windows Server 2016 was announced at Microsoft's Ignite conference on September 26, 2016, and became widely available for retail on October 12, 2016. It has three successors: Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2022, and Windows Server Semi-Annual Channel.
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