Windows Server TechCenter. Sign in. United States English. Ask a question. Quick access. Search related threads. Remove From My Forums. Answered by:. Archived Forums. Windows Server General Forum. When you do the command cscript slmgr. It's a test to see if you can get out to the internet.
If you cannot then you cannot activate as activation needs internet access. No, I can't. However I can browse the internet from the server so it does have an internet connection? It does not show the correct key currently. I am unable to enter my key at all as I get an error before it is accepted. Your problem maybe this, you may have used Volume licensed media to run the install and it is not accepting the MAK key for activation check the link below from Microsoft.
Error 0xb or 0xB occurs when you try to activate Windows. Yeah I've done step one and it returns the key as being invalid. I've confirmed with microsoft over the phone than the key is ready to go and they assured me it had not yet been activated.
I did it yesterday and after a reboot of the server I was locked out of the machine. I couldn't even log in and it wouldn't accept my MAK key. Ouch, unfortunately I am out of ideas though, hopefully MS can help you a little more than I did. You can monitor that via the dism. Contacting MS is about as effective as banging my head against a brick wall.
They all have scripts they refuse to deviate from and it just makes me go around in circles. Infuriating is the word Make sure that TCP port default is not blocked by a firewall or is otherwise filtered. KMS needs to be activated.
This can be common in mixed environments that contain application-specific and operating system-specific KMS hosts, for example. Make sure that if you use specific KMS hosts to activate specific applications or operating systems, the KMS clients connect to the correct hosts. This can be caused by a typo in the KMS key or by typing in a Beta key on a Released version of the operating system. Install the appropriate KMS key on the corresponding version of Windows.
Check the spelling. If the key is being copied and pasted, make sure that em-dashes were not substituted for the hyphens in the key. Windows Activation Tools has determined that the system is not genuine.
The system will continue to run during the Non-Genuine grace period. Obtain and install a genuine product key, and activate the system during the grace period. Otherwise, the system will go into the Notifications state at the end of the grace period. The system time on the client computer is too different from the time on the KMS host. Time sync is important to system and network security for a variety of reasons.
Fix this issue by changing the system time on the client to sync with the KMS host. Please see the Application Event Log for additional information. In the Application Event Log, identify each event that has Event ID and is associated with the activation attempt.
Troubleshoot the errors from these events. Skip to main content. This browser is no longer supported. Download Microsoft Edge More info. Contents Exit focus mode. Is this page helpful? Please rate your experience Yes No. Any additional feedback? Note This article is intended for technical support agents and IT professionals. Note This tool is intended to help fix Windows activation problems on computers that run Enterprise, Professional, or Server edition of Windows.
Note This issue is not necessarily an indication of tampering. Note If you receive error 0xee2 when you attempt to activate, use the phone activation method that follows instead.
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