{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/msguides.com\/convert-windows-server-evaluation#Article","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/msguides.com\/convert-windows-server-evaluation","headline":"Quickly convert Windows Server Evaluation edition to the retail one","name":"Quickly convert Windows Server Evaluation edition to the retail one","description":"I posted the detailed instruction on how to activate Windows Server for totally free with a legal KMS client key a month ago. However, there are a lot of people left comments or sent me emails saying that they had a problem in following my instruction. As I replied at that time, Windows Server you...","datePublished":"2019-07-03","dateModified":"2022-07-19","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/msguides.com\/author\/guangpeng#Person","name":"Always Smile","url":"https:\/\/msguides.com\/author\/guangpeng","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2d967500e0301cf54ab1603f7e98434c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2d967500e0301cf54ab1603f7e98434c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"MSGuides.com","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/cdn.msguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/msguides-600x60-1.png","url":"https:\/\/cdn.msguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/msguides-600x60-1.png","width":600,"height":60}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/cdn.msguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/convert-windows-server-evaluation-to-the-retail-edition.png","url":"https:\/\/cdn.msguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/convert-windows-server-evaluation-to-the-retail-edition.png","height":628,"width":1200},"url":"https:\/\/msguides.com\/convert-windows-server-evaluation","commentCount":"24","comment":[{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https:\/\/msguides.com\/convert-windows-server-evaluation#Comment1","dateCreated":"2024-04-11 09:40:34","description":"Thanks, my friend. It worked perfectly.","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Cleber","url":""}},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https:\/\/msguides.com\/convert-windows-server-evaluation#Comment2","dateCreated":"2024-04-11 09:39:25","description":"Valeu, meu amigo. Funcionou perfeitamente.","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Cleber","url":""}},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https:\/\/msguides.com\/convert-windows-server-evaluation#Comment3","dateCreated":"2024-03-30 13:27:29","description":"Thank you, this helped me and now all is good. Perfect description, easy to follow and very useful.\r\nGreat job, Guang.","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Smile Again","url":""}},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https:\/\/msguides.com\/convert-windows-server-evaluation#Comment4","dateCreated":"2022-08-29 07:22:32","description":"you fuckng idiot","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"jone","url":""}},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https:\/\/msguides.com\/convert-windows-server-evaluation#Comment5","dateCreated":"2021-07-26 00:29:54","description":"After Converting from Evalution to Full Retail version does it affects any installed programe or delete any files and Folders.","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Kamlesh Patel","url":""}},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https:\/\/msguides.com\/convert-windows-server-evaluation#Comment6","dateCreated":"2021-05-24 22:30:26","description":"thanks nice info","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"karel","url":""}},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https:\/\/msguides.com\/convert-windows-server-evaluation#Comment7","dateCreated":"2021-04-22 06:00:46","description":"feel smarter after reading you!","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Bogdan","url":""}},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https:\/\/msguides.com\/convert-windows-server-evaluation#Comment8","dateCreated":"2021-01-30 18:25:17","description":"I appreciate your services. We're a low income family (both the wife and myself are pro users but disabled so unable to work any more thus unable to afford any especially the pro software). Your offering here has allowed us to have access to somethig a tad more recent than Office2000 and for that I thank you. I too discovered the script forbid issue with the MSAV so partialy re-wrote to incorporate in the Office2019 installer and not hit so many brick walls.  Works great and for this I thank you.\r\n\r\n\r\nSo question, if a person had say a bootleg copy of Windows whatever (I'm getting behind the times I didn't realise Win2019 was out so lets use it as an example) and a key from someone else already in use. If said person had their own KMS server on their network I thought said KMS server needed an appropriate MAK license? I'd love to achieve your no questions no bs KMS server for W10 Pro, W2019 Stand & Office2019 Pro that accepts and activates any functional key (something I thought impossible). I'm assuming something has to be changed in the KMS server for it's licensing? Is this your $29 or whatever it was service? $29USD? I'd just like to have something that is on-prem so I can rely on it.","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Tsunami","url":""}},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https:\/\/msguides.com\/convert-windows-server-evaluation#Comment9","dateCreated":"2021-01-11 06:08:04","description":"Ich hatte das auch mit dem stop, allerdings bei 10%. Ich hatte noch updates in der Warteschlange. Vorgang abgebrochen, Neustart, Befehl nochmals gestartet und das ding war durch. \r\nEigentlich wollte ich hiermit mal ein Dankesch\u00f6n f\u00fcr diese super Seite da lassen! Macht weiter so, ich f\u00fcr meinen Teil gucke \u00f6fter mal rein. Bis dahin und nochmals vielen Dank!","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Jakusimo","url":""}},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https:\/\/msguides.com\/convert-windows-server-evaluation#Comment10","dateCreated":"2020-12-10 04:50:41","description":"I have core","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Bharat Bhushan aswal","url":""}}],"about":["Computer Tips"],"wordCount":361,"keywords":["how to convert windows server evaluation to retail version","how to upgrade windows server to higher edition"],"articleBody":"     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});I posted the detailed instruction on how to activate Windows Server for totally free with a legal KMS client key a month ago. However, there are a lot of people left comments or sent me emails saying that they had a problem in following my instruction. As I replied at that time, Windows Server you got from Microsoft homepage is evaluation version and it has been attached 180-day trial license. As a result, you can not install another key on your machine, in this case, KMS client key. For that reason, today I will show you how to convert the evaluation version to the retail one.Windows Server EvaluationStep 1: Determine your edition of Windows you are using.Open the command prompt as administrator then execute this command.dism \/online \/get-currenteditionIn this case, I am using Windows Server 2019 Standard Evaluation.Windows Server Standard EvaluationStep 2: List the editions that you can convert your one to.Run the following command.     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});dism \/online \/get-targeteditionsAs you can see, I can convert my OS to the retail version of the Standard edition or upgrade it to the Datacenter one.Step 3: Convert your Windows to the edition you want.Execute the command below to start a conversion process.dism \/online \/set-edition:<-Edition-> \/productkey:X-X-X-X-X \/accepteula\u201c<-Edition->\u201d and \u201cX-X-X-X-X\u201d are the version of Windows you want to convert to in the 2nd step and the correlative KMS client key.Here is the list of all product keys.I just want to make a conversion, not an upgrade so the above command is.dism \/online \/set-edition:serverstandard \/productkey:N69G4-B89J2-4G8F4-WWYCC-J464C \/accepteulaConvert Windows Server Evaluation licenseStep 4: Restart your machine then check the properties again.After completing the 3rd step, you will be asked to reboot your server. Just answer \u2018Y\u2019.     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});Windows Server Production licenseAll done! Now you can back to this post then try activating your Windows again.If you would have any questions or concerns, please leave your comments. I would be glad to explain in more details. Thank you so much for all your feedback and support!                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    5\/5 - (322 votes)         (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});"}