3 of Steps: Save product key of Windows server 2012 r2. Click “Save to File” or “Save” button to keep these program keys in a text file. Now close product key finder program, and open product keys file, copy product key to activate Windows server 2012 r2 essential. With Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard you can scale to run your most important workloads with robust recovery options. You’ll achieve value quickly with a wide range of cost-effective, high-performance storage options and simplified delivery of multi-tenant IT services. We installed the Windows server 2012 r2 from the link you provided in a Hyper-V computer. During the installation, no process asked us to enter the product key and we installed it successfully. Just as cguan said, it is free for us to download and install it and it don’t need any product key to make it functional.

As you know, Windows Server is a specialized operating system which is designed for servers. In today’s post, I will show you how to activate Windows in your VPS or dedicated server for FREE using KMS client product key. Although the KMS license is valid for 180 days only but there is no limit on the number of activation. So you can renew it whenever you want. Actually, the license will be renewed automatically every 7 days by default (almost similar to Let’s Encrypt certificate). In this way, just do it one time and forget it completely.

Note: If you are a student, an office worker or any standard user who is using desktop edition of Windows, just skip this post and please do not follow the instructions. I will not be responsible for any damage caused by you.

Supported products:

– Windows Server, version 1809, 1803, 1709

– Windows Server 2019/2016

– Windows Server 2008/2012 (R2)

As you can see in the image above, I am using Windows Server 2016 Standard and it is not activated.

Method 1: Manually installing KMS client key to activate Windows Server

Step 1. Get the right product key from the official article of Microsoft.

Windows Server, version 1903 and Windows Server, version 1809

Windows Server, version 1803

Windows Server 2012 R2 Activation Key Free Download

Windows Server, version 1709

Windows Server LTSC/LTSB versions

Windows Server 2019

Windows Server 2016

The KMS Client Setup Key of WS 2016 Standard is “WC2BQ-8NRM3-FDDYY-2BFGV-KHKQY”. I will use it in the next step.

Step 2. Install the key on your server.

To open command prompt, right-click on the Windows button then select “Command prompt (Admin)” line.

Then, enter “slmgr /ipk CLIENTKEY” in the command window.

Note: each command is followed by hitting Enter.

Step 3. Set the KMS server.

Enter “slmgr /skms kms8.msguides.com” in the window.

Step 4. Activate the KMS client key.

Finally, use the command “/ato” to activate your Windows.

Method 2: Using a pre-written batch file activate Windows Server without product key

Step 1. Copy all the text below into a text file.

Step 2. You choose “Save As” to save it as a batch file , name “1click.cmd”save it as a batch file , name “1click.cmd”

Step 3 : You run the batch file as administrator

Done

Finally, check activation status of your server again.

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