Activating the Server Core System

Activating a Server Core system can be achieved in two easy steps. First, you enter a product key, and then you activate the server. The syntax to enter a product key is as follows:

slmgr.vbs –ipk<productkey>

After the product key has been successfully entered, you activate the server by typing in the following command.

slmgr.vbs –ato

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