Configuring KMS Activation

You can activate and maintain KMS computers in several ways. In addition to the simple options provided with Slmgr.vbs, you can use registry entries and Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) calls for more sophisticated configuration settings.

Using Slmgr.vbs to Configure KMS

Slmgr.vbs has capabilities that you can use to activate and configure both KMS service computers and KMS client computers. This section describes the available options and how they are used.

KMS Computer Configuration

Table 11-3 describes the options used to configure and report on KMS computers. Slmgr.vbs provides additional options that Table 11-3 doesn’t describe. To see them, view Slmgr.vbs in a text editor to read the comments.

Table 11-3. Slmgr.vbs ...

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