DISM /online /Set-Edition:ServerStandard /ProductKey:XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX /AcceptEula Use code with caution. Step 3: Reboot the Server
You must demote the Domain Controller back to a member server, perform the DISM edition upgrade, restart, and then promote it back to a Domain Controller.
The output will list a name ending in "Eval," for example, ServerStandardEval for Standard Edition or ServerDatacenterEval for Datacenter Edition.
If this succeeds, your server is now a fully licensed, production-ready Windows Server 2016 Standard installation, running on the same OS installation as when it was an evaluation version. Windows Server 2016 Standard Iso Not Evaluation
dism /online /get-targeteditions (Ensure ServerStandard is listed).
– Mount the ISO and navigate to sources\ . If product.ini contains ServerStandardEval or similar evaluation strings, it is an evaluation version.
You often cannot simply type a retail or volume license key into the "Activation" settings of an Evaluation build; it will return an error stating the key doesn't match the edition. If this succeeds, your server is now a
– Evaluation ISOs often contain “EVAL” in the name (e.g., 14393.0.161119-1705.RS1_REFRESH_SERVERSTANDARD_EVAL_x64FRE_en-us.iso ). Full ISOs typically lack “EVAL.”
: Developers and IT professionals with active subscriptions can find clean retail/volume ISO instances under the subscriber downloads panel.
Notes:
DISM /online /Get-CurrentEdition
Free to download for anyone. It provides a 180-day trial of the full operating system. It features a desktop watermark showing the days remaining. It automatically shuts down every hour once the trial expires.
You cannot typically upgrade an evaluation version to a full version without a clean install, although some conversion methods exist. If product