KMS Activator for Windows 8.1 and 2012 R2

 

Are you running with Windows 8.1 or 2012 R2 and looking for KMS Activator ?

Sorry this is not the right post for you. I am just explaining how I got my 2012 R2  activated by Key Management Service (KMS)

Who ever using KMS keys need to add the new ones from  Microsoft  Volume license Service Center

https://www.microsoft.com/Licensing/servicecenter/default.aspx

Are you updated with hotfix for your existing KMS server ?

If not you can request for the hotfix(KB2691586) to download from here

Its applicable for

• Windows Server 2008 R2
• Windows Server 2008
• Windows 8
• Windows Server 2012
• Windows 7
• Windows Vista

Get the email and download it then install.

You definitely need a down time window for this.

Run this command as Administrator :

cscript %windir%\system32\slmgr.vbs /ipk

Note :- Each KMS host key is associated with a windows editions so client keys can not be used to Servers.

You will get the below error if  you are trying to add a key which is not matching with editions.

Error message: 0xc004f015: The Software Licensing Service reported that the license is not installed.SL_E_PRODUCT_SKU_NOT_INSTALLEDFor example, you receive this error message if you try to install a KMS host key for Windows 7 on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 R2.For more information about KMS host keys and about associated groups of Windows editions, see Table 5 in the “Determine Product Key Needs” section of the Volume Activation Planning Guide (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd878528.aspx#E3IAC) . To activate the new KMS host key on the host computer, run the following command: cscript %windir%\system32\slmgr.vbs /ato

Try this command :  cscript %windir%\system32\slmgr.vbs /dli  to show your registered details and which server etc..