activating windows via AD

[tkjeldsen]

Hi

 

is there a way to activate windows via AD

 

let say my machine is named : WF-WS-WIN-0058 and uses a windows key XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

 

can i set it in AD/Grouppolicys that that machine is using that activation key

 

/Thomas

[Bendes]

KMS is your best friend: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff793434.aspx

[vincelewin]

Just remember the 25 threshold before KMS will activate clients on the network.

[qasim_arshad]

Hi ,

 

Active Directory-based activation is implemented as a role service that relies on AD DS to store activation objects. Active Directory-based activation requires that the forest schema be updated by adprep.exe on a computer running Windows Server 2012 R2 or Windows Server 2012, but after the schema is updated, older domain controllers can still activate clients.

Step-by-step configuration : Active Directory- Based activation on below link .

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn613828.aspx

I hope above information can be useful for you .

[qasim_arshad]

Hi

 

is there a way to activate windows via AD

 

let say my machine is named : WF-WS-WIN-0058 and uses a windows key XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

 

can i set it in AD/Grouppolicys that that machine is using that activation key

 

/Thomas

 

 

Hi ,

 

Active Directory-based activation is implemented as a role service that relies on AD DS to store activation objects. Active Directory-based activation requires that the forest schema be updated by adprep.exe on a computer running Windows Server 2012 R2 or Windows Server 2012, but after the schema is updated, older domain controllers can still activate clients.

Step-by-step configuration : Active Directory- Based activation on below link .

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn613828.aspx

I hope above information can be useful for you .