Change Win 8.1 to Windows R2

Change Win 8.1 to Windows R2

Remember that year on the Internet to see a foreigner's article, said to change XP to the server version, as if to change the key value of a registry.

In the Windows 2008 era, it was popular to replace the active method, replace the Token.dat file, the system becomes Vista.

Now want to change the Win 8.1 to a server version, on the internet to find a pass and a pass. Have no effect. There may actually be no such need.

Nothing to do, change to play. It takes so many steps:

1. Stop SPPSVC Service

2, replace the SPP directory;

Directories in WINDIR\SYSTEM32\SPP and WINDIR\SYSWOW64\SPP. But the back one doesn't seem to have much effect, do not know whether the replacement is OK?

3, to solve the problem of SPPSVC service denied access;

Hklm\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\setup\pnplockdownfiles:read:nt AUTHORITY\LOCAL SERVICE

C:\Windows\System32\spp\store\2.0\data.dat Write

Hklm\system\currentcontrolset\services\winsock2\parameters:read:nt Authority\Network SERVICE

The last item may not matter, and may not be relevant.

4, start sppsvc service;

5, reinstall the license file;

Cscript.exe SLMGR.VBS/RILC

6. Install the Product Key

Of course, the key to Windows R2.

SLMGR/IPK xxx-xxx-xxx-xxx-xxx

7, copy api*.dll file;

In the System32 directory, there are more than 200, specifically to determine

8, copy Branding directory;

Under the System32 directory.

9, activation;

Slmgr/qto

10, change the registration form;

Although the system is already a server version after activation, however, the key value of the registry is still not automatically changed, but also need to manually change it. There are several main:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion]
"Installationtype" = "Server"
"EditionID" = "Serverdatacenter"
"ProductName" = "Windows Server R2 Datacenter"

Only this time change is used.
11. copy files;

There are a lot of files that need to be copied here, such as the most important file ServerManager.exe.

Because, there are servermanager on the server version, not on the server version, of course, there are a number of supporting files.

Mainly under the windir\microsoft.net\assembly\gac_msil\.

The feature file is under Windir\winsxs\.

Change Win 8.1 to Windows R2