WINDOWS2012R2 Standard Edition upgrades to Datacenter Edition without reloading the system

WINDOWS2012R2 Standard Edition upgrades to Datacenter Edition without reloading the system

Windows Server R2 is a Microsoft server system that is an upgraded version of Windows Server 2012.

The main difference between Windows Server R2 is the number of virtual machines.

Windows Server R2 Standard Edition licenses allow only one virtual machine processor, while Datacenter Edition licenses have no limit on the number of virtual machines.

system environment; windowsserver2012 R2 Standard Edition

Workaround:

1. Run the command (WIN+R, start/All Programs/attachments/command prompt, either) to open a command window.

2. Run cmd with administrator privileges, enter dism/online/get-currentedition, view the current system version, or view it through the winver command graphical interface. 3. Enter dism/online/set-edition:serverdatacenter/productkey:*****************************/AcceptEula * * * is a valid product key.

PS c:\users\administrator> dism/online/set-edition:serverdatacenter/productkey:3n7tr-jpy92-rbw9b-hmvmm-xxxxx/ AcceptEula

3. Upgrade process

4, upgrade 100% prompts to press the Y restart, after reboot, such as upgrade success

WINDOWS2012R2 Standard Edition upgrades to Datacenter Edition without reloading the system