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"Activate Windows" Watermark has Appeared on Windows 10 Enterprise for Virtual Desktops SessionHost
KevHalWe have the same issue with a Nerdio Scale set. We have observed this issue for 2 weeks now and the common theme is only for the 1st user of the AVD will have this watermark, for some of the AVD. The subsequent 4 users (as we have total of 5 users per AVD) do not have any water mark. We have checked and also have each user activated. I look forward to an update for this from MS.
USNOOZEYULOOSEY KevHal Hi chaps, I work for Nerdio and I worked with a few customers who were having this issue. What we did to get around the issue is just to force the re-activation. We just used the Nerdio scripted actions to run Slmgr.vbs /ato against the host pool and that fixed it.
However, that's a workaround, not a fix. But it stops the problem until Microsoft can fix the issue.
- Well its been about a week. Whilst the scripted action works (thankfully), it has a side effect. We have a scale set, and we have the action applied daily (as I cant see a way to do it upon logon), it will turn on VM's, run the scripted action, then turn it off again. Our scale set launches 8/70 VM's by 0510hrs but scales out to have 40 available sessions at all times. For some reason users can logon during the scripted actions timing which is unfortunate as users log on for 2 minutes, then get kicked off once the scripted action completes and it shuts down that VM again. We dont want to change from the scale set and how its setup.
Is there a way for it run the action upon a AVD's logon rather than run it daily?- This has been occurring for us and some of our clients. Interestingly if the user signs out and then back into their session on the same session host the Activation Message disappears. It would good to get a fix for this across the board.
- Hi all.,
I have had comms from Microsoft Support that the issue "might" be fixed by the following KB:
- KB5018482
They also confirmed that it is likely this will be rolled up into the Windows 10 November Image.
Regards.
virtualmanc Awesome stuff. I didnt realise I could do that. I have tried it on our test AVD and nothing broke so I shall now run it on our production environment. Lets see tomorrow how that runs. We manually ran that command for 1 user and it removed the watermark (even though event log shows its already activated). Interesting its only for the first user for random VM's. We have ours set to a 5 static VMs that are reimaged nightly, so we assume thats causing it in the first place.
Love your product, thank you Neil and team.
- We've not had this occur since Monday 17th Oct in our environments. Hopefully they've finally found a resolution. My call is still open with MS who is keeping PG informed.
