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Problem downloading windows server 2019 standard: invalid key
I’m trying to upgrade a windows server 2016 to windows server 2019. To do this I tried to download the iso from here: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windowsserver?4cd9df4f-dee...
You cannot use insider or evaluation media to perform an in-place upgrade of rtm windows. You'll either need licensed installation media or perform a clean install.
Dave Patrick Thank you for your response. Unfortunately I think it doesn’t address the issue I am having. I’m trying to download the installation media from the website and my key gets denied there. Therefor my issue occurs before I ever interact with my current windows 2016 server installation.
The question is if anyone has an idea why a valid key would be denied at the point where I try to download the installation media from the official website.Where are you downloading from? volume center?
- As stated in my first post I’m trying to verify the key on this page to get the option to download:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windowsserver?4cd9df4f-deef-4431-9497-a04303f34986=True
