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Steel Contributor

Sep 09, 2021

Server 2022 KMS host key bug; Can't activate Win10 Enterprise LTSB/LTSC

We recently dropped our new Server 2022 KMS host key onto our KMS server. After the necessary update to accept the 2022 key and activating the new 2022 host key, we were able to activate our most com...

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kwester-ebbinghaus-business

Iron Contributor

Apr 19, 2022

ajc196 Armando_Rivera great to see it is solved. And once again "It's always DNS"

SaintFrag

Copper Contributor

Aug 22, 2022

Is anyone having this issue with 2012 R2 and activating 2019 LTSC? I've got the exact same issue described and both client and AD hosts have all their updates. I don't, however, install previews. I'm at a loss.

abbodi1406
Steel Contributor
Aug 22, 2022
KMS Host (and other) licenses for Server 2012 R2 had not changed or updated since November 2018
- SaintFrag
  Copper Contributor
  Aug 22, 2022
  Sorry, to clarify: AD is at a functional level of 2012 R2. Using ADBA for 2019 LTSC I'm having this same issue, as described.
  - Deleted
    Aug 23, 2022
    Hello Ryan, I do not believe there is a functional relation between KMS and the Forest or Domain Functional level. Do you have found anything in docs.microsoft.com stating this relation?
    Do I understand correctly that ADBA is not working for you either?
    
    ajc196 is your issue as posted in the OP fixed by today, if yes do you know how? Sorry this topic is quite long.