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Server 2022 KMS host key bug; Can't activate Win10 Enterprise LTSB/LTSC
Update as of today contained two points:
1) Fix will be release for Server 2016 in week 2 of March 2022, and Server 2019 in week 3 of February 2022.
2) Microsoft has no reports of this behavior on a Server 2022 KMS host + 2022 key. (So either no one has spun up a new enough host to report this yet on anything other than a downlevel OS, or perhaps Server 2022 isn't affected)
I think I'm at the point where I'm going to snapshot my KMS host, upgrade to Server 2022, and see what happens.
I can confirm the same problem with KMS on Windows Server 2022 😞
Hope MS gets a fix for this soon. My team doesn't want to move forward till MS has a fix, to get 2022/Win11 in our environment.
Forgot if I mentioned this elsewhere, but I was told the following by support -- 3rd week of February for Server 2019 KMS hosts, and second week of March for Server 2016 KMS hosts.
Also, you should only need to use a 2022 host key if you want to activate a Server 2022 KMS client. Windows 11 and Windows 10 both use the same clients keys and will activate fine as-is with a 2019 host key in use. (As will Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2021, since it uses the same client keys as LTSC 2019)https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/january-25-2022-kb5009616-os-build-17763-2510-preview-d395eb9c-40e9-425c-a026-ed2e0a0d9dd3
Addresses a known issue that affects versions of Windows Server that are in use as a Key Management Services (KMS) host. Client devices running Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2019 might not activate. This issue only occurs when using a new Customer Support Volume License Key (CSVLK) and after installing updates released April 22, 2021 or later.
