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jack85rm
Mar 02, 2021Copper Contributor
Windows Server 2019 Essential - The product key entered does not work.
Hi, I created a VM and installed windows server 2019 Essentials Evaluation and after 3 months I decided to buy the original license (OEM). Activation fails and generates an error message: The produ...
Dave Patrick
Mar 02, 2021MVP
I'd ask the OEM provider's trained licensing specialist about this. Its possible the OEM product key is bound to specific OEM provided installation media.
- jack85rmMar 02, 2021Copper ContributorHi Patrick, thanks for the reply. I tried asking my provider, but he said he didn't know.
- Dave PatrickMar 02, 2021MVPWell if it were me I guess I'd try to get a refund.
- jack85rmMar 02, 2021Copper ContributorI might as well make a refund but it won't fix the problem. I need to activate my license. Do you think the product key is not really valid? It is not possible that there are various types of problems on the server Windows?Also I have another problem but I don't know it is related, Windows update does not install the latest updates: KB4601345 (code error 0x800f0986), KB4601345 (code error 0x80070643)