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PGomersall
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Apr 28, 2021

Windows Server Preview Build 20344 requesting product key

Mary Hoffman  Running setup, Windows Server Preview Build 20344 is requesting a product key and no way to continue without entering one. Previous PK's do not work; how are we supposed to install an...
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    JonathanKay
    Apr 28, 2021

    PGomersall 

    This one got me for a few minutes too. After looking again, in the announcement post, it says to skip putting in a product key. I did so using the old school way of using an ei.cfg, and it worked.

     

    To do so, extract the contents of the iso to a folder, go to the sources folder, make a new text file called ei.cfg and put this in it:

    [Channel]Retail[VL]0

     Then running setup shouldn't ask you about a product key.

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Test with this WX4NM-KYWYW-QJJR4-XV3QB-6VM33
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Mary Hoffman
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Apr 28, 2021
What build did you start with to perform your inplace upgrade to 20344?
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    Zeitas
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    Apr 28, 2021
    Windows Server 2022 Insider Preview Build 20324
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