Apr 28 2021 11:36 AM - edited Apr 28 2021 11:37 AM
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 and test?
Pete
Apr 29 2021 09:25 AM
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Apr 29 2021 04:07 PM - edited Apr 29 2021 04:08 PM
Follow the instructions provide by a reply from Jonathan Kay; about second reply to my original message. This method works for an upgrade.
Pete
May 01 2021 05:12 PM
Please provide a working key like most of the March release blog posts did. I used the one someone else posted above and now am stuck with the "connect to your org activation server" since it seems to have been an Enterprise one. This is a server I really can't take the time to redo from scratch. Many thanks!
May 02 2021 12:17 PM
May 03 2021 05:27 PM - edited May 04 2021 03:57 AM
Good Month, with this activator (disable defender and antivirus option 2) I activate Windows Server 2022 build 20344. https://github.com/abbodi1406/KMS_VL_ALL_AIO
May 04 2021 03:51 AM
@PGomersall Windows Server 2022 build 20344 activated with the previous mentioned key and this activator as you can see at attachement picture. https://github.com/abbodi1406/KMS_VL_ALL_AIO
May 04 2021 03:53 AM
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May 04 2021 05:58 PM - edited May 04 2021 06:02 PM
You can just keep using it, and update to future builds weekly or monthly, it should be okay without activation. You just won't be able to easily change the personalization settings and you'll probably see an "Activate Windows" watermark at some point in the corner.
May 04 2021 06:07 PM
That's all pretty annoying though...
May 05 2021 12:03 PM
@007pcservice
That did the trick, although Defender deleted the .cmd until I defined exclusion folder and put it here.
May 09 2021 12:25 PM
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May 11 2021 01:10 PM
I do hope there is more coming. Not just because my file shares still don't work, but speaking from the perspective of someone who regularly works on standalone Windows servers, I've been a bit underwhelmed with this release so far. In a lot of ways Server (and its individual components) almost seems forgotten, IE ESC is still in the forefront, and all the current tools released in the past few years isn't included, ie. you have to go manually install Admin Center, Windows Terminal, et al.
May 14 2021 06:59 AM