Can't convert windows server standard core version to licensed copy.
I have a case where customer installed 2019 Server Standard Core EVAL version and has it all setup and configured for production and we can’t convert it to non-EVAL version. I did a new install myself in a VM and confirm you can’t convert 2019 Standard Core to full licensed copy. The only option given when converting it is to convert to Datacenter. In Microsoft’s documentation they mentioned this occurred with earlier versions of 2016 and it seems to have carried over to 2019 and 2022 as well from what I have found online. Can someone at Microsoft confirm this is the intended behavior and have them update their documentation to reflect it? Or have them tell us if this is a bug and have it corrected and if there is any other way to get this Server Standard Core EVAL to convert to a licensed copy. Thanks, Jason https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/get-started/upgrade-conversion-options C:\Users\Administrator>dism /online /get-currentedition Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool Version: 10.0.17763.1697 Image Version: 10.0.17763.2565 Current edition is: Current Edition : ServerStandardEvalCor The operation completed successfully. C:\Users\Administrator>dism /online /get-targeteditions Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool Version: 10.0.17763.1697 Image Version: 10.0.17763.2565 Editions that can be upgraded to: Target Edition : ServerDatacenterCor The operation completed successfully. C:\Users\Administrator>DISM /online /Set-Edition:serverstandardcor /ProductKey:N69G4-B89J2-4G8F4-WWYCC-J464C /AcceptEula Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool Version: 10.0.17763.1697 Image Version: 10.0.17763.2565 Starting to update components... Starting to install product key... Finished installing product key. Finished updating components. Starting to apply edition-specific settings... Error: 1168 An error occurred while applying target edition component settings. The upgrade cannot proceed. For more information, review the log file. The DISM log file can be found at C:\Windows\Logs\DISM\dism.log 2022-03-02 07:42:34, Info DISM DISM Transmog Provider: PID=3772 TID=3760 Migrating product key values from [Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\DefaultProductKey2] to [Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion] and [ControlSet001\Control\ProductOptions]... - CTransmogManager::MigrateDigitalProductKey 2022-03-02 07:42:34, Info DISM DISM Transmog Provider: PID=3772 TID=3760 Successfully migrated product key information. - CTransmogManager::MigrateDigitalProductKey 2022-03-02 07:42:34, Info DISM DISM Transmog Provider: PID=3772 TID=3760 Successfully migrated the product key. - CTransmogManager::UpdateComponents 2022-03-02 07:42:34, Info DISM DISM Transmog Provider: PID=3772 TID=3760 Successfully updated components. - CTransmogManager::UpdateComponents 2022-03-02 07:42:34, Info DISM DISM Transmog Provider: PID=3772 TID=3760 Successfully updated components from [ServerStandardEvalCor] to [serverstandardcor] - CTransmogManager::TransmogrifyWorker 2022-03-02 07:42:34, Info DISM DISM Transmog Provider: PID=3772 TID=3760 Copying edition override file from [C:\Windows\Servicing\Editions\serverstandardcorEdition.xml] to [C:\Windows\serverstandardcor.xml] - CTransmogManager::ProjectEditionOverrideFile 2022-03-02 07:42:34, Info DISM DISM Transmog Provider: PID=3772 TID=3760 Installing edition license file for edition [serverstandardcor] - CTransmogManager::ProjectEditionLicenseFile 2022-03-02 07:42:34, Error DISM DISM Transmog Provider: PID=3772 TID=2648 Failed to copy edition license file. - ThreadSkuInstallEula(hr:0x80070490) 2022-03-02 07:42:34, Error DISM DISM Transmog Provider: PID=3772 TID=3760 Thread for Installing EULA Failed. - CTransmogManager::ProjectEditionLicenseFile(hr:0x80070490) 2022-03-02 07:42:34, Error DISM DISM Transmog Provider: PID=3772 TID=3760 Failed to apply edition settings - CTransmogManager::ApplyEditionSettings(hr:0x80070490) 2022-03-02 07:42:34, Error DISM DISM Transmog Provider: PID=3772 TID=3760 Failed to apply edition settings for [serverstandardcor] - CTransmogManager::TransmogrifyWorker 2022-03-02 07:42:34, Error DISM DISM Transmog Provider: PID=3772 TID=3760 [Upgrading system]: An error occurred while applying target edition component settings. The upgrade cannot proceed. For more information, review the log file. [hrError=0x80070490] - CTransmogManager::EventError 2022-03-02 07:42:34, Error DISM DISM Transmog Provider: PID=3772 TID=3760 Failed to Upgrade! - CTransmogManager::TransmogrifyWorker(hr:0x80070490) 2022-03-02 07:42:34, Error DISM DISM Transmog Provider: PID=3772 TID=3760 Failed to upgrade! - CTransmogManager
