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Windows licence activation

Windows licence activation

The UIS switched their Windows licensing server from kms.csx.private.cam.ac.uk to uis-kms01.blue.cam.ac.uk. 

Therefore on expiry of your current windows licence, which used the old server, then your machine will need to be redirected to use the new server to re-activate Windows. 

 Instructions

If you do not run the command prompt with elevated rights, it will not work.

  1. Search for “CMD” and right-click the command prompt and select "Run as Administrator"

  2. Enter slmgr.vbs -skms uis-kms01.blue.cam.ac.uk
     (Response: Key Management Service machine name set to uis-kms01.blue.cam.ac.uk successfully.)

  3. Enter slmgr.vbs -ato
     (Response:  Activating Windows Professional/Enterprise edition.)

 

 

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