The new Windows Server 2016 KMS key, which can be installed on Windows Server 2012 and above as long as they have the right hotfixes, will activate Windows Server 2016, Windows 10 Enterprise LTSB 2016, and all older operating systems.
If you grabbed a Windows Server 2012 R2 key, then that won't work to activate Windows Server 2016 or Windows 10 Enterprise LTSB 2016, but will activate earlier versions. To add support for Windows Server 2016 and Windows 10 Enterprise LTSB 2016 to Windows Server 2012 or Windows Server 2012 R2 KMS servers: * First install KB 3058168 (Activate Windows 10 from WS 2012/2012 R2 KMS Hosts). * For Windows Server 2012, then install KB 3172615. For Windows Server 2012 R2, then install KB 3172614. Note that there will be no hotfix available for Windows Server 2008 R2 - that release is in extended support, so no new functionality is being added (e.g. activation of new OSes). Thanks, -Michael From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Johns, Damon (DoJ) Sent: Wednesday, October 5, 2016 4:31 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [mssms] Re: Windows 10 2016 LTSB KMS Key Query OT Hi Everyone, apologies this is a little off topic. I'm having some problems finding clarification around KMS activation of Windows 10 2016 LTSB. We would like to deploy a mixture of Windows 10 Enterprise CB / CBB and Windows 10 LTSB for our business critical PC's. At the moment we have a 2012 R2 Server which is using a Windows Srv 2012R2 DataCtr/Std KMS for Windows 10 key (I updated this to latest one available in VLSC yesterday). This is activating Windows 10 1607 and down as well as all of our server OS and Windows 7 PC's. It is not however activating our Windows 10 2016 LTSB test PC's. We have installed KB3172614 on our KMS server. The advice to date that I have indicates that we need to use a new KMS key to active Windows 10 2016 LTSB. I can see that we have a KMS key for that in VLSC. My Question. Do we need to stand up a new additional KMS server with that specific Windows 10 2016 LTSB KMS key to activate that edition or should we update the KMS on the existing server to use the new LTSB one? If we do this, will it stop activating Windows 10 1607, 1511, Windows 7, Server OS's etc? I've found it difficult to find anything beyond "You need to add a new KMS key to activate Windows 10 2016 LTSB" statements. Cheers Damon ________________________________ CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE AND DISCLAIMER The information in this transmission may be confidential and/or protected by legal professional privilege, and is intended only for the person or persons to whom it is addressed. If you are not such a person, you are warned that any disclosure, copying or dissemination of the information is unauthorised. If you have received the transmission in error, please immediately contact this office by telephone, fax or email, to inform us of the error and to enable arrangements to be made for the destruction of the transmission, or its return at our cost. No liability is accepted for any unauthorised use of the information contained in this transmission.
