Convert Windows Server Evaluation Editions to Standard
Upgrading Windows Server without reinstalling (as of this post, the newest version is Server 2019) If you have an evaluation version of Windows Server and you wish to convert it from an evaluation version to a standard or datacenter version, it's pretty straightforward. (If you have any domain controllers set up you'll have to demote them first, but after the conversion, you can promote them again.) you merely need to: Open an elevated command prompt and type the following command to find the available edition IDs: DISM /online /Get-TargetEditions Decide which one you want and copy that ID. You'll use it to replace <edition ID> go to Windows KMS keys to find the Generic Volume License Key (GVLK) for that version or have your own purchased key handy. You'll use it to replace XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX type the following command (all on the same line - it wraps to the next line on this blogpost), substituting the correct edition ID and P