Activation Methods
After installing Windows Server 2012, you get a limited period of use of the operating system, after which activation is required.
There are two methods for activating Windows Server 2012: activating Windows online and activating Windows using your phone.
Internet Activation
- We follow the path: Start → Control Panel → System → Windows Activation:
- Enter the activation key:
Phone Activation
Attention! This method only works for Windows GUI.
- Open a command prompt and enter the following command:
slmgr -ipk
- Then, in the same command line, enter the slui 04 command, select your location, call the specified number and follow the instructions.