Windows Server 2019: Activation fails on a freshly installed server!

39 Comments

1. Mark Tillman 19/02/2019 at 02:34

   I had been hitting my head against a wall for a time with this activation. Found your tip and it worked immediately. Thank you!

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   1. Martin (Post author)19/02/2019 at 08:58

      Thanks for writing back 😉

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2. Nico 11/03/2019 at 23:57

   you saved my day !!!

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   1. Martin (Post author)12/03/2019 at 09:11

      Glad to hear that 😉

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3. Julio 29/03/2019 at 20:40

   it works, Thanks !!

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   1. Martin (Post author)05/04/2019 at 10:28

      Glad to hear 😉

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4. Mark 01/04/2019 at 15:46

   Well… i have a windows server 2019 and with this method of activate mine doesn’t work…. any ideas on how to have it fixed.

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   1. Martin (Post author)05/04/2019 at 10:28

      Are you using correct key (standard / datacenter) Do you run commands as admin in command prompt? 🙂

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5. Jim Soya 25/04/2019 at 00:06

   Thanks so much!!! I don’t why Microsoft couldn’t post this on the VLSC site when you download open license key???

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6. Alexander Jernejcic 15/05/2019 at 14:21

   Thank you! MS Support could not provide a solution…

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7. Steve Oke 07/08/2019 at 13:14

   Thank you so much, I have been looking for a fix for hours!

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8. JuanChoRois 21/08/2019 at 23:15

   Amazing.. out of the box I got that error and I get errors joining this 2019 to my domain as well. I guess there will never be a bug free Server edition from Windows.

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9. Alfonso Irizarry 09/10/2019 at 21:18

   mine install succesfully but doesnt activate. any ideas?

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   1. Martin (Post author)11/10/2019 at 08:05

      You installed the server successfully?

      You have to run the commands for successfull activation, and of course, have a license key?

      🙂

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10. Gersom Hideo Otsu 10/10/2019 at 19:41

    Very Good….save my job!

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11. Courtney 21/12/2019 at 17:23

    This completes successfully but does not result in activation.

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    1. Martin (Post author)30/12/2019 at 13:08

       Just refresh, it will work 🙂

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    2. Martin (Post author)06/02/2020 at 10:58

       Try to close and open the window, often the GUI does not update accordingly 🙂

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12. J. M. De Moor 21/01/2020 at 02:25

    Just another thank you. I did an in-place upgrade from 2012 R2 to 2019. This little VBS script was the ticket.

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    1. Martin (Post author)06/02/2020 at 10:57

       Thanks 🙂

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13. James N 03/02/2020 at 05:11

    I did an in-place upgrade from 2012r2 to 2019 std… ran the cscript and it says it activated but it does not work still… I have ran updates but still nothing… rebooted… tried the trouble shoot and it give and this error “something interrupted our trouble shooting… make sure you are connected to the internet (0xd0020017).
    I have an internet connection… so firewall is open at the moment. so I am stuck.

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    1. Martin (Post author)06/02/2020 at 11:08

       Hi James,
       Are you using latest ISO?
       Also I read somewhere that you can try to type in the code, when you install windows, and not after.

       have you typed in the commands in a command prompt in admin-mode?

       regards
       Martin

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14. Rivod 24/06/2020 at 08:59

    Hi, I tried this and failed. It says;

    Error: 0xC004F069 On a computer running Microsoft Windows non-core edition, run ‘slui.exe 0x2a 0xC004F069’ to display the error text.

    slui.exe says;
    The Software Licensing Service reported that the product SKU is not found.

    Also I have same problem with James N (We can’t reach activation servers right now. Make sure you’re connected to the Internet . ..)

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15. Pradeep Garg 28/07/2020 at 23:50

    Hi,
    I am having same activation issue, and after running command I am getting below error.

    Error: 0xC004F075 The Software Licensing Service reported that the operation cannot be completed because the service is stopping

    Any help ??

    Thanks

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    1. Pradeep Garg 28/07/2020 at 23:51

       Note that I installed a fresh copy of Windows server 2019 Essential.

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    2. Martin (Post author)07/08/2020 at 06:44

       Hi Pradeep, have you installed the KMS version af Windows and nok the MAK?

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16. chris Kendrick 19/08/2020 at 20:27

    Worked like a treat for me…Thanks a million

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    1. Martin (Post author)31/08/2020 at 15:52

       Glad to hear that – thanks 🙂

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17. Paul O'Rorke 21/08/2020 at 16:16

    Martin, you are my new hero!

    not only did your suggestion work, it wasn’t buried in a wall of unnecessary fluff!

    I’d buy you a beer if you were here!

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    1. Martin (Post author)31/08/2020 at 15:52

       Hi Paul, glad to hear, anyways 🙂

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18. Ron 20/12/2020 at 21:12

    Brilliant! I had this issue, and none of the microsoft solutions worked… this fixed it!

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    1. Martin (Post author)22/12/2020 at 15:17

       Thanks 🙂

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19. Eric 22/04/2021 at 20:47

    Saved my day!

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    1. Martin (Post author)26/04/2021 at 10:07

       Glad to hear 🙂

       Regards Martin

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20. chet zurawski 30/04/2021 at 21:02

    On a new server with a new Server 2019 I mistakenly installed and activated the Standard version not the datacenter desktop version of Server 2019. So I wiped it out and reinstalled the datacenter version but now it will not activate. Can I do anything?

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    1. Martin (Post author)03/05/2021 at 13:30

       They key you are using, is it KMS or MAK maybe?

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21. Manoj Kumar 31/08/2021 at 12:11

    THanks you sharing.

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    1. Martin (Post author)02/10/2021 at 09:06

       Thanks 🙂

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22. Sudo 10/04/2023 at 20:24

    This worked. So frustrating. I tried calling into MS for activation and the robot said to go to help.microsoft.com and pay for support….. to activate windows. Then the call just disconnects.

    This worked a treat. Thanks

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