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We have received a Windows 10 LTSB 2016 KMS key, but not a Server 2016/Win 10 LTSB 2016 key. We are currently running on a Server 2012 R2/Win 10 LTSB 2015 KMS setup. Client systems that are upgraded from LTSB 2015 to LTSB 2016 seem retain their ability to activate, but an attempt to create a new base build with LTSB 2016 fails to activate. Windows 10 Generic Product Keys allow you to install a specific Windows 10 edition. They are also called as default keys but do note they do not activate Windows. Windows 10 allows you to use the.
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I'm trying to apply our Windows 10 LTSB MAK key (testing, not enough clients to use KMS yet) during the 'Apply Windows Settings' task sequence. However, the system ends up with the generic LTSB KMS key (...-76DF9) and won't activate due to not enough KMS activations.
Windows 10 Enterprise Ltsb Key
I was able to use our MAK key fine with a SCCM task sequence for the non-LTSB version of Win 10 Enterprise. Also, the MAK key for the LTSB version does work if manually changing the key and activating, just doesn't work during the SCCM task sequence.
Has anyone seen this issue and have a solution? Thanks.
Windows 10 Ltsb 2016 Kms Key
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Windows 10 Ltsb 2016 Kms Key
Apologies if I'm posting this in the wrong forum, but I'm at my wits end and figured the Windows 10 forum would get the most hits...
Here are our current KMS keys available to us as part of our Licence Agreement:
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We are currently using the yellow highlighted key on our KMS host since the Summer and it has been successfully activating hundreds of Windows 7 workstations and the few Windows Enterprise LTSB 2015 test workstations we've configured so far. Last week I thought I'd download and start testing with the Windows 10 Enterprise LTSB 2016 version instead, and saw that it wasn't activating with our current KMS key. A quick search and I discovered that 2016 requires a new KMS key.
No problem, I'll call Microsoft support and request a new key. Well, after what seems like numerous calls which have either been disconnected at their end, disconnected at MY end (after slamming the phone down because I ended up speaking with someone who, to put it nicely, must speak English as a second language AND trying to understand them over an incredibly poor line) I finally managed to get across the fact that I required a new KMS key for activating LTSB 2016.
This morning I logged into the VLSC to review our KMS keys and saw we now have a new KMS key listed for 2016 (circled in red).
My issue is I'm not sure how to proceed. My limited understanding of KMS is that I can only have one key active at a time, so how am I supposed to use the newly acquired KMS key they have provided me? Surely they should be updating our Windows Srv2012R2 DataCtr/Std KMS for Windows 10 key?
I don't think I can bear another call to Microsoft support - only to have them forward me to their website and be immediately prompted to enter my credit card details.
Can someone point me in the right direction?
Warm thanks in advance..