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1. Windows slmgr to remove office license how to#
2. Windows slmgr to remove office license license#
3. Windows slmgr to remove office license windows 7#
4. Windows slmgr to remove office license windows#

Vista + Win7 + SRV2008 + SRV2008R2 all have KMShost(for activating Windows) capability built-in. George, it's both simpler and more complicated than it appears ) Only a non-technical administrative contract/licensing specialist should even have to

Licensing should be a one-time administrative task, set-it and forget-it. Rant: Microsoft has really done themselves a disservice in how this was implemented. Thanks Don, or whoever else feels qualified to step in and clear up the mud for me. What is the "mKMSact.exe" tool I find when I search for this subject on the Internet?

Windows slmgr to remove office license license#

It isn't listed in "Features" in Server Manager.ĭon't I have to uninstall a KMS host service? How can it only be the matter of replacing a license key? Isn't that just a text file somewhere so replacing a text key doesn't uninstall the accidental implementation of a KMS infrastructure on my server? If I can use a GUI to change the product key (seems nice) can I also find a GUI to uninstall the accidental KMS host I got stuck with? It isn't in the "Programs and Features > Uninstall or change a program". Why would I want to change the product key? R2 already indicates Activation was successful.

Windows slmgr to remove office license windows#

("Computer Properties") But my copy of Windows Server 2008 I assume you mean Control Panel > System and Security > System Properties > Windows Activation > Change Product Key. You say I can use the GUI if I prefer (change product key). I know you are trying to make this as simple as possible to understand, but it is still about as clear as mud. Where do I find the for my KMS host?Īlso there is something called mKMSact.exe I have seen in various (non-Microsoft) forums, but that doesn't seem to be a part of this discussion, yet there are plenty of hits (some of which are malware removal hits) that indicate to remove the KMS host serviceįrom a Windows machine you need to use something called "mKMSact.exe". The advance help output from "slmgr.exe -?" indicates that the -upk option also requires an as a parameter. So after I uninstall the KMS host, do I need to activate my copy of Win2k8r2 EE (re-activate, actually)? Would I just use the GVLK from So obviously I don't want to remove the valid _vlmcs SRV record in the DNS _tcp node (your step 3)! The resulting host thinks it is a KMS server (but we already have one of those, thank In my particular situation, a different sysadmin created a VM for me and apparently used the KMS product key when installing Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Edition. ) but can't seem to find the relevent uninstall information.

Windows slmgr to remove office license windows 7#

, refers to Vista and 2008). I have searched on Technet and find volume activation information for Windows 7 and Win2k8r2 (Here: You canĬan anyone point me to the documentation or help files that document the KMS host uninstall procedure (removing a KMS host) for Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2? (The link above, The announcement thread if you have any feedback on this decision or the process. On June 11th, CSS engineers will move any new threads to the

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Windows slmgr to remove office license how to#

Slmgr.vbs /upk to remove the KMS host key for Office 2010.įor more information on how to deploy volume activation of Office 2010, please refer to the link below.