After downloading, burn the ISO file to DVD or save it to USB. Once you boot your PC / Laptop with the DVD / Pendrive the installation program will run. Follow the guided steps of the program to complete its installation.
This supplied Microsoft installation includes a 180-day trial.
To convert to a full version, run following commands:
- Open Powersell as Administrator.
- In the console, enter the following command:>
DISM /Online /Set-Edition:ServerStandard /ProductKey:N69G4-B89J2-4G8F4-WWYCC-J464C /AcceptEULA
(Initially, we use a generic key for the trial version, later we will activate the full version)
- It will ask you to restart your computer.
- Once rebooted, open Powershell as administrator and run the following commands:
slmgr -ipk XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX
(Replace the “X’s” with the product key you purchased)
slmgr -ato
- Activation will be successful.
