After window server evaluation period has expired you will found out unexpected behavior for your machine like unexpected shutdown restart every one hour approximately.
Windows server 2016 standard evaluation windows license is expired.
This method will extend your windows only once for 180 days.
From an elevated command prompt determine the current edition name with the command dism online get currentedition.
This tutorial contains instructions to convert windows server 2016 evaluation version to licensed.
In this case you only have two options.
In this blog post i will show you how to extend your trial period to three years.
The evaluation version of windows server 2012 2016 is valid for 180 days and you can convert your trial version to retail.
After that you should purchase a new key.
The microsoft evaluation center brings you full featured microsoft product evaluation software available for download or trial on microsoft azure.
For windows server 2008 follow the previous steps with the following changes.
Windows license is expired build 9600.
The command will be slmgr vbs rearm instead of slmgr vbs rearm.
If you have installed windows server 2019 windows server 2016 standardevaluation or datacenterevaluation edition to try the new features of the microsoft server platform you can download windows server 2019 free trial or windows server 2016 evaluation here after registering you have 180 days to test it.
For windows server 2016 standard this will be serverstandard.
Extend window server evaluation period has expired.
Purchasing a new windows key activate windows through go to pc settings.
The microsoft evaluation center brings you full featured microsoft product evaluation software available for download or trial on microsoft azure.
During this period all features of windows server 2019 2016 are available to you.
Run command prompt with administrator privileges and run following command.
Restart your server and you find the evaluation period expires in 180 days.
Last updated on august 28th 2019.
Windows server 2016 evaluation is valid for 180 days.
For windows server 2016 standard you can convert the system to windows server 2016 datacenter as follows.