Cornell's site license for Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office Professional Plus provides unlimited licensing via our Key Management Service (KMS). This page provides instructions for technical support providers (TSPs) to switch a computer from the earlier Multiple Activation Key (MAK) system to the preferred KMS system.
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Switching a machine from MAK to KMS requires use of the Windows command line. You will need to issue Visual Basic commands to replace the existing MAK product key with a Generic Volume License Key (GVLK). If your network is not set up for autodiscovery, you will also need to issue additional commands to tell the machine the URL of the KMS server, and to start the automated activation process. KMS activation can be blocked by a firewall. Please be sure that any firewalls between the client machine and the KMS server are open to incoming and outgoing traffic on TCP port 1688.
This page is intended for technical support providers and network administrators. If you're not one of those, you should talk to your TSP or net admin before proceeding. Covered Products Cornell's KMS activation service will automatically activate the following Microsoft products if they had been installed from the Cornell site license version of the installers. Windows 7 (Enterprise or Professional). Windows 8 (Enterprise or Professional). Windows 10 (Education, Enterprise, Enterprise 2015 LTSB, or Professional). Windows Server (2008, 2008R2, and 2012).
Microsoft Office (2016, 2013, and 2010) Our KMS service will not activate versions of the above software that were installed from OEM or retail versions of the installers. Switch Activation from MAK to KMS Updating an installation of Windows of Office entails entering commands at a command prompt. The commands you enter depend on whether your local area network has been configured to allow KMS autodiscovery. Networks administered by CIT are already configured for KMS.
More information about autodiscovery can be found on our. If you aren't sure whether your local area network has already been configured for KMS, you can use the KMS manual configuration instructions. From a Network with KMS Autodiscovery Windows and Windows Server (all supported versions). Open another browser window, and go to our page to find the appropriate GVLK for your version of Windows. Open an Elevated Command Prompt window.
For instructions, please see. In the Command Prompt window, verify that the current directory is C: Windows System32. If it is not, type CD Windows System32 and press Enter. Type the following command to set the key. Cscript slmgr.vbs /ipk GVLK-from-Step-1 replacing GVLK-from-Step-1 with the actual key you found in step 1, then press Enter. (Note: There is a space between ipk and the product key. ).
Type the following command: cscript slmgr.vbs /ato and press Enter. (There is a space after vbs in the command above.). Close the command prompt window. Windows should now be in an activated state on this computer. Office 2016, 2013, and 2010. Open up an Elevated Command Prompt window. For instructions, please see.