

For more information, see Update that enables Windows 8.1 and Windows 8 KMS hosts to activate a later version of Windows. Installations of KMS on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, or Windows Server 2012 must be updated in order to support activation of clients running Windows 10 or newer client or server operating systems. Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-Based Systems

Windows 10 (once you install the update in the note below this table) On the KMS server in Column 1, this key type.Ĭan activate these specific Windows editions: KMS host keys matched to products they activateĪ KMS server running this operating system. Table 7 describes the products that each KMS host can activate.

Applies To: Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2
