I installed the Volume Activation role on a 2019 server and added a Windows 10 Enterprise key, went through the wizard and saw it listed in AD using ADSI edit.. "perfect" I then tried to add a Windows 11 key and it added it but removed the Windows 10 key. I'm I doing something wrong? First time using AD Activation.

Hello, When you add a new product key, it will replace the existing product key because ADBA uses a single activation object for each product key. Each activation object can only contain one product key. You need to create separate activation objects in Active Directory for each key. To do this you need to add your Windows 10 Enterprise key and create the activation object. Repeat the process for your Windows 11 key, making sure you create separate activation objects. Once created you can verify in ADSI Edit: Open ADSI Edit and navigate to the CN=Activation Objects container. Make sure there are two activation objects listed for Windows 10 and Windows 11. Best Regards, Yanhong Liu ============================================ If the Answer is helpful, please click "Accept Answer" and upvote it.

Using AD Activation on Windows 2019 Server

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Yanhong Liu 10,390 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2024-09-19T06:38:34.11+00:00

Hello,

When you add a new product key, it will replace the existing product key because ADBA uses a single activation object for each product key. Each activation object can only contain one product key.

You need to create separate activation objects in Active Directory for each key.

To do this you need to add your Windows 10 Enterprise key and create the activation object.

Repeat the process for your Windows 11 key, making sure you create separate activation objects.

Once created you can verify in ADSI Edit:

Open ADSI Edit and navigate to the CN=Activation Objects container.

Make sure there are two activation objects listed for Windows 10 and Windows 11.

Best Regards,

Yanhong Liu

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rr-4098 1,541 Reputation points

2024-09-19T17:37:49.3433333+00:00

Thank you for the reply. When you state create a separate action object do you mean in ADSI?

Yanhong Liu 10,390 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2024-09-20T03:02:58.1666667+00:00

Hi,

Yes, you need to create separate activation objects in ADSI Edit for Windows 10 and Windows 11.

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rr-4098 1,541 Reputation points

2024-09-21T09:49:48.63+00:00

When creating a new object in ADSI edit it ask for a 'value" what do I type in?

rr-4098 1,541 Reputation points

2024-09-24T14:17:25.3233333+00:00

I wanted to follow up to see if anyone has any thoughts on my previous question.

Yanhong Liu 10,390 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2024-09-25T03:05:31.17+00:00

Hi,

The "value" you type when creating an object in ADSI Edit usually refers to the product key for the version of Windows you are activating.

rr-4098 1,541 Reputation points

2024-09-25T15:54:30.25+00:00

I'm getting the error one or more values is not in the correct format. The first value is cn which for the originally value is a number , second is the KMS ID. I have tried the OS display name , product key etc.. nothing is working

rr-4098 1,541 Reputation points

2024-09-26T18:14:54.9733333+00:00

I'm completely stumped with this. How do people add multiple product keys when using AD Activation?
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