Azure Windows DC Server VM License Activation issue | slmgr Access Denied

Shiva Prasad Udari 85 Reputation points
2024-04-22T13:43:17.5766667+00:00

We are having an issue activating OS licenses with some Win DC Server VMs deployed in Azure with default Licensing (Not AHB) in my Org.

Other VMs in the same network run "slmgr /ato" without issues, and we have confirmed that the problem VMs are able to communicate with KMS.

We have worked with Microsoft for months but no luck in resolving the issue, even after trying all possible ways, including rejoining to the domain.

When trying to run "slmgr /ato," we encounter an access denied error with error code 0x80070005. We have followed the permission requirements documented on https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/windows-server/installing-updates-features-roles/error-0x80070005-access-denied but the issue persists.

We've moved the VM licenses to AHB in Azure, and the error is resolved, but it comes back after a few hours. We suspect that slmgr might be corrupted, and we're looking for a way to fix it. Can someone please help?

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