Moving my Windows Server 2019 off VMware to Proxmox

Question

I moved my server from VMware to Proxmox and it says I need to activate it again. When I used my product key is says it is blocked. I'm getting a notification reason of 0xC004F00F.

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Answer 1

Please use the following resources to resolve your issue:

Excerpt from: Troubleshoot Windows activation error codes

0xC004F00F hardware ID binding is beyond level of tolerance

When you encounter this error, you see this error message:

The Software Licensing Server reported that the Hardware ID binding is beyond level of tolerance.

Cause:

This error message appears when the system hardware changes or its drivers update.

Solution 1:

If you're using MAK activation, reactivate the system phone by using either online or phone activation during the Out of Tolerance (OOT) grace period.

Solution 2:

If you're using KMS activation, try one of the following things:

• Restart Windows.
• Open an elevated command prompt and run the following command:

ConsoleCopy

    slmgr.vbs /ato

For assistance, contact theMicrosoft Licensing Activation Centers.