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DISM failing when trying to activate Windows Server 2022 from Evaluation to Standard

Anonymous
2024-01-10T19:32:11+00:00

Having trouble licensing Windows 2022 file server. Unfortunately the Evaluation period for the Eval license has expired and we are unable to license the server.

Any help will be appreciated:

Deployment Image Servicing and Management Tool

Version: 10.0.20348.681

Image version: 10.0.20348.1787

Starting to update components...

Starting to install product key...

Finished installing product key.

Adding package Microsoft-Windows-ServerStandardEdition~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~10.0.20348.1787

[========================================100.0%==============================]

Error: 14081

An error occured while operating system components were being updated. The upgrade cannot proceed.

For more information, review the log file.

The DISM log file can be found at C:\Windows\Logs\DISM\dism.log

I am also unable to apply Cumulative Windows Server 2022 Updates from Windows Update.

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-01-11T07:20:08+00:00

    Hello，

    To resolve this issue, you can try the following steps:

    1. Check if the server has an active internet connection.
    2. Verify that you are using a valid product key for Windows Server 2022 Standard Edition.
    3. The DISM command is as follows:

    DISM /online /Set-Edition:ServerStandard /ProductKey:XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX /AcceptEula

    More details please refer to this link:

    Upgrade and conversion options for Windows Server | Microsoft Learn

    Regarding the issue with applying Cumulative Windows Server 2022 Updates from Windows Update, you can try the following steps:

    1. Run the Windows Update troubleshooter. You can access the troubleshooter by going to Settings > Update & Security > Troubleshoot > Windows Update.

    2.Can you manually download and install the updates from the Microsoft Update Catalog?

    3..Restarting the update services. You can do this by using the Services tool (services.msc) and stopping and starting the following services: Windows Update, Background Intelligent Transfer Service, and Cryptographic Services.

    Best Regards

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