SkipAutoActivation
Applies To: Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2
SkipAutoActivation specifies whether Windows® attempts to automatically activate. For automatic activation to complete, a valid Windows product key is required.
After Windows has been activated, it is not necessary to use the unattended-Setup setting: Microsoft-Windows-Security-SPP-UX\SkipAutoActivation. Do not use the SkipAutoActivation setting on a system that has already been activated with a non-system locked pre-installation (SLP) license key.
This setting has no effect on Server Core installations of Windows Server® 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, and Windows Server 2012.
Values
true |
Specifies that Windows does not attempt to automatically activate. |
false |
Specifies that Windows attempts to automatically activate. This is the default value. |
Valid Configuration Passes
specialize
Parent Hierarchy
Microsoft-Windows-Security-SPP-UX | SkipAutoActivation
Applies To
For a list of the Windows editions and architectures that this component supports, see Microsoft-Windows-Security-SPP-UX.
XML Example
The following sample XML output specifies that auto-activation is skipped.
<SkipAutoActivation>true</SkipAutoActivation>