Before making changes, verify if your current installation is actually the Evaluation version. Open PowerShell as an Administrator and run: Get-WindowsEdition -Online
The evaluation copy is a full-featured version of Windows Server 2016 that Microsoft provides to allow you to try the software for 180 days at no cost. However, it has a critical limitation: it is . Windows Server 2016 Standard Iso Not Evaluation
to find "Windows Server 2016 Standard" under the Downloads section. Visual Studio Subscriptions (formerly MSDN): Before making changes, verify if your current installation
The output will display a list of target retail editions you can switch to. If you are on a Standard evaluation, you will likely see something like ServerStandard and ServerDatacenter . This tells DISM that your system is capable of the edition switch. If you want to convert to Standard but see only Datacenter listed, you have a technical limitation from the original installation media. to find "Windows Server 2016 Standard" under the
DISM /online /Set-Edition:ServerStandard /ProductKey:XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX /AcceptEula Use code with caution. Step 3: Reboot the Server
This is a very common issue. If you have deployed the Evaluation version and try to input a Standard product key, you will receive an error.
dism /online /set-edition:ServerStandard /productkey:WC2BQ-8NRM3-FDDYY-2BFGV-KHKQY /accepteula