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ajc196
Sep 09, 2021Steel Contributor
Server 2022 KMS host key bug; Can't activate Win10 Enterprise LTSB/LTSC
We recently dropped our new Server 2022 KMS host key onto our KMS server. After the necessary update to accept the 2022 key and activating the new 2022 host key, we were able to activate our most com...
ajc196
Apr 18, 2022Steel Contributor
It's not just you, ours is doing the exact same thing.
Issue was fixed after KB5010427 back in February, and I never looked back at it. Now that I see your comment, I tried activating a test Win10 10 Ent. LTSC 2019 VM, and nope. Failed to activate, back to square one all over again.
Good God, Microsoft...
Issue was fixed after KB5010427 back in February, and I never looked back at it. Now that I see your comment, I tried activating a test Win10 10 Ent. LTSC 2019 VM, and nope. Failed to activate, back to square one all over again.
Good God, Microsoft...
Armando_Rivera
Apr 18, 2022Copper Contributor
ajc, I suggest you try flushing the DNS on your KMS server (ipconfig /flushdns) and then run on the KMS slmgr.vbs /ato. Then try again the activation on your Windows 10 LTSC.
TBH what threw me off is that the GUI said that KMS was successfully activated, but via the CLI it wasn't.
Running the 2 steps above fixed my problem.
I am wondering if the march updates messed up something on the dns cache on KMS.
TBH what threw me off is that the GUI said that KMS was successfully activated, but via the CLI it wasn't.
Running the 2 steps above fixed my problem.
I am wondering if the march updates messed up something on the dns cache on KMS.
- ajc196Apr 18, 2022Steel ContributorSolid, that worked thanks! I missed your response above saying as much, happy it was that simple.
Now if it would quit doing that, that'd be fine too. 😛- kwester-ebbinghaus-businessApr 19, 2022Iron Contributor
ajc196Armando_Rivera great to see it is solved. And once again "It's always DNS"
- SaintFragAug 22, 2022Copper Contributor
Is anyone having this issue with 2012 R2 and activating 2019 LTSC? I've got the exact same issue described and both client and AD hosts have all their updates. I don't, however, install previews. I'm at a loss.