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Trick to use Windows server legally free of cost

My Windows Server 2012 R2 Evaluation  version is going to expire...



Every IT guy should have testing environment, and things should not be tested in production. This is where Windows Server 2012 R2 Evaluation version is great help. I use Server 2012 R2 Evaluation versions in all of my LABs.


 here is useful info for Windows Server 2012 R2 Evaluation

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/evaluate-windows-server-2012-r2


I have trick to use Windows Server 2012 R2 Evaluation free of cost.Windows Server 2012 R2 evaluation is valid for 180 days. you can reset 180 Days countdown You can  „rearm“ Windows Server 2012 R2 evaluation up to 5 times.
Following command will „rearm“ your trial Windows Server 2012 R2.
Run Command Prompt with Administrator Privileges and run following command:

 slmgr.vbs -rearm




After that you need to restart your server for changes to take effect.


Now days counter has been reset successfully . you can use this command five times




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