What are the risks of using a volume or kms windows 11 key
How to activate KMS windows 11 for Instant Clone pools (Persistent and non persistent)?
Activate Windows 11 Enterprise through KMS
Win11 keeps trying to use KMS activation and won't let me Activate via AAD even on clean builds
I bought a cheap ($11) windows 11 key on amazon, the seller seemed trustworthy since the vast majority of the reviews were good and the 100+ comments were all saying that it work, and since this is on Amazon, i don't belive this reviews are fake (also, it had a thousand sales last month according to amazon)
I received the key via email a few hours later.
But i not fully confident, i know this key is very likely not ''legal'', so i did a little bit of research and, for what i find out, there are 3 types of license: Retail, OEM and Volume/KMS (not sure Volume and KMS are the exact same thing or not)
What are the risks of using this key if it is Volume/KMS?
I saw people saying it will send data about my pc, account, and even network information to the supposed "organization" this license was supposed to be. Some people say not to worry, will not send any important information.
I saw answers saying it will not even activate if it is Volume/KMS, since the pc would have to be connected to the "organization" network, or something like that...
I may ended up not even using this key.
Could someone help me out?
Hi
As a newbie on Horizon View 8, I've manage to create pool of Instant clone desktops with Win11. Actually I must create twoo pools (a non persistent pool and a persistent).
So in order to create a Golden Image for testing purpose:
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I have created a Win11
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I've joined it to domain
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I've installed som applications
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I've installed the DEM agent
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I've installed the horizon Agent
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I've applied the VMware Desktop Optimizer tool
If the previous steps are correct then I must step into the Win license activation process.
So according with the following link, I'm suposed to remove the native Windows11 license that cames on a fresh install and then install on it the win11 KMS license:
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Acquire a KMS license key. -
Invoke a script to remove the existing license. For more information, see the Microsoft Windows documentation to remove the Windows license key using a command. -
Restart Windows. -
Invoke a script that uses KMS licensing to activate Windows.
KMS treats each activated clone as a computer with a newly issued license.
Which script should I use at the step2 of the previous list???
Which script should I use at the step4 from the previous list???
Apart from that I have installed the KMS role on the DEM server to use it as KMS license server activator. On the server side I've ran the KMS wizzard to activated the KMS license for win11 and I'm now stucked cause I don't know which GPO should I set on the Desktop or Instant Clones OU to allow an automatic activation of the Win11 desktops of the pool.
Please help!!
Thanks in advance
Hi,
Thank you for posting your query.
Kindly follow the steps provided below to resolve your issue.
To use KMS, you need to have a KMS host available on your local network. Computers that activate with a KMS host need to have a specific product key. This key is sometimes referred to as the KMS client key, but it is formally known as a Microsoft Generic Volume License Key (GVLK). Computers that are running volume licensing editions of Windows Server and Windows client are, by default, KMS clients with no extra configuration needed as the relevant GVLK is already there.
Go to this link for your reference and other troubleshooting procedures https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/get-started/kms-client-activation-keys
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Hi @Limitless Technology ,
Thank you for your answer.
In the Office 365 admin center the licenses are visible (see attachment).
Our partner mentioned that these are MAK-keys, not suitable for KMS. Is that correct?
What key to use when configuring the KMS, where you have to enter a KMS host key to proceed with the installation.
Do I need to enter the value, in the section Generic Volume License Key (GVLK), for W10 Enterprise?