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Cannot Activate Windows Server 2022 Datacenter Azure Edition

Daniel G 0 Reputation points
2024-08-01T14:38:49.8866667+00:00

Hello,

I have a product key for Windows Server 2022 Datacenter Edition, which works fine on the same edition of the server.

However, I do have a server with "Windows Server 2022 Datacenter Azure Edition" and the same key does not work on that server.

Does Azure Edition require a separate key then the regular edition ?

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  1. KarishmaTiwari-MSFT 20,307 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
    2024-08-01T23:30:30.4133333+00:00

    @Daniel G Thanks for posting your query on Microsoft Q&A.

    Yes, the Windows Server 2022 Datacenter Azure Edition requires a different product key than the regular Datacenter Edition. The key for the Azure Edition is specific to that version and won’t work with the standard Datacenter Edition key.

    Refer:
    https://zcusa.951200.xyz/en-us/windows-server/get-started/kms-client-activation-keys?tabs=server2022%2Cwindows10ltsc%2Cversion1803%2Cwindows81#windows-server-ltsc

    https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/windowsserverdocs/issues/6243

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