How to activate Windows 10 Enterprise MSDN Image at Azure?

I am trying to active the MSDN Windows 10 Enterprise Image.
Obviosly it tries to reach a central KMS Server:

Error code: 0xC004F074
No KSM Service can be connected.

How can I activate without a KMS Server ?

Greetings

Pat

July 30th, 2015 4:55pm

You do not

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July 30th, 2015 9:13pm

I am not running a Insider preview and also I didn't upgrade anything.
I installed a virtual machine in Azure from the MSDN templates. I did the same for an 8.1 Enterprise Version in the past and it could be activated without any problems.

This Windows 10 version has already a key included. But the activation process seems to contact a KMS server infrastructure by defaut which doesn't exist here.

So my question is, ow can I activate without a KMS server ?

Greetings

Pat

July 31st, 2015 4:42am

Ok the following helped:

c:\>slmgr /skms kms.xspace.in

c:\>slmgr /ato

After this Windows was activated.

Greetings

Pat

  • Marked as answer by PBASoft Friday, July 31, 2015 11:18 AM
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July 31st, 2015 9:36am

Hi,

About this issue, please ask in Microsoft Azure forum for more professional help.

https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/home?forum=WAVirtualMachinesforWindows

Please refer to this thread:

https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/3b3795b1-1724-4723-957c-8d219e387f5e/windows-azure-vm-activation?forum=WAVirtualMachinesforWindows

July 31st, 2015 10:36am

Stupid answer shows you don't read the questions very well.

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August 5th, 2015 3:30am

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