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Windows 10 activation

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Milan M

I'm trying to activate Windows 10, I have tried it via cmd step ("slmgr.vbs -ipk xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx"), than via install step(created bat file), and at the end via cmd step where I was "calling" bat file ("CALL "file.bat""). In every single try Windows is actually activated, BUT status in deploy procces is stock on "Running". It frustrate me because I have nested package and when procces stock on this step it didn't allow to continue with rest.

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    Green, Brian

    I've got ours setup as a command-prompt task, running like such:

    c:\windows\system32\cscript //B c:\windows\system32\slmgr.vbs

    Which seems to work fine.

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    sean johnson

    I'm not sure if it helps in your situation but have you looked into Microsoft VAMT, it's a free utility from MS to manage Windows/Office licensing for networked systems. Supports right click activate and will return available uses of MAK / store KMS keys etc.

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    Margus Potter

    I have only OEM BIOS keys so I run in Deploy:

    Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Force
$ProductKey = (Get-WmiObject -Class SoftwareLicensingService).OA3xOriginalProductKey
iex "cscript /b C:\Windows\System32\slmgr.vbs -ipk $Productkey" 
Start-Sleep 5
iex "cscript /b C:\Windows\System32\slmgr.vbs -ato"

    Then also restart winExplorer

    Stop-Process -Name explorer -force
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