Windows Server 2016 Evaluation To Standard __full__ May 2026

DISM /online /Set-Edition:ServerStandard /ProductKey:XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX /AcceptEula Replace XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX with a valid Standard edition product key (Retail or MAK). A generic KMS client key will not work for this retail conversion. If you do not have a retail key, you must use the Volume/LTSC method (Step 3b).

For KMS:

slmgr /ipk YOUR-NEW-PRODUCT-KEY slmgr /ato Run: windows server 2016 evaluation to standard

Run the following command to see which edition you can convert to: windows server 2016 evaluation to standard