Howto Activate KMS Manually

In this post I describe how to manually activate Windows & Office using KMS.

Windows Activation

Open a command prompt with elevated rights.

Run the following command to point to the specific KMS Server :

cscript c:\windows\system32\slmgr.vbs -skms <KMS DNS Name or IP address>

Run the following command to activate Windows :

cscript c:\windows\system32\slmgr.vbs -ato

Office Activation

For activation of Office use the following command :

Run the following command to point to the specific KMS Server :

cscript ospp.vbs /sethst:KMSSERVER

Run the following command to activate:

cscript ospp.vbs /act

 

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