View Activation, License, and Expiration Date Information: SLMGR - Vbs /dli

View Activation, License, and Expiration Date
Information
To display very basic license and activation information about the current system, run the
following command. This command tells you the edition of Windows, part of the product key
so you can identify it, and whether the system is activated.
slmgr.vbs /dli
To display more detailed license information–including the activation ID, installation ID, and
other details–run the following command:
slmgr.vbs /dlv
View the License Expiration Date

To display the expiration date of the current license, run the following command. This is only
useful for Windows system activated from an organization’s KMS server, as retail licenses
and multiple activation keys result in a perpetual license that won’t expire. If you haven’t
provided a product key at all, it’ll give you an error message.
slmgr.vbs /xpr
Uninstall the Product Key

You can remove the product key from your current Windows system with Slmgr. After you
run the below command and restart your computer, the Windows system won’t have a product
key and will be in an unactivated, unlicensed state.
If you installed Windows from a retail license and would like to use that license on another
computer, this allows you to remove the license. It could also be useful if you’re giving that
computer away to someone else. However, most Windows licenses are tied to the computer
they came with–unless you purchased a boxed copy.
To remove uninstall the current product key, run the following command and then restart your
computer:
slmgr.vbs /upk
Windows also stores the product key in the registry, as it’s sometimes necessary for the key to
be in the registry when setting up the computer. If you’ve uninstalled the product key,
you should run the below command to ensure it’s removed from the registry as well. This will
ensure people who use the computer in the future can’t grab the product key.
Running this command alone won’t uninstall your product key. It’ll remove it from the
registry so programs can’t access it from there, but your Windows system will remain licensed
unless you run the above command to actually uninstall the product key. This option is really
designed to prevent the key from being stolen by malware, if malware running on the current
system gains access to the registry.
slmgr.vbs /cpky
Set or Change the Product Key

You can use slmgr.vbs to enter a new product key. If the Windows system already has a
product key, using the below command will silently replace the old product key with the one
you provide.
Run the following command to replace the product key, replacing #####-#####-#####-
#####-##### with the product key. The command will check the product key you enter to
ensure it’s valid before using it. Microsoft advises you restart the computer after running this
command.
You can also change your product key from the Activation screen in the Settings app, but this
command lets you do it from the command line.
slmgr.vbs /ipk #####-#####-#####-#####-#####
Activate Windows Online

To force Windows to attempt an online activation, run the following command. If you’re
using a retail edition of Windows, this will force Windows to attempt online activation with
Microsoft’s servers. If the system is set up to use a KMS activation server, it will instead
attempt activation with the KMS server on the local network. This command can be useful if
Windows didn’t activate due to a connection or server problem and you want to force it to
retry.
slmgr.vbs /ato
Activate Windows Offline

Slmgr also allows you to perform an offline activation. To get an installation ID for offline
activation, run the following command:
slmgr.vbs /dti
You’ll now need to get a a confirmation ID you can use to activate the system over the phone.
Call the Microsoft Product Activation Center, provide the installation ID you received above,
and you’ll be given an activation ID if everything checks out. This allows you to activate
Windows systems without Internet connections.
To enter the confirmation ID you’ve received for offline activation, run the following
command. Replace “ACTIVATIONID” with the activation ID you’ve received.
slmgr.vbs /atp ACTIVATIONID
Once you’re done, you can use the slmgr.vbs /dli or slmgr.vbs /dlv commands to
confirm you’re activated.
This can generally be done from the Activation screen in the Settings app if your PC isn’t
activated–you don’t have to use the command if you’d rather use the graphical interface.
Extend the Activation Timer

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Some Windows systems provide a limited time where you can use them as free trials before
entering a product key. For example, Windows 7 offers a 30-day trial period before it begins
complaining at you. To extend this trial period and reset it back to 30 days remaining, you can
use the following command.As Microsoft’s documentation puts it, this command “resets the
activation timers.”
This command can only be used several times, so you can’t indefinitely extend the trial. The
number of time it can be used depends on the “rearm count,” which you can view using the
slmgr.vbs /dlv command. It seems different on different versions of Windows–it was three
times on Windows 7, and it seems to be five times on Windows Server 2008 R2.
This no longer seems to work on Windows 10, which is very lenient if you don’t provide it a
product key anyway. This option still works on older versions of Windows and may continue
to work on other editions of Windows, such as Windows Server, in the future.
slmgr.vbs /rearm
Slmgr.vbs Can Perform Actions on Remote Computers,

Too
Slmgr normally performs the actions you specify on the current computer. However, you can
also remotely administer computers on your network if you have access to them. For example,
the first command below applies to the current computer, while the second one will be run on
a remote computer. You’ll just need the computer’s name, username, and password.
slmgr.vbs /option
slmgr.vbs computername username password /option
The Slmgr.vbs command has other options, which are useful for dealing with KMS activation
and token-based activation. Consult Microsoft’s Slmgr.vbs documentation for more details.

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View Activation, License, and Expiration Date

View the License Expiration Date

Uninstall the Product Key

Set or Change the Product Key

slmgr.vbs /ipk #####-#####-#####-#####-#####

Activate Windows Online

Activate Windows Offline

slmgr.vbs /atp ACTIVATIONID

Extend the Activation Timer

Slmgr.vbs Can Perform Actions on Remote Computers,

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