This guide is for users of their own Windows Server Evaluation image in Windows Server Standard or Datacenter with a license on Public Cloud.

Preamble

• As a Microsoft partner, Infomaniak provides and automatically bills Windows Server licenses to customers using these OS versions on instances, Standard or Datacenter.
• Infomaniak offers ready-to-use images for Public Cloud, pre-activated with a license; in case of activation failure, refer to this other guide.

Using your own Windows Server image

If you decide to upload your own Windows Server image, Standard or Datacenter, you must follow the activation procedure.

180-day Evaluation Version

You need to precede the above procedure with a few additional commands in case it is a 180-day evaluation version:

Open a command prompt (cmd.exe) via the Start menu, and run this as an administrator to switch to…

• … Windows Server 2019 Standard:
  dism /online /set-edition:serverstandard /productkey:N69G4-B89J2-4G8F4-WWYCC-J464C /accepteula
• … Windows Server 2019 Datacenter:
  dism /online /set-edition:serverdatacenter /productkey:WMDGN-G9PQG-XVVXX-R3X43-63DFG /accepteula
• … Windows Server 2022 Standard:
  dism /online /set-edition:serverStandard /productkey:VDYBN-27WPP-V4HQT-9VMD4-VMK7H /accepteula
• … Windows Server 2022 Datacenter:
  dism /online /set-edition:ServerDatacenter /productkey:WX4NM-KYWYW-QJJR4-XV3QB-6VM33 /accepteula
• … Windows Server 2025 Standard:
  dism /online /set-edition:serverstandard /productkey:TVRH6-WHNXV-R9WG3-9XRFY-MY832 /accepteula
• … Windows Server 2025 Datacenter:
  dism /online /set-edition:serverdatacenter /productkey:D764K-2NDRG-47T6Q-P8T8W-YP6DF /accepteula

Once the command is complete, restart the instance and follow the normal activation procedure via the corresponding FAQ.