Windows 10: Activating KMS

Hello,I have set up KMS on my Windows 2019 Server. I opened the Volume Activation tools, and selected Active Directory-Based Activation as I want the Windows 10/11 key for all workstations. I then put in the KMS key that I have and it activated.But it still does not seem to be registering on the workstation machines, as it still says Got o settings to activate windows. I have restarted the machine and the message dissapears, but when you go into the Settings it still says to activate.Is there anything else I need to do, to push the KMS key out?Thank you

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Windows 7 activation with KMS

• https://www.ghacks.net/2019/01/11/microsoft-explains-the-windows-7-kms-activation-issue/
  
• https://support.microsoft.com/en-us...ot-genuine-notifications-on-vl-win-7-kms-clie

 

Question about kms activation

Hi TheFriedPK

I am Dave, I will help you with this.

You are correct, connecting to that KMS server is not a legal way to activate Windows and you have performed all the correct steps to remove that KMS activation.

So rest assured, there is no trace of that KMS activation left and there is no damage done or any lasting affects, you are now legally activated and there is nothing further you need to do.

 

KMS Activation threshold

I am looking into setting up a KMS server vs using a MAK for a small (<100 clients) offline network of PCs with Win10 and Office 2016. I did a lot of web searching (Bing, obviously) but still have a few questions that I was not able to find answers to that
I was hoping someone could help with.

1. I know KMS has the 25 PC threshold before it will activate any, but what happens on the 26th activation request? Will the KMS server activate the 26th PC or does the threshold count start over and it will wait for 24 more activation requests?
2. After a re-image, I read that we can use the same MAK to activate Windows 10 using VAMT if we saved the .cilx file as long as there haven’t been any major hardware changes. Is this possible for Office 2016 as well? I haven’t been able to find any
   documentation on it.

Thank you!