Windows 10: why i can't convert windows server 2025 evaluation version to a full windows server 2025...

PS C:\> dism /online /get-targeteditions Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool Version: 10.0.26100.1150 Image Version: 10.0.26100.4061 Editions that can be upgraded to: Target Edition : ServerTurbineCor Target Edition : ServerDatacenterCorThe current version of the server is: Microsoft Windows Server 2025 Standard Evaluation

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can't convert windows server 2019 evaluation to Windows server 2019 standard full version.

can't convert windows server 2019 evaluation to Windows server 2019 standard full version.

 

Convert Windows Server 2012 R2 Evaluation to Windows Server 2012 R2

I have purchased the product key of Windows Server 2012 R2. Now the server is on Windows Server 2012 R2 Evaluation. I found a few links there they explained on how to convert from Windows Server 2012 R2 Evaluation to Windows Server 2012 R2 with valid product
key. One of the example is this link:

https://www.citrixguru.com/2015/08/13/how-to-activate-windows-server-2012-r2-evaluation/

Is this a correct way to do? If I follow this step, will my data be erased?

I want to avoid formatting/fresh Windows install because there are some software in the server that we do not know how to backup. We just want to get it activated now, backup will be sorted out later.

 

Future of Windows before 2020 and 2025

Microsoft has released several versions of Windows 10 since 2015:

Windows 10 1507 - July 2015

Windows 10 1511 - November 2016

Windows 10 1607 - August 2016

Windows 10 1703 - April 2017

Windows 10 1709 - October 2017

Next version of Windows 10 coming March 2018 - 1803.

As part of Windows as a service, users will need to be on the two most recent releases or their device will still have to support it in 2025.

But in 2025, you will have a version of Windows 10 called 2503 and 2509

In 2026, you will have versions 2603 and 2609.

New versions are released in Spring and Fall of each year.

Windows is a 'service' now, meaning the idea of versioning where you had Windows 7, 8, 10 are irrelevant.