Right-click on cmd or Command Prompt and click Run as administrator from the context menu.Type cmd in the Search bar to locate the command window.Launch a command window with elevated privileges.
See Volume Activation 2.0 at UW-Madison for the full details of MAK and KMS activation at UW Madison. Other versions of Windows are not eligible for KMS or MAK activation. These activations are available for faculty and staff using departmental machines.
This document shows how to convert a Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Enterprise LTSB, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2016, or Windows Server 2019 computer to and from KMS activation and MAK activation, as well as help determine which activation type is currently in use.
