Posted On October 17, 2019

PowerShell: Activate Remote Windows

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$remoteWindows="SHERVER01","SHERVER02"
$licenseKey="XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX"

function activateWindows{
param(
[string]$key
)
$licensingService = get-wmiObject -query "select * from SoftwareLicensingService" -computername $env:computername;
$licensingService.InstallProductKey($key);
sleep 20;
$licensingService.RefreshLicenseStatus();
Get-CimInstance -ClassName SoftwareLicensingProduct|where {$_.PartialProductKey}|select Description, LicenseStatus
}

Invoke-Command -computer $remoteWindows -ScriptBlock{
param($importedFunc,$importedKey)
[ScriptBlock]::Create($importedFunc).Invoke($importedKey);
} -Args ${function:activateWindows},$licenseKey

#Validate licensing status
Get-CimInstance -computername $remoteWindows -ClassName SoftwareLicensingProduct|where {$_.PartialProductKey}|select Description, LicenseStatus

<# Sample Output
Description LicenseStatus
----------- -------------
Windows(R) Operating System, VOLUME_MAK channel 1
Windows(R) Operating System, VOLUME_MAK channel 1
Windows(R) Operating System, VOLUME_MAK channel 1
Windows(R) Operating System, VOLUME_MAK channel 1
Windows(R) Operating System, VOLUME_MAK channel 1
Windows(R) Operating System, VOLUME_MAK channel 1
Windows(R) Operating System, VOLUME_MAK channel 1
Windows(R) Operating System, VOLUME_MAK channel 1
#>

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