Posted On October 17, 2019

PowerShell: Activate Remote Windows

kimconnect 0 comments
blog.KimConnect.com >> Codes >> PowerShell: Activate Remote Windows
$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
#>

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Related Post

PowerShell: Remove Virtual Machine Snapshots in VMM

Base Cmdlets: $vmmServer='SOMETHINGHERE' $vmName='VMNAMEHERE' $snapshots=Get-SCVMCheckpoint -vmmserver $vmmServer -vm $(get-scvirtualmachine $vmName) $snapshots|%{Remove-SCVMCheckpoint -VMCheckpoint $_} Automation: #…

PowerShell: Legacy Methods to Save Credentials

PowerShell version 7 or later may already have facilities to store and retrieve credentials without…

Using Telnet and PowerShell to Test SMTP Relay

PowerShell Method: Example of Failure: PS C:\> sendTestEmail '[email protected]' 'password' '[email protected]'Detected MX Record : ywpjf4z5siycosmh7uqymtuygcjehuc67wa6o4rq4k2a3g2aodma.mx-verification.google.comKnown…