Sunday, July 24, 2016

How to convert evaluation copy of Windows Server 2012 r2

 If the server is running an evaluation version of Windows Server 2012 Standard or Windows Server 2012 Datacenter, you can convert it to a retail version as follows: 

1.  If the server is a domain controller, you cannot convert it to a retail version. In this case, install an additional domain controller on a server that runs a retail version and remove AD DS from the domain controller that runs on the evaluation version.
2.  Read the license terms.
3. Open command prompt with administrator permission:

- DISM /online /Get-CurrentEdition

- DISM /online /Set-Edition:ServerStandard /ProductKey:XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX /AcceptEula

For the evaluation version of Windows Server 2012 Standard, you can also convert to the retail version of Windows Server 2012 Datacenter in one step using this same command and the appropriate product key.

Tuesday, July 5, 2016

Remove the "Get the New Office it's one of the perks of having Office 365" prompt





            If you're still using Office 2013 with your Office 365 subscription, you'll eventually receive notifications to upgrade to Office 2016. If you don't want to have to dismiss the notification each time you launch an Office 2013 application, follow the steps below to permanently disable this notification.

 Step1. Disable auto update 
- File > Account > Disable Updates

Step 2: Run easy fix to disable the upgrade prompt 
Ensure you have the latest Office updates by following the steps in the section, "Get Office 2013 updates" in Install Office updates.
Download this easy fix to have it set the registry key for you. Setting this registry key will disable the upgrade prompt.
Reference: https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Remove-the-Get-the-New-Office-prompt-1f32be31-5aea-42bb-ba3e-c753fc748d8b?ui=en-US&rs=en-US&ad=US