You can also run slmgr.vbs /dlv from an elevated command prompt to see the time remaining. During the evaluation period, a notification on the Desktop displays the days remaining the evaluation period (except in Windows Server 2012 Essentials). įor all editions, you have 10 days to complete online activation, at which point the evaluation period begins and runs for 180 days. For more information about these installation options, how to convert between them, and how to use the new Minimal Server Interface and Features on Demand, see. These evaluation versions are 64-bit only and can be installed with the Server Core option or the Server with a GUI option. Evaluation versions of Windows Server 2012įully functional time-limited evaluation versions of Windows Server 2012 are available for the following editions: It also summarizes the supported upgrade paths from previously licensed retail versions of Windows Server to Windows Server 2012. This document summarizes key information about evaluation versions of Windows Server® 2012, including where to obtain them, the limits on their use, and how to convert them to full retail versions. Applies To: Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2
