2025 RDS DEVICE CAL

Installation guide Microsoft Windows Server 2025 RDS DEVICE CAL

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

  • 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster or 64-bit (x64) processor
  • 2 gigabyte (GB) RAM
  • 60 GB of available hard disk space
  • DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver

INFORMATION

The acquired CALs are applicable to all editions of Microsoft Windows Server 2025 (Essentials, Standard, Foundation, Datacenter) and compatible with previous versions of Microsoft Windows Server.

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ROLES AND SERVICES

To activate an RDS CAL, first make sure that the following roles and features are installed and running on your server.

  1. Make sure the following feature is installed: Remote Desktop Services.
  2. 121/5000 Make sure you have the following features installed: Role Administration Tools -> Remote Desktop Services Tools:
    1. Remote Desktop Licensing Diagnoser Tool
    2. Remote Desktop Licensing Tools
  3. Make sure the following role services are enabled: Remote Desktop Services:
    1. Remote Desktop Licensing
    2. Remote Desktop Session Host
  4. Make sure your Server is specified as the Remote Desktop license server in your Group Policies.

ACTIVATION

It is recommended that you complete the product installation and activation before signing in with your Microsoft account.

After you have verified all the requirements described above:

  1. Go to Server Manager
  2. Run the tools submenu
  3. Choose Terminal Services -> Remote Desktop License Manager
  4. Right click on your server and select “Activate server”

SERVER ACTIVATION WIZARD

  1. Select your connection method, we recommend you choose “Automatic connection”.
  2. Fill in the required information of your company.
  3. At the end of the wizard, be sure to check the “Start license installation wizard now” option.
  4. In the License Program, select “License Package (Retail Purchase) and click Next.
  5. Apply the key.
  6. Your server should now have the activation status as “Activated”.

For a step-by-step guide to setting up your server, check out this video guide:

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2025 Standard

Installation guide Microsoft Windows Server 2025 Standard

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

  • 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster or 64-bit (x64) processor
  • 2 gigabyte (GB) RAM
  • 60 GB of available hard disk space
  • DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver

CHECK

Verify that you have a stable Internet connection during installation. Please follow these steps for a successful activation

STEP 1

If you already have a (installed) version of Microsoft Windows Server 2025 Standard as a download or on USB / DVD, first try activating this version with our product key. Make sure your version of Microsoft Windows matches the Microsoft Windows version of the product key. Otherwise, or in case the installation doesn’t work, continue with point 2.

STEP 2 (DOWNLOAD ISO)

Download your version of Microsoft Windows Server from the following link:

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The ISO file is the version for a permanent installation on a PC

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

It is recommended that you complete the product installation and activation before signing in with your Microsoft account.

After downloading, burn the ISO file to DVD or save it to USB. Once you boot your PC / Laptop with the DVD / Pendrive the installation program will run. Follow the guided steps of the program to complete its installation.

This supplied Microsoft installation includes a 180-day trial.

To convert to a full version, run following commands:

  • Open Powersell as Administrator.
  • In the console, enter the following command:
    DISM /Online /Set-Edition:ServerStandard /ProductKey:XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX /AcceptEULA

    (Initially, we use a generic key for the trial version, later we will activate the full version)

  • It will ask you to restart your computer.
  • Once rebooted, open Powershell as administrator and run the following commands:
    slmgr -ipk XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX

    (Replace the “X’s” with the product key you purchased)

    slmgr -ato
  • Activation will be successful.

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