Windwos 10 IoT LTSC 2019 EPKEA activation.

Question

_{Friday, June 21, 2019 8:35 AM}

HI,

 i want know about the EPKEA activation.

I have a windows bootable DVD and i have installed the OS and during the installation you know it asked for the Product key.

I have received  the EPKEA which is signal key for multiple device. 

and after installing if i will do the sysprep and later i will capture same image and installed on other device or if i will make a clone of same image by third party software and i will install the clone or capture image in different device is the same product key (which i have installed during the Installation ) the  product key will show the other  device or not. or should i go again in Windows setting and do manually.  

or should i enter the product key again in  different device(where i installed my clone image).

NOTE: This IS EPKEA product  key  

Please suggest me for the same,

Thank you.

jack

All replies (6)

_{Wednesday, June 26, 2019 9:26 AM ✅Answered}

Hi Jack,

For issue 1, yes.

For issue 2, yes.

For issue 3, Generalizing a Windows installation uninstalls configured devices, but does not remove device drivers from the PC. So do not worry about it. About more information, we could refer to: Sysprep (Generalize) a Windows installation

Bests, 

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_{Monday, June 24, 2019 2:56 AM}

Hi Jack,

I recommend to sysprep after installation. As sysprep will remove computer-specific information such as installed drivers and the computer security identifier (SID). But clone with third party software will not, which would cause activation failure and bring potential risk to your system environment. 

We could enter EPKEA key in sysprep process for start up activation on deployed machines.

After deployed, system will activate itself after connect to Internet when boot to start. If activation failed, we could use the key in Computer properties to activate or use command line "slmgr -ato" to activate them.

Bests, 

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_{Monday, June 24, 2019 4:23 AM}

Dear Joy Thanks for the reply,

But what i want know  i have EPKEA product key and i have installed windows 10 where my all required application and driver are installed on my one system with EPKEA which you know its signal for multiple  device.

Now i want do if will sysprep  the installed image where my already EPKEA product key is installed and activated

and later if i will do capture the image via DISM cmd and apply the same image in different device is my product key and all drivers  will be show in the other device  where i apply the captured image.

Please clear my doubts.

And other thing if i will use the third party software for cloning then how to the EPKEA license shell i use the sysprep also there 

Please reply waiting for your valuable reply 

jack

_{Tuesday, June 25, 2019 2:23 AM}

Hi Jack,

You could do sysprep if you have already installed and activated EPKEA.

You could capture image with DISM, the product key will be used in other device. But make sure you have removed computer-specific information such as installed drivers, and generalize installation in sysprep.

By the way, for activating deployed devices automatically when connected to Internet, we should add the the registry key to enable automatic activation:

Reg add HkLm\Software\microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce /v autoactivate /t REG_SZ /d “<systemdrive>:\windows\system32\slmgr.vbs /ato” 

Any third party software is not recommended and also out of our support scope, so I am afraid we can't give any suggestion for your last issue.

Bests, 

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_{Tuesday, June 25, 2019 3:18 AM}

dear Joy,

Thanks for reply,

but what i want ask you to, after installing and activated my device if i will do the sysperp on that device and later i will capture same image by DISM so as you told the all drivers will be removed but then if i will apply the image on my other device so same drivers i will add again so what the benifit of the capture and apply image,

if the sysprep will removed my drivers,

Sorry for this kind of question but suggest.

what i want do is i will  install my all drivers my application with simple installation method and during insatlltion i will put my ePKEA product key and then i will create a bootble winPE USB and with that i will capture my this image where i insatlled my application ,drivers and my EPKeA product key.

Then i will apply the image in my other device where i same configuration

My question is : question 1 . should i use the sysprep where i installed my windows 10 first time with EPKEA product key.?

question 2: if i will do sysprep my product key will show in my other device when i will apply my image?

question 3: Or if i will do sysprep  it will removed my drivers also so whats the benefit of the sysprep ?

Please awaiting for your valuable reply 

jack

_{Thursday, June 27, 2019 3:01 AM}

dear joy ,

Thanks for the help.

regrads,

Jack

jack