Windows IoT Enterprise LTSC in Volume License

✅ Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2024

✅ Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2021

In this section, you install Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2024 and prepare for activation using either KMS or MAK.

1. Install Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2024
   Using the media for Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2024 acquired through your Volume license Service Center or Visual Studio Subscription.

2. Start PowerShell with Administrator privileges.
   You use this instance of PowerShell to verify the target operating system meets requirements then perform the transformation.

   • Select Start
   • Type PowerShell
   • Right-click Windows PowerShell
   • Select Run as administrator

3. Install a product key
   By default Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2024 is configured to automatically activation using an on-premises key management service (KMS). You don't need to install a product key if you plan to keep the device in an environment where it can reach the KMS server regularly.

   Skip the following step if you don't intend to use MAK activation.

   • Multiple Activation Key (MAK)
     In this step you use the command line utility slmgr.vbs /ipk to install a Multiple Activation Key that you acquired through the Volume License Service Center.
     

     slmgr /ipk XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX
     

     Where XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX is your Multiple Activation Key (MAK)

4. Check activation status

   slmgr /dli
   

   1. If not activated, requestion activation

      slmgr /ato
      

5. Confirm activation expiry Run the following command at the PowerShell command prompt to verify the expiry of your volume license activation.

   slmgr /xpr
   

   If you're using MAK activation, a message indicating that the machine is permanently activated appears.

   If you're using KMS client activation, a message appears with a date that your current volume activation expires. Your device attempts to sync with the on-premises Key Management Service and renew its activation periodically.

In this section, you install Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2021 then transform it into Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2021 using a 5-by-5 volume activation key associated with the activation model that best suits your needs.

1. Install Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2021
   Using the media for Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2021 acquired through your Volume License Service Center or Visual Studio Subscription.

2. Install Latest Cumulative Updates
   The activation keys for Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2021 require the installation of 2023-05 Cumulative update (10.0.19044.2905) or a more recent successor.

   • Select Start
   • Select Settings
   • Select Windows Update
   • Select Check for Updates
   • Install all available updates

   Alternatively, you can install the update and its prerequisites manually using the 2023-05 Cumulative Update for Windows 10 Version 21H2 or a more recent successor. For more information about this update, see KB5026361.

3. Start PowerShell with Administrator privileges.
   You use this instance of PowerShell to verify the target operating system meets requirements then perform the transformation.

   • Select Start
   • Type PowerShell
   • Right-click Windows PowerShell
   • Select Run as administrator

4. Verify the Windows version and edition
   Run the following command from the PowerShell prompt to retrieve the version and edition information.

   Dism /Online /Get-CurrentEdition
   

   The following properties are required to continue to the next step:

   • ImageVersion : 10.0.19044.2905 or later
     
   • Current Edition : EnterpriseS

5. Install a product key
   In this step you use the command line utility slmgr.vbs /ipk to install a product key associated with your desired activation model.

   1. KMS Client
      Install the Generic Volume License Key (GVLK) for Windows IoT Enterprise LTSC if you plan to activate using an on-premises key management service.
      GVLK: KBN8V-HFGQ4-MGXVD-347P6-PDQGT

      slmgr /ipk KBN8V-HFGQ4-MGXVD-347P6-PDQGT
      

   2. Multiple Activation Key (MAK)
      Install the Multiple Activation Key that you acquired through the Volume License Service Center.
      

      slmgr /ipk XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX
      

      Where XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX is your Multiple Activation Key (MAK)

6. Verify transformation
   Upon successfully installing the product key associated with your volume license activation model, the operating system edition changes to IoTEnterpriseS. Run the following command at the PowerShell prompt to confirm.

   Dism /Online /Get-CurrentEdition
   

   You should now see the same ImageVersion but the Current Edition changed to IoTEnterpriseS as follows:

   • ImageVersion : 10.0.19044.2905 or later
     
   • Current Edition : IoTEnterpriseS

7. Check activation status

   slmgr /dli
   

   1. If not activated, requestion activation

      slmgr /ato
      

8. Confirm activation expiry Run the following command at the PowerShell command prompt to verify the expiry of your volume license activation.

   slmgr /xpr
   

   If you're using MAK activation, a message indicating that the machine is permanently activated appears.

   If you're using KMS client activation, a message appears with a date that your current volume activation expires. Your device attempts to sync with the on-premises Key Management Service and renew its activation periodically.