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VDI Sysprep / Windows Activation

Hello

I have a VDI template in VMware and use this to deploy Virtual Desktops using  vWorkspace.  One of the issues I have is that sysprep seems to be removing the Windows acticvation so after a while users reporting that windows beeds activating.  As I quick fix I have converted to template to a VM, activated windows, and redeployed the Virtual Desktops.  One solution was to use a KMS and manage it this way but I would be very interested to know if anyone else has this issue and if so what actions you took,

Many thanks, John

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    Posted October 21st, 2013 14:00

    Hi John,

    I always tell customers that they need to use a KMS server when using instant prep.  I am not sure there is another way.

    Regards

    Paul

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    Posted October 22nd, 2013 06:00

    Paul

    Thanks for your response, I think we are going to use a KMS.

    One other solution was to choose the “re-provision computer after logoff” –

    that stops the grace period expiring but even though we have licences it’s

    a fudge rather than a fix

    Cheers, John

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