Volume Activation 2.0 Operations Guide
KMS Registry Keys / Values
Registry path: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\SL
Registry path: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\SL
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Value | Type | Description | Scope |
DisableDnsPublishing | REG_DWOR | Set this to a | KMS |
| D | DNS. |
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EnableKmsLowPriority | REG_DWOR | Set this to a | KMS |
| D | KMS in a |
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| lead to KMS starvation, depending on what other |
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| applications or server roles are active. Use with care. |
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KeyManagementServiceName | REG_SZ | Set this value to force the use of a specific KMS system | KMS |
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| by the KMS client. No default. (Note: slmgr | client |
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| <KMS> sets this.) |
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KeyManagementServicePort | REG_SZ | Set this to force the use of a specific TCP port by the KMS | KMS |
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| client when it communicates with a KMS. No default. | client |
KeyManagementServiceListeningPort | REG_SZ | Set this on the KMS computer to cause clients using DNS | KMS |
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DnsDomainPublishList | REG_MULTI | Create a list of fully qualified domains that KMS will use | KMS |
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| always used, so it is not necessary to include it here. This |
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| depends on the DisableDnsPublishing setting. |
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VLActivationInterval | REG_DWOR | This is set initially on both MSC server and client sides. | KMS |
| D | Default = 120 (in minutes, 2 hours). WMI supports set |
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| method, but only works on |
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| KMS client initially picks up this interval from registry, but |
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| switches to KMS setting after it receives the first KMS |
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| response. |
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VLRenewalInterval | REG_DWOR | This is set initially on both MSC server and client sides. | KMS |
| D | Default = 10080 (in minutes, 7 days.). WMI supports set |
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| method, but only works on |
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| KMS client initially picks up this interval from registry, but |
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| switches to KMS setting after it receives the first KMS |
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| response. |
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