Now you’ve successfully changed the product key for the SQL Server instance running on your machine. The upgrade process will be done in a minute or two.
After checking all rules for edition upgrade, review the summary information and click Upgrade to begin the upgrading process.Select the existing SQL Server instance for which you are going to change product key.Accept the license term and click Next to proceed.Enter the new product key and click Next.Under the Maintenance tab, click on Edition Upgrade as shown below.Expand it and you can launch the SQL Server Installation Center.Īnother way of opening SQL Server Installation Center is to run setup.exe from SQL Server installation media. Click the Start button, and then navigate to the “ SQL Server ” folder.How to Change Product Key for SQL Server Instance? #regPath for SQL2019 = "SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL15.Do you want to change SQL Server license key on production server? How to upgrade your SQL Server evaluation edition to the Standard or Enterprise edition? In this tutorial we’ll walk you through the steps to change product key for any existing SQL Server 2017 / 2016 / 2014 installation, without having to reinstall. #regPath for SQL2017 = "SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL14.MSSQLSERVER\Setup" #regPath for SQL2016 = "SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL13.MSSQLSERVER\Setup" #regPath for SQL2014 = "SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL12.MSSQLSERVER\Setup" #regPath for SQL2012 = "SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\110\Tools\Setup" #regPath for SQL2008/2008 R2 = "SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Tools\Setup"
We made small tweak for other versions as mentioned below: # function to retrieve the license key of a SQL Server. PowerShell Script mentioned in below article could be used to retrieve product key for SQL server 2008, 2008 R2 & 2012. Existing database server setups spanned from SQL 2008 to SQL 2019. Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 with a one-device client access license offers you a smart solution for numerous applications. Recently, we had to retrieve SQL Server License Keys for existing SQL Server setups due to auditing requirements.
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