Convert Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC Trial to Full Version

When you install Windows 10 LTSC trial, you won’t be able to activate it simply with a license key. You will need to convert the trial to the full version first.

Download and install Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC

You can download the Windows 10 LTSC 2021 evaluation version from the official Microsoft website: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/download-windows-10-enterprise

Once downloaded, create a USB drive with the ISO file and install.

At this point, if you try to activate a license key you will get the error message “on a computer running Microsoft windows non-core edition run ‘slui.exe 0x2a 0xc004f069”.

Convert trial version to full version

1. Download the new SKU file here
2. Unzip the folder and add the 11 subfolders in  C:WindowsSystem32spptokensskus

3. Restart the computer
4. Open a command prompt in administrator mode:

5. Enter the following commands (replace XXX with your license key):

If you have any problems you can try a generic key released by Microsoft (replace the XXX with the key): M7XTQ-FN8P6-TTKYV-9D4CC-J462D
Then when everything is done you can enter the key you purchased.

cscript.exe %windir%system32slmgr.vbs /rilc
cscript.exe %windir%system32slmgr.vbs /upk >nul 2>&1
cscript.exe %windir%system32slmgr.vbs /ckms >nul 2>&1
cscript.exe %windir%system32slmgr.vbs /cpky >nul 2>&1
cscript.exe %windir%system32slmgr.vbs /ipk XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX
sc config LicenseManager start= auto & net start LicenseManager
sc config wuauserv start= auto & net start wuauserv
clipup -v -o -altto c:
echo

6. Restart your computer again to complete the conversion.

You can find all the necessary information about the SLMGR.VBS command on the Microsoft website .