Windows Server 2012 R2 Remote Desktop license expired

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I take it you're using the an evaluation license? If it is in a production environment then you should purchase licenses.

There are plenty of Microsoft guys here who will help you out.

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you have the option to reset it untill you buy 1, increase the grace period to 120 days more

http://www.winsysadminblog.com/2016/02/how-to-reset-the-remote-desktop-server-licensing-grace-period...

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My question is if this is for the OS or for the Terminal Services / Remote Desktop Services piece, which gives you 120 days from when the role is installed before licenses must be applied.

If this is for RDS, then you need to purchase either Device CALs or Server CALs. You can find them at many retailers. I have purchased them through MyChoiceSoftware.

https://www.mychoicesoftware.com/collections/microsoft-windows-server-2012-remote-desktop-cals-devic...

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utshabmukherjee Nov 1, 2017 at 19:27 UTC

The solution is to delete the REG_BINARY in:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server\RCM\GracePeriod

To delete the key you must take ownership and give admin users full control.

After a restart the server will reset the grace period to 120 days.

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vinodsunkara Nov 10, 2017 at 09:45 UTC

Goto

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server\RCM\GracePeriod

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