Windows Server – extending the trial period to 240 days

Any Windows Server 2008 edition can be installed without activation and used for testing for 60 days. This period can be restarted three times, extending the initial 60-day trial by up to 180 days, for a total of 240 days.

Days remaining in the trial period

From the command line (CMD) in C:\windows\system32 run:

slmgr.vbs -dli – shows the days remaining in the current 60-day trial

Renewing the trial for another 60 days

From the command line (CMD) in C:\windows\system32 run:

slmgr.vbs –rearm – renews the trial for another 60 days

can be used only three times, for a total of 240 days!

Update, 3 January 2016:
This trial extension procedure also works on Windows Server 2012


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