Take note of the Activation ID from the prompt that appears.
Within the same Command Prompt, type slmgr /dlv and press Enter.
If the product key is accepted, you will receive the following prompt below:.
Please note that this license key does not replace the existing Windows Operating System key on the PC. Make sure you received your license key from the Volume License team at Microsoft or from your Cloud Solution Partner (CSP). Once the prerequisite updates are installed you are ready to perform the installation of the Windows 7 ESU license.
Servicing stack update for Windows 7 SP1: KB4536952.
SHA-2 code signing support update for Windows 7: KB4474419.
Servicing stack update for Windows 7 SP1: KB4490628.
PrerequisitesĬonfirm or install the following updates: If you are planning to roll this license out using KMS, an additional article will be written specifically to that method. Below are some steps to guide you on how to install Windows 7 ESU License manually. If this is something your organization decides to move forward with, there are steps that need to be followed to properly roll out this new license to your Windows 7 PCs. We also provided why it is so important to purchase if you are not planning to decommission your Windows 7 workstations.
In a previous blog article, we provided information on what the Windows 7 Extended Security Update (ESU) license is.