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====== Key Management Server – slmgr command reference ======
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====Slmgr Commands====

**slmgr** [//MachineName// [//username//[//password//]]] [//option//]
^ Slmgr Command Options ^^
^ Item  ^ Explanation ^
| //MachineName//              |The machine to administer. Defaults to the local machine if omitted. |
| //username//                 |The username of an administrator account on the remote machine. |
| //password//                 |The password for username. |
| **/ato**                     |Activate Windows license and product key against Microsoft’s server. |
| **/atp** //Confirmation_ID// |Activate the product with a user-provided //Confirmation_ID//. |
| **/cdns**                    |Disable DNS publishing by the KMS host. |
| **/ckhc**                    |Disable KMS host caching. |
| **/ckms**                    |Clear the name of KMS server used to default and port to default. |
| **/cpky**                    |Delete the Windows product key from Windows Registry. |
| **/cpri**                    |Set the KMS priority to low. |
| **/dli**                     |Display the current license information with activation status and partial product key. |
| **/dlv**                     |Display additional license information. Similar to /dli but more detailed. |
| **/dti**                     |Display Installation ID for offline activation. |
| **/ipk** //key//             |Change the Windows product key. Replaces the current product key if present. |
| **/ilc** //file//            |Install a license file. |
| **/lil**                     |List installed token-based activation issuance licenses. |
| **/ril**                     |Remove installed token-based activation issuance license. |
| **/rilc**                    |Reinstall system license files. |
| **/rearm**                   |Reset the evaluation period/licensing status and activation state of the computer. Use **/rearm-app** to specify an app, or **/rearm-sku** for a specific sku. |
| **/skms**                    |Set the Volume Licensing KMS server and/or the port used for KMS activation. |
| **/skhc**                    |Enable KMS host caching (enabled by default). This blocks the use of DNS priority and weight after the initial discovery of a working KMS host. |
| **/sai** //interval//        |Sets the //interval// in minutes for unactivated clients to attempt KMS connection. |
| **/spri**                    |Set the KMS priority to normal (default). |
| **/sprt** //port//           |Set the port on which the KMS host listens for client activation requests (default TCP port is 1688). |
| **/sdns**                    |Enable DNS publishing by the KMS host (default). |
| **/upk**                     |Uninstall the currently installed Windows product key and return the license status back to a trial state. |
| **/xpr**                     |Show the expiry date of the current license or indicate whether activation is permanent. |

//MachineName// can’t be used across platforms. For example, you can’t manage Windows activation on a Windows 7 computer from a Windows Vista computer.