I have lately setup a few windows mgmt jumpserver vm`s, some temporary and some permanent, and when downloading the eval iso from windows, there is a specific process for changing the eval key, and setting a permanent key.This could be quite annoying if you don`t change from eval to permanent key.
This is what worked for me:
Windows Eval reg
First , a separate product key is required for each Windows Server Evaluation version. Here are the public keys for Windows Server Evaluation 2019–2022 versions (standard and datacenter).
Windows Server Evaluation 2019 Activation Key
Windows Server2019 Essentials JCKRF-N37P4-C2D82–9YXRT-4M63B
Windows Server 2019 Standard N69G4-B89J2–4G8F4-WWYCC-J464C
Windows Server 2019 Datacenter WMDGN-G9PQG-XVVXX-R3X43–63DFG
Windows Server Evaluation 2022 Activation Key
Windows Server2022 Standard VDYBN-27WPP-V4HQT-9VMD4-VMK7H
Windows Server 2022 Azure Edition NTBV8–9K7Q8-V27C6-M2BTV-KHMXV
Windows Server 2022 Datacenter WX4NM-KYWYW-QJJR4-XV3QB-6VM33
Customize the process according to your version. Open PowerShell as administrator. Then paste the public key with code below for the standard version and press enter.
DISM /online /Set-Edition:ServerStandard /ProductKey:N69G4-B89J2–4G8F4-WWYCC-J464C /AcceptEula
DISM /online /Set-Edition:ServerDatacenter /ProductKey:WMDGN-G9PQG-XVVXX-R3X43–63DFG /AcceptEula
Change the public key in the DISM command according to your version. After the system does this, there will be a restart request, you can restart as Y/N. Press Y and Enter.

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