Use Rearm Command on Windows Server? (Heres How to Extend Your Trial)

Okay, so today, I’m going to talk about how I messed around with rearming a Windows Server. It’s a bit of a process, but stick with me, and I’ll walk you through what I did.

Getting Started with Command Prompt

First off, I needed to get into the Command Prompt. There are a bunch of ways to do this, but I usually just hit up the Start menu. Typed in “cmd,” and boom, there it was. Right-click and “Run as administrator” – gotta have those admin privileges, you know?

Running the Rearm Command

Once I was in the Command Prompt with admin rights, I typed in the magic words: slmgr /rearm. This is the command that basically resets the licensing status of the machine. It’s like giving it a fresh start.

• I entered slmgr /rearm and pressed Enter.
• Then, a message popped up saying the command completed successfully and that I needed to restart the system for the changes to take effect.

Restarting the Server

So, I followed the instructions and restarted the server. Simple enough, right? Just a normal reboot.

Checking the Status After Rearm

After the server came back up, I wanted to check if everything went as planned. I opened up the Command Prompt again the same way as before and typed in slmgr /dlv. This command shows detailed license information. I just wanted to make sure it actually rearmed.

• I went back into Command Prompt as admin.
• I used slmgr /dlv to check the licensing status.
• I scrolled through the info to confirm that the rearm count was what I expected.

Wrapping Up

And that’s pretty much it. I rearmed the Windows Server without too much trouble. These commands – slmgr /rearm and slmgr /dlv – they’re pretty handy to know. It is just some basic stuff, but I figured I would share my little adventure. Hope this helps someone out there!