Change Windows 2012 R2 Server Edition

Step-by-step guide

1. To determine which versions the server can be upgraded to run:

• DISM /online /Get-TargetEditions

      2.  As can be seen from the above screenshot this version of Windows Server can be upgraded to Target Edition : ServerDatacenter

           To complete the conversion between editions we use the DISM command with the following format:

• DISM /online /Set-Edition:<Version> /ProductKey:XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX /AcceptEULA

In the above example the target edition is ServerDatacenter