How to manually check for ESU activated devices (4319382)

In several occasions customers are not able to run a KAT on a device, here are some steps you can follow to manually check if a device has an ESU license activated.

Note: Installing the ESU product key will not replace the current OS activation method being used on the device. This is achieved by using the Activation ID to differentiate between the operating system’s activation and the ESU activation.

Note: Please have in mind KAT 1.0.20 can retrieve this information under win_license_info.txt

If using the manual method to verify ESU key is activated, make sure you upload a screenshot to the SR.

To install the ESU key provided and manually check for ESU activated devices, please follow the below steps.

1. Open an elevated Command Prompt.
2. Type slmgr /ipk and select Enter.
3. If the product key installed successfully, you will see a message similar to the following:

Next, find the ESU Activation ID:

1. In the elevated Command Prompt, type slmgr /dlv and select Enter.
2. Note the Activation ID as you will need it in the next step.

Now, you’ll activate the ESU product key:

1. Open an elevated Command Prompt.
2. Type slmgr /ato and press Enter.

Once you have activated the ESU product key, you can verify the status at any time by following these steps:

1. Open an elevated Command Prompt.
2. Type slmgr /dlv and select Enter.
3. Verify Licensed Status shows as Licensed for the corresponding ESU program, as shown below:

For more information and a complete guide follow:

ESU license activation and validation