AVMA is perfect for virtualized environments (Hyper-V). It allows virtual machines to activate against the Hyper-V host without needing individual product keys.
Requirement: Hyper-V host must be Windows Server 2022 Datacenter or Standard (AVMA works on both).
AVMA keys for Windows Server 2022:
Steps on Hyper-V host: Ensure the host is already activated.
Steps on VM (Windows Server 2022 guest): how to activate windows server 2022
slmgr /ipk Y63GP-4R2GV-H4YV4-4HXKG-3XFDW
slmgr /ato
The VM will activate automatically through the host. No internet or Microsoft contact required.
Use this when you have a valid product key to activate directly against Microsoft’s activation servers. AVMA is perfect for virtualized environments (Hyper-V)
Activate online:
slmgr.vbs /ato
Verify activation:
slmgr.vbs /dlv
If online activation fails because the server has no internet access, use phone activation:
If you're using a volume licensing version of Windows Server 2022, you might need to use the Command Prompt for activation: Steps on Hyper-V host: Ensure the host is already activated