Any reasonable sized Windows development shop will find itself using both Volume Licensed and MSDN software. Due to the nature of the MSDN licensing; sometimes you have to verify the licenses. The question asked is “How do you tell the difference?”
In my particular instance, a simple command will give you information to make the distinction.
slmgr /dli
(use CTRL + C to copy output from the resulting window)
--------------------------- Windows Script Host --------------------------- Name: Windows(R), Enterprise edition Description: Windows(R) Operating System, VOLUME_KMS_W10 channel Partial Product Key: *snip* License Status: Licensed *snip*
If you notice where it displayed “channel” you will see the word “VOLUME”
This particular install uses a volume license.
The following was taken from a test server:
--------------------------- Windows Script Host --------------------------- Name: Windows Server(R), ServerStandard edition Description: Windows Operating System - Windows Server(R), VOLUME_KMSCLIENT channel Partial Product Key: *snip* License Status: Licensed Volume activation expiration: 249240 minute(s) (173 day(s)) Key Management Service client information Client Machine ID (CMID): *snip* KMS machine name from DNS: *snip* KMS machine extended PID: *snip* Activation interval: 120 minutes Renewal interval: 10080 minutes KMS host caching is enabled
Another volume license.
In time I will update this with output from an OEM, Retail, and MSDN.
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