Querying and configuring activation states using the command line

As explained in the section entitled Implementing volume activation using a KMS, the installation of a KMS host key is required in order to enable KMS service functionality. The KMS host key can then either be activated over the phone in the region where you are located, or using an online Microsoft's web service. Knowing that KMS is a CLI-based service, the following section lists some of the most frequently used slmgr.vbs commands. It is Microsoft command-line licensing tool, and it stands for Windows Software Licensing Management Tool.