Hi everyone, is there any way to activate RemoteDesktop for good on 2012 R2 withtout valid cals or is there any utility to patch the countdown or the TermSrv file? I would like to set a 2012 R2 server at home on which I will connect to using RDP from my iPad (for using Windows apps, etc.) Thanks.
thanks for the tip but I had to make a slight change for this to work on 2012r2: Step 14 (line 31) I had to change the CAL type to 2012 Per Device (tried 2003 but it complained wrong version) Then once the licenses are installed run the following: (instructions from hxxp://blogs.technet.com/b/askperf/archive/2013/09/20/rd-licensing-configuration-on-windows-server-2012.aspx) Note The following commands must be ran from an Administrative PowerShell prompt. $obj = gwmi -namespace "Root/CIMV2/TerminalServices" Win32_TerminalServiceSetting $obj.SetSpecifiedLicenseServerList("127.0.0.1") $obj = gwmi -namespace "Root/CIMV2/TerminalServices" Win32_TerminalServiceSetting $obj.ChangeMode(2) You should then be able to refresh the RD Licensing Server Diagnoser which should then say no problems found. I'm now RDP'd into my 2012r2 non-domain-joined server after the end of the grace period