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title: Install a KMS Client Key (Windows 10)
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description: Install a KMS Client Key
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ms.assetid: d234468e-7917-4cf5-b0a8-4968454f7759
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ms.prod: w10
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ms.mktglfcycl: deploy
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ms.sitesec: library
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ms.pagetype: activation
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author: jdeckerms
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ms.localizationpriority: medium
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ms.date: 07/27/2017
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---
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# Install a KMS Client Key
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You can use the Volume Activation Management Tool (VAMT) to install Generic Volume License Key (GVLK), or KMS client, product keys. For example, if you are converting a MAK-activated product to KMS activation.
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**Note**
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By default, volume license editions of Windows Vista, Windows® 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server® 2012, and Microsoft® Office 2010 use KMS for activation. GVLKs are already installed in volume license editions of these products.
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**To install a KMS Client key**
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1. Open VAMT.
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2. In the left-side pane click **Products** to open the product list view in the center pane.
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3. In the products list view in the center pane, select the products that need to have GVLKs installed. You can use the **Filter** function to narrow your search for computers by clicking **Filter** in the right-side pane to open the **Filter Products** dialog box.
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4. In the **Filter Products** dialog box, you can filter the list by computer name, product name, product key type, license status, or by any combination of these options.
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- To filter the list by computer name, enter a name in the **Computer Name** box.
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- To filter the list by Product Name, Product Key Type, or License Status, click the list you want to use for the filter and select an option. If necessary, click **clear all filters** to create a new filter.
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5. Click **Filter**. VAMT displays the filtered list in the center pane.
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6. Click **Install product key** in the **Selected Items** menu in the right-side pane to display the **Install Product Key** dialog box.
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7. The **Install Product Key** dialog box displays the keys that are available to be installed.
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8. Select the **Automatically select an AD or KMS client key** option and then click **Install Key**.
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VAMT displays the **Installing product key** dialog box while it attempts to install the product key for the selected products. When the process is finished, the status appears in the **Action Status** column of the dialog box. Click **Close** to close the dialog box. You can also click the **Automatically close when done** check box when the dialog box appears.
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The same status is shown under the **Status of Last Action** column in the product list view in the center pane.
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## Related topics
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- [Perform KMS Activation](kms-activation-vamt.md)
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