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title: Install a KMS client key
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description: Learn to use the Volume Activation Management Tool (VAMT) to install Generic Volume License Key (GVLK), or KMS client, product keys.
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ms.author: kaushika
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author: kaushika-msft
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manager: cshepard
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ms.reviewer: nganguly
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ms.localizationpriority: medium
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ms.date: 11/07/2022
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ms.topic: how-to
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ms.service: windows-client
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ms.subservice: activation
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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're 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, select **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, select the list you want to use for the filter and select an option. If necessary, select **clear all filters** to create a new filter.
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5. Select **Filter**. VAMT displays the filtered list in the center pane.
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6. Select **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 select **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. Select **Close** to close the dialog box. You can also select 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 articles
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[Run KMS activation](kms-activation-vamt.md)
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[Add and remove a product key](add-remove-product-key-vamt.md)
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[Install a product key](install-product-key-vamt.md)
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