Requirement: To convert a windows activation from Windows 2019 STD to Windows 2019 DC Issue: Unable to convert using dism command What has been done: After reviewing the logs and few online documentation, found a procedure to first forcefully convert the license to GVLK. GVLK: Microsoft Generic Volume License Key Procedure followed: Running the following commands from the powershell CLI 1) dism /online /Get-CurrentEdition 2) dism /online /Get-TargetEditions 3) DISM /online /Set-Edition:ServerDatacenter /ProductKey:WMDGN-G9PQG-XVVXX-R3X43-63DFG /AcceptEula reboot Once the VM is back online 4) DISM /online /Set-Edition:ServerDatacenter /ProductKey:own-key /AcceptEula This will convert the windows edition from STD to DC