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Windows Server Technical Preview and Hyper-V Server Technical Preview Expiration Extension

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  • Version: 2009254
  • Product: Servers
  • Language: English

This download will allow you to continue using the Windows Server Technical Preview and Hyper-V Server Technical Preview from October 2014 without interruption until the next preview is available in May 2015.

This download will allow you to continue using the Windows Server Technical Preview and Hyper-V Server Technical Preview from October 2014 without interruption until the next preview is available in May 2015.

Files

Status: Live

This download is still available on microsoft.com. The downloads below will come directly from the Microsoft Download Center.

Files
Windows6.4-KB3056022-x64.cab
    Windows6.4-KB3056022-x64.msu

      File sizes and hashes are retrieved from the Wayback Machine’s indexes. They may not match the latest versions of files hosted on Microsoft servers.

      System Requirements

      Operating Systems: Windows Server Tech Preview

      • Windows Server Technical Preview
      • Hyper-V Server Technical Preview

      Installation Instructions

      To install to continue using Windows Server Technical Preview and Hyper-V Server Technical Preview:

      1. You can either run the installer from the Download Center website, or save the download package to a local computer or share. If you save the download package to a local computer or share, double-click the installer program, Windows6.4-KB3056022-x64.msu.
      2. When you are prompted by the Windows Update Standalone Installer dialog box to install the update, click Yes.
      3. Read and accept the license terms. Click I accept. Installation requires a few minutes to finish.
      4. Reboot after installing. System may require up to 5 minutes to respond.

      Important Notes: If you installed Hyper-V server or Server Core (from the Windows Server Technical Preview ISO), you cannot use the .msu package to patch it. You will need to use DISM.
      Example:
      dism /online /add-package /packagepath:Windows6.4-KB3056022-x64.cab

      If after installing the package you still see the expiration notification and the evaluation end date is not set to 10/1/2015, run slmgr /ato command

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