Users with A3 license not activating Windows

[petben]

Hello, our users have Entra A3 licenses assigned to them. Their school laptops are running Windows 11 education and Entra joined. I was thinking that when a user logs into the device it should auto activate.

 

Running slmgr /dli shows it has the public KMS key installed VOLUME_KMS

Running slmgr / ato returns no KMS server found

 

I could Powershell remediate the MAK key on them all, but I don't think that's the vision really.

 

Any ideas?

[buzzard]

27 minutes ago, petben said:

Hello, our users have Entra A3 licenses assigned to them. Their school laptops are running Windows 11 education and Entra joined. I was thinking that when a user logs into the device it should auto activate.

 

Running slmgr /dli shows it has the public KMS key installed VOLUME_KMS

Running slmgr / ato returns no KMS server found

 

I could Powershell remediate the MAK key on them all, but I don't think that's the vision really.

 

Any ideas?

Just checking when you say Entra A3, is that Office 365 Education A3? 

looking online it should be covered? - Microsoft 365 Education - Service Descriptions | Microsoft Learn
are you giving the user time to sync and update its licence from 365 as its licenced to the user.

[petben]

The license is called - Microsoft 365 A3 Extra Features for faculty

 

It has been manay days unfortunately..

[psydii]

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/deployment/windows-subscription-activation?pivots=windows-11#subscription-activation-for-education

" in order to use subscription activation for Education, the device must have Windows Pro Education and an active subscription plan with an Enterprise license."

Emphasis mine. Perhaps this is being enforced?

[petben]

interesting. Thanks.

 

I can do an edition upgrade as an Intune config policy, Windows 10/11 Pro Education is listed as a dropdown option in the policy. However in my volume licensing site (the 365 admin centre) Windows 10/11 Pro Education is NOT listed as a product so I can't get the key for the policy.

[ckedu-local]

8 hours ago, petben said:

interesting. Thanks.

 

I can do an edition upgrade as an Intune config policy, Windows 10/11 Pro Education is listed as a dropdown option in the policy. However in my volume licensing site (the 365 admin centre) Windows 10/11 Pro Education is NOT listed as a product so I can't get the key for the policy.

 

If you have a pro key in your VL portal, this will activate pro education