## Upgrade process
- Open an administrative PowerShell command
- Run the following command to verify the target edition
```powershell
dism /online /Get-TargetEditions
```
- You should see Target Edition : `ServerStandard` or something similar
- Run the following command to complete the upgrade, change the edition and product key to match the ones you have
```powershell
dism /online /Set-Edition:ServerStandard /ProductKey:XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX /AcceptEula
```
- You should see output similar to below. Reboot when prompted.
![[2019-essentials-upgrade-to-standard.png]]
## Sources
[How to upgrade Windows Server Essentials to Standard edition – Glennopedia](https://glennopedia.com/2017/01/06/how-to-upgrade-windows-server-essentials-to-standard-edition/)