Resetting Terminal services for Server 2012, 2008 R2 and 2008 Standard for another 120 days

After setting up the server you have 120 free trail period to use Terminal Services such as Remote desktop. However after 120 has expired you will receive this error while trying to remote desktop :

However there is a work-round if you don't have licence to activate the services at hand and the clients or you urgently require to remote desktop.

Here is a simple trick to reset the timer and get another 120 days free trail.

You must delete the key in a registry type REG_BINARY

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server\RCM\GracePeriod

Only leaving the default key.

If you are having issue deleting the key. You are required to take ownership of the key itself.

Click here to download RegOwnershipEx from Winaero.

Select the key from above and click on "Take Ownership" and follow the steps again.

Note: Make sure you are running registry as Administrator.