Windows Server 2016 Datacenter is a version of the Windows Server operating system released by Microsoft. It is designed to be used as a server platform for various purposes, including hosting applications, managing network services, and running virtualized environments. The “Datacenter” edition is one of the several editions available for Windows Server 2016.

Please follow these steps to download, install and activate Windows Server 2016 Datacenter successfully:

1. Download your Windows Server version from Microsoft’s website:

https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkID=2195174&clcid=0x409&culture=en-us&country=US 

2. Choose “Windows Server 2016” and download the image file 

3. Copy the required files to a DVD or an USB flash drive and perform the installation 

4. To activate Windows Server, run the CMD as admin and perform the following command:

Dism /online /Set-Edition:ServerDatacenter /AcceptEula /ProductKey:XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX- XXXXX-XXXXX

(Instead of the X, please enter the product key) 

If you don’t have a product key, get it here.