How to disable Windows Server automatic shutdown after license expires

The process responsible for the shutdown is C:\Windows\system32\wlms\wlms.exe which runs on top of the Windows Licensing Monitoring Service.

For automatic shutdown to be deactivated, we need to deactivate this service through the following steps:

1. Download the PsExec tool from the Microsoft website here
2. Extract folder contents
3. Run cmd and run as administrator
4. Run the PSEXEC tool through CMD: psexec -i -s cmd.exe
5. This will open another cmd prompt as shown below:

Now type whoami to confirm the user as shown below:

Open services using services.msc via CMD

Find the Windows License Monitoring Service and disable the windows service

Ready! Just restart the system.