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I have been using the Windows ISO from https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/tools/vms/
I recently purchased a full license and I want to convert that to a full Windows instead of installing everything again from scratch. Is this possible?
When I go to the Activation settings, it's missing the button to enter a license key.
Don Rhummy
Posted 2017-07-10T19:38:08.473
Reputation: 552
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When you download free Windows virtual machine you must obey their terms and conditions. Here I quote the license section::
"NO ACTIVATION: To prevent its unlicensed use, the software contains activation enforcement technology. Because the software is licensed for testing use only, you are not licensed to activate the software for any purpose even if it prompts you to do so."
"SCOPE OF LICENSE: The software is licensed, not sold. This agreement only gives you some rights to use the software. Microsoft reserves all other rights. Unless applicable law gives you more rights despite this limitation, you may use the software only as expressly permitted in this agreement. In doing so, you must comply with any technical limitations in the software that only allow you to use it in certain ways."
Source documents (from your given link)::
https://az792536.vo.msecnd.net/vms/release_notes_license_terms_8_1_15.pdf
http://modernievirt.blob.core.windows.net/vhd/release_notes_license_terms_1_5_15.pdf
Biswapriyo
Posted 2017-07-10T19:38:08.473
Reputation: 6 640
Make a new Windows 10 VM from the ISO file given in https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10ISO
– Biswapriyo – 2017-07-10T19:53:31.077Have you attempted to manually change the key using the slmgr command? You still will need the license(s) for any software in your VM by the way. – Ramhound – 2017-07-10T19:58:55.343
@Biswa - That specifically defeats what the author wants to do. – Ramhound – 2017-07-10T19:59:11.263
Ok, then, there are also two executables slui.exe and chagnepk.exe to add/change license and can be access from command prompt. That VM website also advises to create a snapshot of VM. – Biswapriyo – 2017-07-10T20:06:35.963
@Ramhound I get the error:
Error: 0xC004F069 On a computer running Microsoft Windows non-core edition, run 'slui.exe 0x2a 0xC004F069' to display error text– Don Rhummy – 2017-07-10T20:19:53.497There is no such thing as Windows 10 Core Edition.....You have this tagged as Windows 10 but you provided a Windows 8 error – Ramhound – 2017-07-10T20:29:03.787
@Ramhound It is Windows 10 Enterprise Edition. (At least that's what it says in "About this computer") – Don Rhummy – 2017-07-10T20:31:01.333
Wait, the license or the VM? Windows 10 Enterprise is a VLK only license which means it can only activated by KMS. The VMs you linked to shouldn't be Enterprise. – Ramhound – 2017-07-10T20:46:49.460
@Ramhound I don't know why it says that but it does. So how would I activate it via KMS? – Don Rhummy – 2017-07-10T21:09:28.937
Typically with your KMS server or manually by calling the microsoft activation center. However, your inability to answer my questions, means i can't provide more specific guidance. – Ramhound – 2017-07-10T21:13:36.733