multi / cross VM license question


  1. jlariviere
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    Qubes, Debian, Fedora, 7, 10, 11, Android, PalmOS
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    multi / cross VM license question


    Question for you all, looking for the best place to find an answer to a question. I'm running a Qubes OS (Linux) with VMs that include a Win 10 and a Win 11. I don't want to affect my regular machine with Win 10. To activate the VM(s) I will need to purchase a key. If I buy a Win 10 key, activate the VM, can I use the same purchase in the Win 11 VM to "upgrade" the Win 11 (without affecting the Win 10 VM))? Or would it have to be a separate purchase for each VM?
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  3. kado897
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    jlariviere said:
    Question for you all, looking for the best place to find an answer to a question. I'm running a Qubes OS (Linux) with VMs that include a Win 10 and a Win 11. I don't want to affect my regular machine with Win 10. To activate the VM(s) I will need to purchase a key. If I buy a Win 10 key, activate the VM, can I use the same purchase in the Win 11 VM to "upgrade" the Win 11 (without affecting the Win 10 VM))? Or would it have to be a separate purchase for each VM?
    Thanks!
    My understanding is that you will need a separate key for each VM.
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  4. cereberus
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    You can connect both the vhdx files for w11 and w10 to same virtual machine and create a dual boot vm just like you can with a real pc. Only minor downside is you can only run one at a time.
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