I was able to get my Windows 10 home x64 iso finally working on VMware by using the ctrl+G command at boot. Everything loaded fine and I logged into windows, however it showed me that I have to activate windows which is the core problem I am asking about on here.
Is it possible to make this go away if I never had a product key to begin with for Windows 10 since I used my Windows 8.1 key to upgrade my Windows 10 I am using now as native? My Windows 10 I guess counted as a digital copy after upgrading. It is telling me in settings that "Windows 10 is not activated"
This is what I tried so far:
- I tried to google a similar answer.
I tried to press the button/link that says "troubleshoot" in settings under " Windows update & security > Activation" to troubleshoot the key.
I tried to enter in my Windows 8.1 key which I did on my native Windows years ago when I first upgraded, but it told me the key wasn't valid. Any ideas? Is it even possible to be running two Windows 10(s) at the same time as native and as a VM?