ToddAndMargo via users writes:
On 10/9/21 17:43, Sam Varshavchik wrote:
> B) You MUST have a Microsoft account, and your VM registered to your
> Microsoft account
Or be sneaky, like me:
W11: how to install without a network connection:
No, not because of that. This is something else entirely. Having a retail
Windows license tied to a Microsoft account solves all activation issues
when migrating an existing Windows license from a BIOS VM to a UEFI VM. I
found no way to keep the existing activation during this migration. If you
managed to keep your original Windows 7 installation media, from a decade
ago, its product key should work. Otherwise you need to tie the license to a
Microsoft account.