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  • OT: W-11 activation

    From Tim Streater@21:1/5 to All on Mon Feb 3 21:45:43 2025
    I just made myself a new W-11 VM (VirtualBox) and got it to the point where it was all updated and almost ready for use doing software testing. But during that process I did click the link that skipped entering a product code (as I haven't got one).

    Will my W-10 code do? Otherwise, what are my options to have activation?

    Mind you, I'll need to re-install it all, though, as having got all the way through, the instructions I had found for installing suggested I crank up the video memory and turn on 3D acceleration. Of course I did this with the VM powered off. But since then it's refused to boot (BSOD) and the repair options don't work. The ISO is 24H2.

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  • From Tim Streater@21:1/5 to Tim Streater on Mon Feb 3 21:56:42 2025
    On 3 Feb 2025 at 21:45:43 GMT, "Tim Streater" <tim@streater.me.uk> wrote:

    I just made myself a new W-11 VM (VirtualBox) and got it to the point where it
    was all updated and almost ready for use doing software testing. But during that process I did click the link that skipped entering a product code (as I haven't got one).

    Will my W-10 code do? Otherwise, what are my options to have activation?

    @John Rumm:

    I still have your note to activate W10 by "cheating" via the massgrave.dev website. Does that same sequence also do for W11 ?

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  • From John Rumm@21:1/5 to Tim Streater on Wed Feb 5 17:40:20 2025
    On 03/02/2025 21:56, Tim Streater wrote:
    On 3 Feb 2025 at 21:45:43 GMT, "Tim Streater" <tim@streater.me.uk> wrote:

    I just made myself a new W-11 VM (VirtualBox) and got it to the point where it
    was all updated and almost ready for use doing software testing. But during >> that process I did click the link that skipped entering a product code (as I >> haven't got one).

    Will my W-10 code do? Otherwise, what are my options to have activation?

    Win 11 should activate with a Win 10 key - if not tied to too many/too
    recent existing hardware installs. If it is, then it will activate on
    the existing hardware with a digital license automatically. If it is not
    on the same hardware and is a retail key and is linked to a MS account,
    then you can login to that and activate via that.


    @John Rumm:

    I still have your note to activate W10 by "cheating" via the massgrave.dev website. Does that same sequence also do for W11 ?

    Yup.



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