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Possible to Transfer Windows 11 Key to Virtual Machine? (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 weeks ago by Cold_Brew_Enema@lemmy.world to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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Hey everyone,

I am trying to set up a VM on my Linux Mint pc for Windows 11. I already have the pc dual boot linux and Windows. My goal is to set up a Windows 11 VM and then delete Windows partition from my pc. I don't want to dual boot into windows anymore, but I need it for a few applications.

Is there a way to get the key I already bought and use it for the VM I am going to set up?

Side note, what VM software do you recommend? VirtualBox seems popular, but would like some advice.

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[-] LunarLoony@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 1 week ago

VMware offers their Workstation hypervisor for free now. I'm able to run Windows 10 surprisingly well using that, and use relatively intensive software like Affinity Designer without any noticeable issues.

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