Windows 10: Reusable Win10 VMWare virtual machines. Activation concern

Discus and support Reusable Win10 VMWare virtual machines. Activation concern in Windows 10 Updates and Activation to solve the problem; Hi, I need to be able to create and distribute secure Windows 10 VMWare virtual machines. I will be encrypting and restricting the VM's using... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Updates and Activation' started by seandp, Oct 21, 2015.

  1. SEANDP
    seandp Win User

    Reusable Win10 VMWare virtual machines. Activation concern


    Hi,

    I need to be able to create and distribute secure Windows 10 VMWare virtual machines. I will be encrypting and restricting the VM's using Workstation Pro.

    I will be providing them to contractors at my company and once they complete their work I need to be able to re-use the activation key and trash the VM they were using.

    I am concerned that once the contractor finishes their work, I won't be able to remotely access their VM and manually uninstall the activation key.

    Will I be able to simply re-use the key by doing online/phone activation or does anyone have another solution that could work for my scenario?

    Thanks in advance,
    Sean

    :)
     
    seandp, Oct 21, 2015
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  2. TWASHINGTON
    twashington Win User

    Windows 10 stays valid after upgrading virtual machine version?

    I'm in the process of doing the free upgrade of Windows 7 to Windows 10 in a VMware virtual machine which is at virtual machine version 8. When Windows 10 finishes installing I'll have to upgrade the virtual machine to virtual machine version 11. Will
    the Windows 10 license stay valid/activated after upgrading to virtual machine version 11?
     
    twashington, Oct 21, 2015
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  3. ANDRE DA COSTA
    Andre Da Costa Win User
    Andre Da Costa, Oct 21, 2015
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