Windows 10: Windows Won't let me activate after setting up Win 10 Hyper-V VM

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    Windows Won't let me activate after setting up Win 10 Hyper-V VM


    I upgraded to Windows 11 Pro and all was well. I then created a VM using Hyper-V and installed Windows 10 Home on the VM. Now, my host/main machine says I need to activate Windows and I can't. The purchase from the MS Store for Windows 11 Pro does not have a license key. I deleted the VM and the virtual hard drive and rebooted, but Windows still says I need to activate. I was just going to buy another license for Windows 11 Pro, but when I click on that option it takes me to a page in the store that says I cannot buy a license for this version of Windows and they're not sure how I got the

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