[WorksForMe] Windows 10 Insider Preview. Fail to mount

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Alberto_C
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[WorksForMe] Windows 10 Insider Preview. Fail to mount

Post by Alberto_C »

Hi!
I'm running Virtualbox 5.2.6 up to date of guests additions
I can not install a Windows 10 Insider VM preview RS4 Build 17093, Build 17101 or RS5 Build 17604.
I have the three ISOs checked.
When I try to mount them, I come directly across a screen with options for recovery or shutdown of the machine.
Any other Windows 10 lower build installs perfectly.
Any Linux distribution too.
Any ideas ?
Last edited by socratis on 22. Feb 2018, 01:08, edited 1 time in total.
Reason: Marked as [WorksForMe].
erdeslawe
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Re: Windows 10 Insider Preview. Fail to mount

Post by erdeslawe »

According to Microsoft, to install an Insider Build of Windows 10 your PC (or VM), you have to be already registered as a Windows Insider and your PC (or VM) needs to be already running Windows 10, i.e. If this is still correct, you won't be able to perform an Insider Build installation on a completely new PC (or VM) that doesn't already have an activated Windows 10 installation that hasn't been pre-enrolled for Insider Builds.

See: https://insider.windows.com/en-us/how-t ... er-preview

As VirtualBox is otherwise working normally for you, the installation issue seems more likely to be due to Microsoft's prerequisites; unless, of course, the VM does already have an activated Windows 10 installation which is already enrolled in the Insider Program through your Microsoft User Account.
Alberto_C
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Re: Windows 10 Insider Preview. Fail to mount

Post by Alberto_C »

OK !
Thank you for your answer.
And... why previews insiders build below 17093 work very well on virtual machine editing? New rules?
socratis
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Re: Windows 10 Insider Preview. Fail to mount

Post by socratis »

Microsoft might have the answer...
Do NOT send me Personal Messages (PMs) for troubleshooting, they are simply deleted.
Do NOT reply with the "QUOTE" button, please use the "POST REPLY", at the bottom of the form.
If you obfuscate any information requested, I will obfuscate my response. These are virtual UUIDs, not real ones.
Alberto_C
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Re: Windows 10 Insider Preview. Fail to mount

Post by Alberto_C »

Hi!

I found the cause of the mounting failure of my virtual machine: bad ISO!
I got a healthy ISO and no problem to install it ...

Thank you very much to everyone for your help
socratis
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Re: Windows 10 Insider Preview. Fail to mount

Post by socratis »

Hey, thanks for the feedback, marking as [WorksForMe].
Do NOT send me Personal Messages (PMs) for troubleshooting, they are simply deleted.
Do NOT reply with the "QUOTE" button, please use the "POST REPLY", at the bottom of the form.
If you obfuscate any information requested, I will obfuscate my response. These are virtual UUIDs, not real ones.
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