How to change the Key of the Microsoft Windows of a VM VirtualBox

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Iris Leung
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How to change the Key of the Microsoft Windows of a VM VirtualBox

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Your help is appreciated.

May you please do kindly advise if it is possible to renew the Key of the Microsoft Windows installed in a VM VirtualBox?

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Re: How to change the Key of the Microsoft Windows of a VM VirtualBox

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That would be a question for Microsoft, not VirtualBox. The same way that you wouldn't ask Acer/Dell/HP/Lenovo/Toshiba for a Windows key.
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Re: How to change the Key of the Microsoft Windows of a VM VirtualBox

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Thank you for your reply.

The Microsoft's KeyUpdateTool_enu file is downloaded and ran, however upon entering the new key, the software says that I couldn't be updated.

Do you have any idea between my time with the Microsoft Tech guy? Thank you for your time and patience.

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Re: How to change the Key of the Microsoft Windows of a VM VirtualBox

Post by mpack »

As Socratis has said, that is a support question for Microsoft. It's up to them how they manage product keys and licenses for their products.
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