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windows key in a windows 10 vm

Posted: 12. May 2018, 01:14
by hgdriver
I'm new to virtualbox and have installed a win10 vm running in win10. Plan is to use it for software evaluation. After a few wrong turns I finally got the vm up and running. However, I cannot use the windows key in the vm. Can't get much done that way. Suggestions?

Re: windows key in a windows 10 vm

Posted: 12. May 2018, 07:37
by BillG
That probably has nothing to do with VirtualBox. Windows activation is the same in a vm as it is in a physical machine. They are regarded as two separate machines.

Re: windows key in a windows 10 vm

Posted: 12. May 2018, 09:53
by socratis
Interesting... When I first read it, I understood it as "the" WinKey, the actual WinKey in the keyboard! :D

Re: windows key in a windows 10 vm

Posted: 12. May 2018, 10:30
by mpack
The Windows aka Start key on the keyboard is how I interpret it too, and it seems to work fine for me in a Win7 VM.

@hgdriver, please clarify whether you meant a product key or a keyboard key.