how can I transfer my windows 11 product key from a virtual machine that no longer exists to a new one

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how can I transfer my windows 11 product key from a virtual machine that no longer exists to a new one

Vincent J. Buonassisi 0

hi,

i am no longer able to access my original VMWare Fusion virtual machine that I configured a windows 11 product key because I lost the decryption password. so I created a duplicate of the original VM using VMWare's option to create a new one using an existing VM. however, the new Microsoft sees the new VM as a new device and won't let me reuse the my product key bc it is already in use.

how can I get Microsoft to allow me to reuse the my windows 11 product key?

thanks,

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Vincent J. Buonassisi 0

I finally found a way to do it through the activation process inside of windows: settings->activation.

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Hi Vincent J. Buonassisi,

Thank you for the update. I’m glad to hear that you were able to resolve the issue and reactivate Windows through Settings > System > Activation.

I also appreciate you taking the time to return and share the solution that worked for you. Your update is a valuable contribution to the forum and may help other community members who encounter a similar activation issue with a virtual machine in the future.