JackSafari Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 (edited) When a Windows VM is not running, what changes to the virtual hardware will invalidate Windows activation? I want avoid making false assumptions. Currently I assuming the following virtual hardware can be change without invalidating Windows: Ram storage - HDD, SSD, etc generic hardware devices -display, video, audio, mouse, keyboard, etc. What about changes to: BIOS Networking CPU or xml hacks\changes made to get passthrough devices to work such as video cards. Edited March 13, 2022 by JackSafari Quote Link to comment
JonathanM Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 I don't know if the situation has changed, but years ago the secret sauce was never fully understood. It was thought that a weighted average of changes over time, so drastic changes from one boot to the next would trigger, but those same changes done over weeks would not. Now with the advent of ms logins, activation seems tied there as well. https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/activate-windows-c39005d4-95ee-b91e-b399-2820fda32227 Quote Link to comment
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