Hyper-V cannot install Windows 10

Felix Wang 16 Reputation points
2020-07-29T05:27:00.557+00:00

I want to install a Windows 10 virtual machine through Hyper-V( I selected Generation 2, ISO downloaded using media creation tool). However, I always encounter this error:

Windows cannot find the Microsoft Software License Terms. Make sure the installation sources are valid and restart the installation.

What should I do to fix it?

Thanks.

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  1. Ian Xue (Shanghai Wicresoft Co., Ltd.) 29,571 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
    2020-07-30T03:47:09.363+00:00

    Hello,

    This could be caused by not enough memory assigned to your VM. You could try to configure your VM with 1024MB RAM or more. You could also try to disable the dynamic memory if you have enabled it.

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    I find a similar issue and you could refer to the links below
    https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/windows-server-for-it-pro/windows-cannot-find-microsoft-software-license-terms-during/m-p/164024

    Best Regards,
    Ian Xue

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  2. Kapil Arya 7,596 Reputation points MVP
    2020-07-29T06:13:47.193+00:00

    Hello,

    It seems the installation media is not properly downloaded or is corrupted. I recommend you to directly download ISO file from this page:

    https://www.microsoft.com/en-in/software-download/windows10ISO

    See if this helps!

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  3. Sean Liming 4,511 Reputation points
    2020-07-29T15:38:11.813+00:00

    It might be that the media creation tool doesn't support the right capabilities for the Hyper-V to use as an installation ISO. Do you have a way to get a full ISO from Visual Studio downloads?

  4. John Coverdale 1 Reputation point
    2020-08-17T23:17:20.33+00:00

    I had a problem with Hyper-V not installing Win 10 from an ISO.

    My mistake was attempting to install a 32-bit OS on a Gen-2 VM.
    I pointed it to a 64-bit bit version and solved the problem.

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  5. SertaTopal-4569 0 Reputation points
    2023-12-19T11:31:58.9166667+00:00

    i had the same issue, increased Ram to 2gb and disabled Dynamic Memory. Problem is simply solved.

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