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VMWare Windows 10 to VMWare Windows 11 on a Mac M4

Anonymous
2024-12-04T18:27:36+00:00

I have a copy of Windows 10 on my old Mac running virtually through VMware Fusion. I bought a new Mac which has a M4 processor, my old copy of windows 10 won't run on it. I downloaded the ARM version of Windows and installed great, however, the activation code from my previous version of windows won't activate it. Do I need to purchase a new activation?

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-12-04T21:40:31+00:00

    Hi, I’m Vinay. Thanks for reaching out.

    I’m here to help you today.

    Since you're using a different processor architecture (ARM) on your new Mac, the activation code from your previous Windows 10 version likely won't work for Windows 11 ARM.

    You will need to purchase a new activation key for Windows 11 to get it properly licensed.

    Regards,

    Vinay

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-12-04T20:15:06+00:00

    Go to settings in windows then go to update and security then go to activation and see if you can do activation telephone/cellphone way because I dont know if online works right now

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-12-04T19:27:54+00:00

    VMware

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-12-04T19:00:00+00:00

    Hello are you trying to install it on VMware/virtual box or on the system itself

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