How can I transfer my Windows license from an old PC to a new virtual machine?

Question

**I found the Windows license/product key on my old PC (T571), and it appears to be transferable. The license is associated with my Microsoft account. I would like to transfer this license from the T571 to a new Windows virtual machine. Could you please tell me the correct procedure to transfer and activate the license on the new VM? I do not want to make any changes to the old PC until the license transfer is confirmed to be successful.

＠Windows 11**

@Activation / ライセンス認証

＠Product Key / プロダクトキー

@Virtual Machine / 仮想マシン

@選べるなら Licensing / ライセンス

Answer 1

If it is an HP Compaq T571 that licence would have originally been provided by the manufacture. (HP) That type of licence does not have transfer rights to a new device. (whether it is physical or virtual)