Purchase Win 11 Pro OEM License

Discussion in 'Installation and Configuration of Parallels Desktop' started by JornE, Jun 21, 2023.

  1. JornE

    JornE Bit poster

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    Hi!
    If I purchase an OEM license and accidentilally ruin the VM. Will I be able to create a new VM with similar signature to reinstall the OEM licence, or will the license be lost?
     
  2. Pavel Merkulov

    Pavel Merkulov Parallels Team

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    Hello,

    For Windows licensing issues, we recommend that you contact Microsoft technical support.
     
  3. JornE

    JornE Bit poster

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    Actually not much of a Windows licensing issue, but rather a technical question about Parallels' VMs internal workings. I shall try to reformulate myself :)
    To my understanding Windows OEM binds itself to a digital fingerprint of the first computer it is activated on, and cannot be transfered thereafter to any other computer as it will have a different fingerprint. So my question is, can I recreate a VM with the same fingerprint as the previous one? So that in case the VM where the initial OEM install is made gets corrupted I do not loose the abillity to install it anew in a fresh VM. Or will each VM have its own unique fingerprint. If so, is there a way to back it up and restore it?
     

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