How to create a VirtualBox VM so that a clone does not require re-activation of Windows.ġ. Please consult your sales representative to ensure you that are in compliance with your license agreement. I believe this includes virtual machines. In many cases, you are only permitted to install a single copy of Windows on at most one machine. Warning: Following these steps may violate your license agreement with Microsoft. After doing some digging, I found a pretty simple way to create VMs so that the clones do not require a second activation. I was surprised to find out that within the clone, Windows 7 had to be re-activated. Shortly after creating my first Virtual Machine with a Windows 7 guest, I created a clone just to test out this functionality.
I just started using Oracle’s VirtualBox for the first time this past weekend.
