On 11/15/2016 02:46 PM, Andrew David Wong wrote: > Licensing is a tricky issue. I'm not sure whether the Windows license allows > you to clone Windows VMs or to run multiple Windows AppVMs from a single > Windows TemplateHVM. That's a question for the lawyers. Maybe others around > here have information about it.
If we are talking about a normal (OEM) desktop license you are allowed to RUN a SINGLE instance of windows VM. This means you are fine with running a single HVM instance. Because of windows OS licencing is bound to the hardware. In case of qubes, the hardware is a virtual one. Moreover if you are try to run a template based windows you will face a technical issue You can't activate your windows permanently, because: - activate the template itself One may think that this should be ok. and it is. Your template will be activated - but You only use the template for OS updates. Once you start an AppVM based on this template, that's gonna be a NEW virtual hardware which will break the activation. - activate the AppVM You can do it for sure. However you have to do it on EVERY startup. Not sure how many activation will be tolerated by Microsoft. Conclusion: Windows is not designed to be run as a template based VM. -- Zrubi -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "qubes-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/qubes-users/cd40817b-6a1b-06dd-4ea8-4939b13616c9%40zrubi.hu. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
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