One Windows 10 license will allow you to have multiple licensed Windows 10 VMs?

[whathappened]

In recent builds, Microsoft is allowing to install Windows 10 inside Windows 10 as a VM. Does this mean that with a legal and activated Windows 10 license you can make a virtual machine using Hyper-V with legal and activated Windows 10 using the same license?

[n_K]

No, it just means you run a VM that itself offers virtualisation.

There is a feature in windows server that's similar to that though, if you install a hyper-V server and windows server guests, somehow hyper-V allows them to automatically activate without needing to put a product key into the guest OS or activate it manually.

[whathappened]

 

There is a feature in windows server that's similar to that though, if you install a hyper-V server and windows server guests, somehow hyper-V allows them to automatically activate without needing to put a product key into the guest OS or activate it manually.

Thats why I asked because on server it is possible...

[+KibosJ Subscriber²]

The server license that allows this though is significantly more expensive than a standard server license.

I have Data Centre on 3 servers and can create any amount of Standard servers within that using Hyper-V, I still require a KMS server to activate them though.

[n_K]

The server license that allows this though is significantly more expensive than a standard server license.

I have Data Centre on 3 servers and can create any amount of Standard servers within that using Hyper-V, I still require a KMS server to activate them though.

Ah didn't realise it relyed upon KMS, interesting to note.

[Gotenks98]

If your using KMS then its not really using one license.

[BinaryData]

Hmm.. interesting read.

[binaryzero]

How could you not know that it's KMS activating the Windows installs?

If you have 2 servers talk to the KMS, and activate, that's 2 licenses.

Interesting read... Not really.