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SCALE: Windows VM Installation ID is different on every restart of VM

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Windows uses hardware info to create an installation ID that it reports to windows servers for license verification. As long as no hardware in the computer is changed, this installation ID should not change.

On every restart of my windows VM, my installation ID has changed and forced me to log in and added a linked device to my microsoft account and microsoft store account even though I havn't changed any devices or VM configuration parameters. I'm also worried that this will affect my windows license as every license only has so many re-arms available.

The installation ID is visible if you type "slmgr /dlv" into a windows command prompt.

This issue is major as it affects windows licensing and should make anyone wanting to run a licensed windows VM think twice before activation.

I've included two redacted screen grabs of my "slmgr /dlv" to demonstrate the different installation ID.

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iX-Tony 
April 1, 2022 at 8:55 PM

Timed out waiting for additional information from ticket reporter.

Bonnie Follweiler 
March 24, 2022 at 7:16 PM

Thank you for the report, .

Can you please attach a debug file to the "Private Attachments" section of this ticket? To generate a debug file on TrueNAS SCALE, log in to the TrueNAS web interface, go to System Settings > Advanced, then click SAVE DEBUG and wait for the file to download to your local system.

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Katalon Platform

Created March 24, 2022 at 5:55 PM
Updated July 6, 2022 at 8:58 PM
Resolved April 1, 2022 at 8:55 PM