So I am making the jump from PC to Mac and just ordered a new 2017 27" Imac.
I would like to install Win 10 Home on a Bootcamp partition (for Steam + some games) and also to install a couple of Parallels 12 Win 10 Virtual machines (one for Quicken/MS Office and one for light Windows gaming). I want the VMs to be completely independent of each other and the Bootcamp WIndows install (to isolate each from potential viruses).
I believe you would call this installation an Imported Bootcamp VM.
Obviously I would like to use the same Win 10 license key for both the bootcamp install and the VMs.
Is the correct sequence to do this:
1. Create Windows 10 Bootcamp Partition via Bootcamp Assistant.
- Do I use the WIndows 10th Anniversary ISO for this install?
- Do i enter in my Win 10 license key (I will purchase a copy of Win 10 Home from Microsoft or Newegg)?
- Do i then install the Creators update?
2. Install Parallels 12 on the Mac
3. Create a New VM (Use Windows from Boot Camp)
4. Import Boot Camp into your Parallels Desktop VM (as described here -- http://blog.parallels.com/2015/04/14/how-to-run-boot-camp-in-a-virtual-machine/ )
Will the VM copy of Windows be already authorized with the Win 10 license I used on Bootcamp or do I need to authorize it again? Can I just use the same license key?
I understand that you can install Win 10 without a product key and it will work (with some customization limitations), so I will likely not buy the license key until i am sure that everything works the way i want it. If that is the case, once I do get the license key, do I put it in the Bootcamp install first and then go through steps three and four above again, or can i just enter the key in both the Bootcamp install and the Imported Boot Camp VM? If I clone the Imported Bootcamp VM to make a second virtual machine, will that already be licensed and authorized?
I would like to install Win 10 Home on a Bootcamp partition (for Steam + some games) and also to install a couple of Parallels 12 Win 10 Virtual machines (one for Quicken/MS Office and one for light Windows gaming). I want the VMs to be completely independent of each other and the Bootcamp WIndows install (to isolate each from potential viruses).
I believe you would call this installation an Imported Bootcamp VM.
Obviously I would like to use the same Win 10 license key for both the bootcamp install and the VMs.
Is the correct sequence to do this:
1. Create Windows 10 Bootcamp Partition via Bootcamp Assistant.
- Do I use the WIndows 10th Anniversary ISO for this install?
- Do i enter in my Win 10 license key (I will purchase a copy of Win 10 Home from Microsoft or Newegg)?
- Do i then install the Creators update?
2. Install Parallels 12 on the Mac
3. Create a New VM (Use Windows from Boot Camp)
4. Import Boot Camp into your Parallels Desktop VM (as described here -- http://blog.parallels.com/2015/04/14/how-to-run-boot-camp-in-a-virtual-machine/ )
Will the VM copy of Windows be already authorized with the Win 10 license I used on Bootcamp or do I need to authorize it again? Can I just use the same license key?
I understand that you can install Win 10 without a product key and it will work (with some customization limitations), so I will likely not buy the license key until i am sure that everything works the way i want it. If that is the case, once I do get the license key, do I put it in the Bootcamp install first and then go through steps three and four above again, or can i just enter the key in both the Bootcamp install and the Imported Boot Camp VM? If I clone the Imported Bootcamp VM to make a second virtual machine, will that already be licensed and authorized?