====qemu / libvirt / vbox tricks====

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===Get Windows 10/11 activation key from BIOS===

If you are unable to activate Windows in the virtual machine, but you have the activation key in the BIOS, it can be extracted using the following command:


<code bash>
strings /sys/firmware/acpi/tables/MSDM
</code>

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