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TerrillMan
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Mar 14, 2022
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Windows server 2019 Trial Version on VMWare Workstation PRO 16

I started the install of my first virtual server on VMWare and attempted to install the trial version of windows server 2019.  Since it is a vm, I would expect it to be a clean install.  But instead ...
  • Dave Patrick's avatar
    Mar 15, 2022

    Is it safe to install on the VM or will it overwrite my laptop OS.  (Windows 10)

    thanks,


    We can't see your screen so we don't really know but this is a normal dialog when installing Windows Server. Hopefully it is inside of a virtual machine. Choose the second option (custom) to install windows. It isn't possible to do an in-place upgrade using evaluation media. It also is not possible to in-place upgrade a desktop OS to Windows Server OS

     

     

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