Windows Cannot find Microsoft software license terms - During Server 2016 install

[David Molnar]

I am getting the following error when trying to install Server 2016 Standard. Any idea of the fix?

[#2]

I just ran into this issue installing Windows 11 from a bootable USB drive, created by the Win11 MCT. After retrying the installation it did work though.

[#3]

@David Molnar for me (on Hper-V) the only solution that worked was to disconnect from the internet virtual switch. Then when I tried again - everything was okay 🙂

[#4]

I removed the floppy drive, but it does not work. Second time, I unchecked the checkbox for power on the floppy at the start and it worked.

Thank you so much.

@Dave Patrick 

[#5]

@Jason Stone thanks!  this worked for me.  I was trying to set up a VM with Hyper-V, and was not able to install Win 10 pro.  I selected static ram and installation of Windows succeeded.

[#6]

Replying back in 2022, for VMware Workstation Fusion, this also was the problem. Removing the floppy drive and adding the ISO to the CD/SATA resolved the problem!

[#7]

worked for me, just disconecting the floppy drive, thx

[#8]

1- turn off the VM

2- turn off Dynamic RAM (set to static RAM)
3- increase the RAM (I used 8000 MB of RAM =~ 8GB
4- turn on the VM back again
5- try again
it should work now

[#9]

Thanks, worked on Server 2019 too!

[#10]

Removing Floppy drive actually worked. You're a star Nige.

[#11]

Thanks!

[#12]

@Nigel Goodchild  Absolute lifesaver!

[#13]

I just want to add you get this with a VMware automated install, it can't acknowledge the terms and conditions, so produces this message.
A manual install resolves this.
(3 downloads of 5GB and checksums, and the epiphany struck)

[#14]

This worked also for Hyper-V
I've increased dynamic memory from 512mb to min. 4096mb and max to 8128 and fixed the problem

[#15]

I realize this thread is old, but it sure saved me a lot of time! After removing the default floppy drive it magically works, so yay! Thank you Nigel!!

[#16]

just remove the floppy disk & done@David Molnar 

[#17]

@Jiří Duchoň it's true bráška

[#18]

disconnect floppy disk works for me

[#19]

@Dave Patrick 

Removing floppy worked for me, thank you

[#20]

At this poing @Nigel Goodchild deserves to take a bow. And his prize is in the form of the numa numa guyhttps://youtu.be/Cqd1Gvq-RBY

[#21]

@Dan_Snape removing the floppy disk also worked for me, thank you very much for posting