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tall fog Jul 8, 2025, 1:02 PM

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So after trying to get my modding setup to work and failing. I'm going with another suggestion I've seen which is to just use a VM. I have the VirtualBox installed but whenever I try to install the Windows 10 iso I downloaded it fails either saying can't mount the iso or doesn't recognize the product key. What am I doing wrong?

neon nymph Jul 8, 2025, 1:11 PM

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open your Mint settings. go to USERs/GROUPS

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edit your user to be part of the vboxusers group

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also checksum the windows ISO, if their website provides one

tall fog Jul 8, 2025, 1:28 PM

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Ok. So far I tried again and so far it's installing in the VM by using skip unattended install. And telling the popup "I don't have a product key". What will need to be done after?

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Mainly what I'm trying to get out of this whole ordeal is setup a virtual machine that can run my steam games with modding.

neon nymph Jul 8, 2025, 1:45 PM

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yes you can use Windows without activation (product key), it'll just have a watermark text on the desktop, but that's nothing

tall fog Jul 8, 2025, 1:54 PM

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Ok. Right now the VM is just taking it's sweet time trying to where I can use it and start getting steam and modding set up.

tall fog Jul 8, 2025, 2:11 PM

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Ok. Working on getting the VM updates done. Only thing irking me is the screen. It looks weird. I’m not sure how to get the screen looking proper.

neon nymph Jul 8, 2025, 2:14 PM

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I think u need to install guest additions

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are you able to fullscreen the VM?

tall fog Jul 8, 2025, 2:16 PM

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I can fullscreen but the screen looks stretched.

neon nymph Jul 8, 2025, 2:18 PM

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so go into Windows settings and adjust the display resolution to match your monitor's aspect ratio

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