Technical Tip: How to check which Windows 10 version to register a license to choose the correct VM for file scanning

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Description	This article describes how to check which Windows 10 version to register a license to choose the correct VM for file scanning.
Scope	FortiSandbox.
Solution	There are two types of Windows 10 licenses in the FortiSandbox. refer to below: Windows 10 2015: Fortinet stops selling it now. It will not be available for new users/FortiSandboxes. Windows 10 2021. Run the CLI command 'vm-license -l' to check which Windows 10 version for the license: > vm-license -l Embedded 4 keys in total KEY_WIN10        6N66P-VXCMY-RH69D-9B8XF-XXXXX   <----- Windows 10 2015. KEY_WIN10        YM9H2-N6FHC-WBBWX-9868Q-XXXXX 2021 <----- Windows 10 2021. If the Windows 10 license key has the label '2021' behind the key, then it is Windows 10 2021. If the Windows 10 license key is without any label, then it is Windows 10 2015. If there is a license for Windows 10 2021, download the VM with a VM name that includes 'LTS'. For example, WIN10LTSCO21V1. If there is a license for Windows 10 2015, download the VM with a VM name that does not include the 'LTS'. For example, WIN10O21V1. Check which version of Windows 10 has the VM. Refer to below: