A Windows Server key will allow you to create a Windows virtual machine (the number of virtualised instances depends on if it is Esstentials, Standard or Datacenter and more information can be found at the Microsoft Product Licensing Page). In order for an OEM key to active, it must be able to see some BIOS …

A small note on what you can do to troubleshoot and diagnose issues with NVidia GPUs (NOTE: this is GPUs, not GFX cards). You can check for issues by using NVidia SMI or checking for Xid errors in the OS event logs: Use Nvidia SMI. Linux and Vmware nvidia-bug-report.sh Generates a diagnostic bundle Windows c:\Program …