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The thread discusses installing Windows 10 on a VM without using a physical DVD. The original poster notices that the DVD drive still points to the ISO file after installation and questions if this is normal; the response confirms it is typical and often updated in VM settings. The main concern about the ISO mounting and installation issues is clarified as part of troubleshooting, with no major problems identified, and the overall tone is informative and cooperative.
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I did not use a dvd to install Win 10 on VM.

An image from 'Is This Normal'. Icon of a DVD drive (D:) labeled with a Windows ISO file, 0 bytes free of 3.81 GB.
 

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I'm pretty sure it is normal.
If your DVD Drive D:\ is still pointing at the ISO you used during the install.
Normally after the installation is complete, one goes back to the VM settings and usually changes that to something like the Physical DVD on the host machine.
 

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Ok, it is not hurting anything just never notice that before. Thanks.
 

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If I simply mount that Windows 10 Technical Preview ISO, I see the same name so that was the reason for my best guess.
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I may have mounted it without realizing what I was doing last night. Was getting frustrated trying to get it right again after it quit working. What I met by not working was the message it could not find Win 10. That is when I decided to start over again.
 

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