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October 6, 2025

Troubleshooting Tip: How to verify that the FortiDeceptor license purchased include a Windows license

  • October 6, 2025
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Description

This article describes how to verify that the FortiDeceptor license purchased includes a Windows license.

 

The error:

 

Failed to initialize decoy due to exception: name=test, exception=failed to create clone win10v1_cl_xxxxxxxxx

Scope FortiDeceptor.
Solution
  1. Run the command below in FortiDeceptor to verify the Windows key:


dcvm-license –l

 

widnows key.png

 

  1. From the GUI, navigate to System -> 'FDC license' -> All deception OS include Windows.

 

fdc license.png

 

Note:

By default, the FortiDeceptor VM subscription model does not include a Windows license. 

For FortiDeceptor 100G and VME, there is no windows license requires, as they are working as agents.