View Composer agent initialization state error (16): Failed to activate the software license :-  ( linked clones are functional) ..

1. In the guest operating system on the parent virtual machine, start the Windows Registry Editor and navigate to this registry key:
   
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\vmware-viewcomposer-ga
   
2. Navigate to the AllowActivateMAKLicense registry value. The default value is 0. 
3. Set the value to 1. 

To skip the license activation step:

1. In the guest operating system on the parent virtual machine, start the Windows Registry Editor and navigate to this registry key:
   
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\vmware-viewcomposer-ga
   
2. Navigate to the SkipLicenseActivation registry value. The default value is 0. 
3. Set the value to 1.