Windows 11 VM

Prerequisites

Create VM

Right click the node you want to create the VM.

General:
- Name: Give it a name
- (Optional) Check Start at boot
- Click Next
OS:
- Storage: Select the storage you have the Windows ISO
- ISO Image: Select the Windows ISO
- Type: Windows
- Version: 11/2022
- Click Next
System:
- Machine: q35
- BIOS: OVMF (UEFI)
- Check QEMU Agent
- Check Add TPM
- TPM Storage: Select the storage for TPM
- Version: v2.0
- Check Add EFI
- EFI Storage: Select the storage for EFI
- Click Next
Disks:
- Bus/Device: SCSI
- Storage: Select the storage for your Windows disk
- Check Discard, if storage supports Thin Provisioning
- Disk Size (GiB): Set Disk Size, at least 50GB
- Check SSD emulation, if you checked Discard
- Click Next
CPU:
- Cores: Set the core count for the VM to use
- Type: Select host, if you don’t plan to migrate to another node with a completely different CPU
- Click Next
Memory:
- Memory (MiB): Set the maximum memory for the VM to use
- Minimum memory (MiB): Set the minimum memory for the VM to use
- Check Ballooning Device
- Click Next
Network:
- Bridge: Select the NIC bridge for the VM to use
- Model: VirtIO (paravirtualized)
- Click Next

Navigate under the Node -> Select the VM -> Hardware

Navigate under the Node -> Select the VM

Click ▶️ Start
Click >_ Console
When the window open, it will ask you to press any key.
- Press any key in your keyboard, eg Space
Select your Language
Click Next
Click Install now
Enter your product key or click I don’t have a product key
Click Next
Select the version you want to install
Click Next
Check I accept...
Click Next
Select Custom: Install Windows only (advanced)
Click Load Driver
Click Browse
Expand CD Drive (D:) virtio-win
Expand amd64
Select w11
Click OK
Click Next
Click Load Driver
Click Browse
Expand CD Drive (D:) virtio-win
Expand NetKVM
Expand w11
Select amd64
Click OK
Click Next
Select the Drive 0
Click Next
Wait for installation for finish
Follow normal on screen installation instructions from Windows