Proxmox VMs for Users

Use, the following configurations to set up VMs for Windows 11 on Proxmox...

Name your machine, then move on to Operating System:

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Next, configure Disks:

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After configuring your CPU and Memory, configure your network as follows:

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You can now boot up the machine. You should see the default Windows Installer Pop Up:

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Select "I don't have a product key" and walk through the default setup. Once you reach the Installation Type, select Custom Install, then Load Driver:

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Select "Browse":

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Select your VirtIO CD ---> amd64 ---> w11:

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Install the RedHat driver:

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Continue through the set up and create a User for this machine. I'll be creating 4 VMs total, and this one will be User2. 

When setting up your machine, you'll be asked to connect to the network. To bypass this enter the following in CMD prompt:

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Almost Done! Let your Device Finish Setting Up and then log in and open up File Explorer. Select your VirtIO drive and run the installer to install all components:

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After finishing the install, you should now be connected to the internet. To verify this, navigate to your router (OPNsense in my case) and check to see if your computer is being assigned an IP.

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Revision #3
Created 28 March 2024 04:46:54 by Austin
Updated 28 March 2024 05:36:29 by Austin