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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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  • Select your ISO and change the Type and Version accordingly.

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  • Select q35, OVMF, and QEMU agent.
  • More importantly, make sure you select VirtIO SCSI

Next, configure Disks:

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  • Make sure you select VirtIO  Block as BUS device. Everything else can remain as default.

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

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  • Before starting your machine, you need to add the VirtIO driver as a CD/DVD. To do this, navigate to Hardware ---> Add ---> CD/DVD

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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. 

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