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VM Setup
When setting up a Windows VM, whether it's a standard Windows 10/11 or Windows Server, you have to take a few extra steps, to enable the best possible performance for your VM.
1. Setup Steps
Follow the steps below, when creating the VM:
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In the first step, simply give your VM a name and click Next |
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Next, select your Windows ISO and click
Also Since we are using VirtIO devices, we will need a driver CD, for Windows to load all necessary drivers later. Simply download the ISO here. In Proxmox under |
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After that, make sure to enable `Qemu Agent`. You can leave the other settings in their default settings, or change the Graphics Card and storage controller according to your hardware setup |
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Create a new SCSI drive (check the windows requirements for your version for the minimum required storage size) and select `Write back` as Cache, aswell as `Discard` to improve performance. If your storage consists of SSDs, you can enable `SSD emulation`. |
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For your CPU, select the amount of cores you need and change the Type to `Host`, to significantly boost performance. I'd also recommend enabling `NUMA` |
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Choose the amount of RAM, you need |
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Change the network settings according to your Proxmox settings, and select `VirtIO` as Model
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| Finish the initial Setup | |