Virtualize Windows 10 with Proxmox VE

[@TechnoTim]

Did I miss anything? Let me know! BTW, if you're new here, welcome! Subscribe for more content like this coming soon!

[@huplim]

Hey Tim, been watching most of your videos. They're absolutely awesome for someone like me who's new to virtualization. Could you do a follow up video to this? The idea is to show how you can use thin clients to access the Windows 10/Linux VM's, and passthrough the hardware on to the Proxmox server.

[@Mr.Leeroy]

You turned ballooning on in kvm (which is probably not what should be suggested as default), but you did not install ballooning driver in a VM. p.s. VirtIO ISO image root location now contains executables that install all appropriate drivers from that ISO. If it does not show up as an error in Device Manager it does not mean that system has correct driver installed.

[@TheNickmaster21]

Thank you for this video! In the future, can you do a video including the steps needed for UEFI VMs to properly start? I was able to find how on a wiki but I has having huge trouble when not using BIOS.

[@Arclyte306]

Stellar video. I copied the amd64 folder from the balloon folder of the virtIO disc into program files, renamed it balloon, and then ran blnsrvr.exe -i (in powershell) to initialize the balloon service, otherwise in proxmox it showed I was using 95% of the RAM, which didn't line up with RAM usage in task manager.

[@blatheiceman]

just in case you didn´t know - if you create a windows offline account you can skip the security questions by leaving the password empty and change it later.

[@Alex-fl2yh]

- subtle background music - easy to follow instructions - relevant content - can speak properly - good mic y u have no more than 12,5k followers??

[@TechnoTim]

Thank you!!!

[@aldojoseaguileramekin1681]

100% agree, one of the best tutorials I ever see on KZbin... simple, but complete....nothing to say just PERFECT! one more suscriptor here for him

[@phoenixsampras]

ACTUALLY, HE COULD DOWNLOAD THE ISO FROM THE VM WINDOWS AND CLICK ON IT, AND AVOID 10 MINS OF COMPLICATED STUFF

[@aayushkheterpal]

just added one more! Tim deserves more

[@JoaGamo]

@@phoenixsampras its been 5 months since your comment but I think that option wasnt there when he originally made this video in 2020

[@rubehickscube]

Your guide has helped me every single time I need to install Windows, or any other ProxMox help. You get right to the point (where I have to actually pause the video after each step to wait for my side to catch up, rather than waiting for the instructor) and no extra words, no extra sidepoints, I absolutely love it! Thank you!

[@FlorinHusdup]

Been researching for a while to start a home lab. You have the most valuable content on KZbin about this. Thanks a lot and keep up the good work!

[@afallingtree9114]

small tip: if you dont set a password during the set-up, you dont need to input security questions. small tip no.2: if you decide to use the same "privacy" settings as Tim ( the superior settings choice), you can hit tab until you get to the first toggle, repeatedly hit enter, tab, enter, tab etc to speed up this process.

[@TechnoTim]

Thank you!

[@afallingtree9114]

@@TechnoTim happy to help dude. you have no idea how many windows systems i've had to set up lmao. also thanks for making these videos, your Proxmox tutorials are some of the best on YT.

[@lampmanjosh]

still true in 2023@@afallingtree9114

[@johnh10000]

I didn't know that either ;)

[@tomgle]

Wow! I had this running on one screen while I had proxmox running on the other for a Windows VM install. All the steps and screens were accurate. As others have said, this is concise and to the point, no unnecessary BS.

[@j.r._7416]

This video is just what I needed to get my Windows 10 VM working properly. I was missing the virtIO drivers! Thank you so much for this tutorial.

[@TechnoTim]

Glad it helped!

[@esgaustralia7026]

Awesome, Thank You, my first attempt at Proxmox VE and creating a Virtual Machine and it all worked perfectly. your videos are vey helpful.

[@TechnoTim]

Glad it helped!

[@piorewrzece]

Thank You for all the help! Papa Smurf of Home Labs

[@TechnoTim]

Wow! Thank you!

[@piorewrzece]

@@TechnoTim one year later and still using this tutorial. Thx again!

[@fawazharris6183]

Techno Tim, you made this so damn easy.... my VM is so damn fast... Watching 4K KZbin via RDP and amazingly Zippy.. you Bloody Bonza... thanks again mate..

[@TechnoTim]

Happy to help!

[@MRPtech]

THANK YOU ! Turns out i was setting up Win10 VM incorrectly. Once i got everything setup as you demo in this video - everything works much much MUCH fast and better

[@GabrielFoote]

The consistency in your contents quality is superb. Thank you so much for your contribution to this community, sir!

[@TechnoTim]

Thank you kindly!

[@PonlayookMeemeskul]

HNY 2023 Tim. I'm just learning Proxmox and your step-by-step guide is a godsend. After this guide, I'll do some GPU passthrough for my own cloud gaming PC. Have a great year.

[@eduardoestrada6519]

I just started my proxmox journey and your videos rock!

[@TimMcVey]

I just installed ProxMox for the first time tonight on a spare Win 10 Pro machine. Had the idea to keep 10 Pro, for guests, backup use etc... but be able to play with some other stuff on the machine too. I was pulling my hair out trying to get the OS setup. This made it super easy!!! Thank you so much!!!

[@TechnoTim]

Be sure to check out Before I do anything on Proxmox, I do this first... kzbin.info/www/bejne/faC9koCdesylftk

[@TradersTradingEdge]

Great Video Tims, thanks very much! I like the non-Blabla and comming straight to the essence :) Keep up the great work man! Cheers

[@TechnoTim]

Emilio i keep the blah blah to a min 👌

[@HeavyChordz]

Excellent tutorial!! I had more trouble uploading the ISOs to my NAS share than creating the VM 😅 Well paced, great detail, easy to follow. In Proxmox 8.2.4, the option to add an additional drive for the VirtIO drivers is available. Check the box, and it prompts for where the iso is stored. The virtual CD-ROM is automatically added for you when you finish creating the VM.

[@osielramirez7274]

It can't get any easier than following your videos! You're videos have made it so much easier to develop my lab. Much appreciated!

[@ShawnKirk007]

I followed this and it only took 1 time and I was up and running in Windows 10 Pro in a ProxMox VM. I'm using it for my college classes so I don't mess up my main Windows 10 install. Thanks!

[@nathanielbeven9052]

Ive watched so many of these videos on proxmox by you and finally taken the plunge on converting my nas into a homelab. so many other tutorials (for proxmox and in general) are either way to long or explain the how-to without much detail. your understanding of what you share on here shines though and i cant imagine getting proxmox up without your videoes. thank you

[@TechnoTim]

Thank you so much!

[@fearthesmeag]

thanks Tim, could not get my head round this one until I weatched your video. I work and support an ESXi environment as this process is very diff and what Im used to. Just recently I thought I should try my hand at Proxmox - mostly due to setting up containers due to their lightwieght and ease of spining up. Thanks for all your Proxmox vids man, looking forward to going thru them!

[@Qosmio1955]

Tim to the rescue (again.) Worked perfectly thanks, Tim. I did as you suggested and allocated 60Gb of hard disk space. Given that this installation has been done purely so that I can host Blue Iris on it, the next step was to allocate storage for that (other than the 60Gb the OS has been allocated.) I run this Windows installation on a Proxmox server and was going to nut out how to access storage on it for the Blue Iris data but, happily, the Windows instance can see my TrueNAS server. Problem solved! I'm kind of building a homelab by stealth. I purchased a NUC and that is the Proxmox server. It is running Home Assistant, Unifi Controller and Shinobi (NVR software, soon to be pensioned-off in favour of Blue Iris.) My TrueNAS server was built on an older (but not too old) repurposed PC running an i7 3770K CPU and 16Gb RAM. It hosts Plex media server.

[@giannirenna6477]

just echoing what other users have already stated: great video, scarne and perfect in any aspect. Love it!

[@mmsky]

This is great! Thank you for taking the time to make this. I did most of these steps myself (not all) and was wondering why I was only getting half my internet speed on my vm. After following all your directions, the speed on my vm is just as fast as my desktop. Thank you!!

[@ghostingalong]

You are now my go to with learning proxmox. Very grateful you share your knowledge.

[@garyhall2340]

Hi Tim, fantastic, WIN10 up and running !!! I understand your instructions, I spent days playing around with other methods as other Videos and guides, Thank you so much.

[@НиколайДьяченко-р4я]

Very helpful! Installed Win10. Saved video for future. Thank you very much!

[@richardInNL]

Nice! Very good tutorial for first time Proxmox users. Needs a little updating for latest version of Proxmox, but most settings are the same.

[@jansniehota3513]

Best video I have seen so far. Very good cuts and very smooth explanaitions. Good Work!

[@TechnoTim]

Glad you liked it!

[@YdenPL]

oh man i'm starting to love proxmox. i wanted to get a rpi as a simple home server, but it looks like I might need to get a real server if I keep watching your vids

[@jimholloway1785]

You nailed it on the steps to create a windows VM and also get the Guest agent installed(I was strugging with this on server but with your steps I was able to accomplish this task. A big thanks (driving me crazy) Tim.... Jim

[@hayoungkwon1809]

Thanks Tim! I followed a different video and had some issues with the display resolution, your method with virtIO works like a charm. thanks!!

[@notsrynot]

Love it! thank you. I almost walked away near the end as I had installed Winsrver2019 with someone else's video and it was almost the exact same process. However the drivers you manually installed and updated at the end help tremendously and I ended up going back and doing the same for the Winserver2019 VM I had installed earlier

[@emimix]

One of the best guides on KZbin...thanks

[@brokenthought1102]

I just ran through this tutorial, it's easy to follow even though proxmox and microsoft have changed wording and/or menu layouts to some of the settings; with a decent understanding of the OS and current file structure it is easy enough to follow along without getting too far behind or having to pause too often.

[@stevemorris1881]

Great tutorial. I followed every step and I’m all setup and working. Thanks

[@oninoninder]

THANK YOU! I will definitely save this Video for the Future!

[@richardcarter5404]

Thank you very much for this tutorial, I watched quite a few but this was the only one that got me running with a version with decent performance and showed how to use Remote Desktop. I have been playing with ProxMox over the last few days as I intend moving my Home Assistant Instance to a VM and I wanted to be able to have a Windows VM for testing software. I am excited about the possibilities of what can be done with ProxMox and will be checking out some more of your videos.

[@tengallonz]

Brilliant, really well presented, clear and easy to follow, thanks so much for this. Gone from knowing nothing, to having Proxmox installed and 1 Windows VM in 1 afternoon. Thanks again.

[@TechnoTim]

Glad it was helpful!

[@ElliotWeishaar]

Last time I tried to set up Windows 10 to be an RDP server (have the ability to enable the RDP service and access the box that way) you needed to have a Win10 Pro license. The Win10 Home license was not adequate enough. Not sure if that's changed but just a technicality that might trip up some people. You can RDP into any machine with Win10 Home, but you can only RDP into machines that are running Win10 Pro or higher. Great video though!

[@jaygreentree4394]

If you're lazy like I am sometimes after windows has installed you can open the VirtIO cd and it has an installer that does all the drivers for you at one time.

[@ultraali453]

You're a King! Thank you for the detailed video!!

[@tildesarecool7782]

I realize this is just a walk through for setting up a VM and anything further would be really out of scope but if anybody is wondering it is possible to slipstream drivers into a win 10 installation source and you can use an unattend.xml file to skip the OOBE entirely. I mean to avoid all that clicking a hundred million times with VM installations.

[@scenicshoots]

Great. I would not have been able to do this without this video

[@rv-ollie]

Great job Tim. Keep up the good content and quality videos.

[@TechnoTim]

Thanks 👍

[@rabboubou8860]

You look like Johnny Deep. Great videos !!!

[@TechnoTim]

Thank you! :)

[@akashrajvanshi6362]

johnny dep of server pirates

[@tedchirvasiu]

3:22 - If anyone's getting the "Can't create IDE unit 1, bus supports only 1 units" when starting the VM, just make sure the machine is set to 440fx as shown in the video, not q35 (which was the default for me).

[@8bitkid408]

I like your videos. Straight to the point. Thank you.

[@camerontgore]

Great work! I would have never thought that windows wouldn't automatically have the virtual disk drivers. Good to know for whenever I get around to spinning up a Win10 test box.

[@TechnoTim]

Glad I could help!

[@jraulc]

Yeap, another smooth tutorial, worked like a charm, thank you so much...

[@michaeldavis545]

Thank you so much I couldn’t figure out why my install was so wonky. I didn’t have those drivers!

[@nickbiglari6633]

Very good presentation Tim.

[@TechnoTim]

Glad you liked it!

[@klew347]

I don't know how you know how to do this. But I'm glad you do AND you made a video for newbs like, me!

[@TechnoTim]

Welcome! I was a newb too once! Always learning!

[@klew347]

@@TechnoTim Always!

[@JeDeXxRioProKing]

Nice Work's Techno Tim

[@TechnoTim]

Thanks ✌️

[@SaifulIslam-ql6eb]

This is very very informative video for a beginner!

[@mhmz11]

It's work for me! Thanks bro!

[@TechnoTim]

Welcome 👍

[@jhcanepa]

Another great tutorial!

[@WayneRigley]

Worked as of Jan-4-2021 and SUBBED ! thanks !

[@TechnoTim]

Thank you! I have TONS or tutorials that also work 👍

[@WayneRigley]

@@TechnoTim one step at a time ! LOL but thanks ! your videos are clean, to the point and not bloated! keeping you on the top of the list !

[@Rickety3263]

Thank you!!! Ive been looking for ways to optimize win on proxmox. Thank you for that!

[@TechnoTim]

Glad I could help!

[@haidrotech7504]

if Guest Agent is still failing make sure that you have it enabled on your VM. Options --> Guest Agent --> Enable (Disabled by default) Shutdown & Power on (Restart is not enough)

[@jeffrisdon2803]

Thank You Again double T!

[@jamesklinger1039]

Techno Tim you are the fing bomb bro! I have done a VM with all the defaults and it has always been slooooooow in performance. No matter how many cores or how much memory I gave it was a slug... But after watching this will the few simple drivers and tweaks to the vm I have gotten alot faster vms in Proxmox. I was about to give up on Proxmox for Windows vms till now. Please show more on Linux vms on Proxmox. Linux is usually better with performance on Proxmox but i think you might have some tweaks to make them even faster.

[@piotrbartoszyn8619]

Excellent job!

[@AhmadAsmndr]

You are awesome thank you so much I am really happy to find your channel

[@TechnoTim]

You are so welcome

[@newart88]

Great tutorial man. Thanks.

[@TechnoTim]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@larrygardner8760]

Great guide .... Thank You for taking time to do this ..

[@TechnoTim]

Thank you for checking it out! I’ve used this process for years.

[@Muscleduck]

On security questions, just mash your keyboard. They can cause a real headache. BTW, thank you for this awesome tutorial!

[@TechnoTim]

haha! thank you!

[@vashthestampede3459]

Very helpful. Thanks!

[@syedalirehantirmazy6211]

Great Work! Sir.

[@TechnoTim]

So nice of you

[@AhmedAlhumaidy]

Thank you very much, that was so informative and useful.

[@TechnoTim]

Glad you liked it!

[@FranciscoSilva84]

Man this is a great video thanks

[@stelios_sikiotis]

Great tutorial!

[@TechnoTim]

Thank you!

[@rohitbuchake]

You are giving right Guidance, Thank you so.. much..

[@d.l.fuller9064]

Thanks for a clear and thorough video. It worked for me including using Microsoft Remote Desktop for access on my Mac. Full-screen Windows 10 at credible speed! Now the problem: I'm a Proxmox noob that first tried to get this working with an Ubuntu Desktop 20.04 VM. And I thought working through with your well documented Windows install would offer some clues for the Ubuntu install. No luck! Except for the reliance on those VirtIO Drivers, I did not see any major differences from what I had attempted with the Ubuntu VM. So the request: Do you see anything I should be doing? The Proxmox VM install is basically defaults. Apache2, SSH, and XRDP were installed using Terminal in the Console. sudo apt install apache2 sudo apt install openssh-server sudo apt install xrdp sudo systemctl enable xrdp DHCP access to the VM in a browser or with Microsoft Remote Desktop both seem normal. The full Ubuntu Desktop displays in the Console. The Firewall (UFW) is inactive. Connecting Microsoft Remote Desktop only provides a mostly black screen. Then with this in a dialog in the upper left corner… Connection Log connecting to sesman ip 127.0.0.1 port 3350 sesman connect ok sending login info to session manager, please wait... login failed for display 0 …that exits (after an OK) to a xrdp login screen, Thanks again for the well done video and I'd appreciate any suggestions for dealing with my problem.

[@d.l.fuller9064]

Looks like I solved my own problem thanks to an incredibly useful xDRP Installation Script from Griffon's IT Library at www.c-nergy.be/products.html. There apparently is a history of problems with standard xRDP package installations that are outlined at c-nergy.be/blog/?p=13390. A key requirement is to not login to the VM until connecting with Microsoft Remote Desktop. (I had inadvertently selected auto login which compounded this problem.) Like your Windows 10 video, Ubuntu 18.04 Desktop now also works full screen with credible speed!

[@TechnoTim]

Thank you!

[@sumitmamoria]

Nicely done! I would love to see you demonstrate how to use GPU pass through with windows 10.

[@TechnoTim]

Done kzbin.info/www/bejne/nJjbZIGDoJt5a5Y

[@sumitmamoria]

@@TechnoTim Awesome! Thanks a lot!

[@yerlinotaroladelgado8702]

Excellent video thank you very much.

[@TechnoTim]

Did you set it up with UEFI? I don't think you need a subscription for that!

[@yerlinotaroladelgado8702]

@@TechnoTim I found my problem, my proxmox storage was not enough. Thank you very much I already install windows 2019 server whith your help.

[@volodymyrchapman3528]

Johnny Depp sure does know a good deal about Virtualization 🙂 . Thanks, Tim!

[@SuperDangwal]

Thanks Bro..It's helpful..

[@millerjmatos]

Thank you so much!

[@confusedbeard69]

I'm running Windows 11 as a VM on my Proxmox server and it was bit more complicated to fix so it would run good. I'm using SPICE as a VNC and it works really well for I do with the VM (Always on torrentbox) =)

[@hamhumtube]

Just discovered. would wish encountered earlier. please publish more about proxmox (eg maintaining, backing up etc)

[@TechnoTim]

Check my library :) kzbin.infovideos

[@hamhumtube]

Techno Tim after I comment i am in your well-prepared marvelous channel deep. And I noticed there there is much more

[@KareemDaKing]

thanks that was amazing

[@Passta357]

Thanks dude!

[@TechnoTim]

Happy to help!

[@lucasciabica9307]

saved my day 😁😁

[@hooami6245]

can you make a tutorial on making a share in free/truenas and then using that share in proxmox? That would be great bro. Your tutorials are easy af to follow!!

[@vfxfan9589]

¡Genial, muchas gracias!

[@TechnoTim]

👍

[@electronicparadiseonline2103]

Great Video. Worked Perfect!! Thanks. Are there any special things needed for an ubuntu install?

[@davidg4512]

You also added the ballooning driver but did not install the windows service. Edit: Regarding which type of virtual drive to add, I was incorrect and stand corrected. The preferred way to use the scsi one. Virtio block can still be used, but it's older tech. There is no performance impact as long as it's using virtio drivers for para-virtualization.

[@TechnoTim]

Thanks for the feedback! I followed the wiki, but you're right, I forgot to install the ballooning service!

[@TechnoTim]

I updated the description to include the msi install.

[@DA-cv8xv]

@David G - When I select virtio block for storage, I'm unable to load the driver to select my hard-drive. Even if I untick "Hide incompatible drivers", the drivers show up, but they don't work.

[@davidg4512]

@@TechnoTim I apologize. You did everything correct. I stand corrected after learning a bit more from the proxmox forums almost a year later.

[@ZK-ex8fw]

@@DA-cv8xv I have the same error. How to deal with it?

[@davechristoffersen6633]

Hey Tim really great series of videos. Would it be possible for you to cover nvidia gpu passthrough please? Also is it true that you cannot passthrough motherboard sound with proxmox? Im coming from unraid so any nvidia gpu and soundcard passthrough tips would be brill. Thanks

[@TechnoTim]

dave christoffersen thanks! kzbin.info/www/bejne/nJjbZIGDoJt5a5Y

[@ryanlaseter7626]

This was a wonderful tutorial! The only thing I ran into is that I didn't select Windows Pro (thinking it'd save hard drive space), and that did not include RDP :( otherwise, stellar tutorial +1 subscription.

[@TechnoTim]

Yeah, bummer. Pro is the only one that supports RDP!

[@jamesklinger1039]

That said though, I wish Proxmox would make it easier to add the guest agent like you can in VirtualBox with a simple click her add the iso click in the guest and boom installed.

[@KieronConnolly]

Tip when installing Windows local user, add the user but dont set a password, that way you avoid the security questions, after the install you can then set the password

[@morganvikki]

big up

[@edwinperez3148]

I have viewed other tutorial, you are concise, articulate, and your tutorial are awesome! Thank you. My question is: How to access an SD card that is built into an HP Pavilion g6 laptop. I appreciate your help for all your tutoials.

[@TechnoTim]

Thanks! I think you'll need to passthrough that device to the guest if possible!

[@voxx244]

Thanks buddy.

[@Stampe-OZ0AS]

THX You are the best ..

[@JuanaHMelo]

Hey Tim, can we make this simple t the next time I need to deploy windows by making this installation as a template?

[@opencourse_kr]

Your my hero 😊

[@TechnoTim]

😍

[@systemmodmen2157]

Amazing tutorial but I have a little problem I want to add another hard drive and I couldn't figure out how

[@TechnoTim]

Just add it in the hardware section of the vm!

[@garyschermer5463]

you are the bomb!

[@TechnoTim]

Thank you!