Excellent — here is your precise, step-by-step command guide to install both Windows 11 and Windows Server 2025 in Proxmox VE, using everything we’ve covered.
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🧰 Proxmox VM Creation & Setup Command Guides
🟦 Prerequisites (shared by both installs)
1. Upload ISOs to Proxmox ISO library
scp ~/Downloads/Win11_24H2_EnglishInternational_x64.iso root@<PROXMOX_IP>:/var/lib/vz/template/iso/
scp ~/Downloads/26100.1742.SERVER_EVAL_x64FRE.iso root@<PROXMOX_IP>:/var/lib/vz/template/iso/
scp ~/Downloads/virtio-win.iso root@<PROXMOX_IP>:/var/lib/vz/template/iso/
Replace <PROXMOX_IP> with your server’s IP.
Rename long ISO filenames for easier handling if needed.
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🟩 1. Create Windows 11 VM (BIOS-based, bootable setup)
📦 Basic VM Creation
Create the VM with ID 100
qm create 100 –name Win11 –memory 8192 –cores 4 –net0 virtio,bridge=vmbr0
💿 Attach Install ISO and VirtIO ISO
qm set 100 –cdrom local:iso/Win11_24H2_EnglishInternational_x64.iso
qm set 100 –ide2 local:iso/virtio-win.iso,media=cdrom
🖴 Attach Virtual Disk (VirtIO)
qm set 100 –scsihw virtio-scsi-single
qm set 100 –virtio0 local-zfs:100/vm-100-disk-0,size=64G
🔁 BIOS Mode and Boot Order
qm set 100 –bios seabios
qm set 100 –boot order=ide2;virtio0
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🟥 2. Create Windows Server 2025 VM (same pattern)
📦 Create the VM
qm create 101 –name Win2025-Server –memory 8192 –cores 4 –net0 virtio,bridge=vmbr0
💿 Attach Server ISO and VirtIO ISO
qm set 101 –cdrom local:iso/26100.1742.SERVER_EVAL_x64FRE.iso
qm set 101 –ide2 local:iso/virtio-win.iso,media=cdrom
🖴 Add Storage and SCSI Controller
qm set 101 –scsihw virtio-scsi-single
qm set 101 –virtio0 local-zfs:101/vm-101-disk-0,size=100G
🔁 Set BIOS and Boot Order
qm set 101 –bios seabios
qm set 101 –boot order=cdrom;virtio0
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🔄 After Both Are Created: Start VM & Install
qm start 100 # Start Windows 11 install
qm start 101 # Start Server 2025 install
During installation:
• Use “Load Driver”
• Browse to:D:vioscsi2k22amd64 → for disk
D:NetKVM2k22amd64 → for network
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Would you like a Markdown export of this as a reusable reference doc, or a playbook format for all future VMs?