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===== Install Windows 11 Virtual =====
This entire article is a summation of [[https://manuelcortez.net/2023/12/creating-vm-windows11-libvirt/]] which you should read for instructions on installing a Windows 11 virtual under libvirt. This summary is simply a set of instructions, a summary of that article.

===== Initial =====

Install tpm software module
<code bash>
apt install ovmf swptm swtpm-tools
# fix a permissions issue on Debian 12
chown -R tss /var/lib/swtpm-localca
</code>

Create the installer command (modify for your configuration)
<code bash>
virt-install \
   --name windows11-vm \
   --cdrom /var/lib/libvirt/iso/win11-22h2.iso \
   --os-variant=win11 \
   --network network=bridged-network,model=virtio \
   --disk size=50,cache=none,bus=virtio \
   --disk path=/var/lib/libvirt/iso/virtio-win.iso,device=cdrom \
   --memory 4096 \
   --sound default \
   --graphics spice,listen=0.0.0.0 \
   --vcpu 4 --video qxl \
   --noautoconsole \
   --features kvm_hidden=on,smm=on \
   --tpm backend.type=emulator,backend.version=2.0,model=tpm-tis \
   --boot loader=/usr/share/OVMF/OVMF_CODE.secboot.fd,loader_ro=yes,loader_type=pflash,nvram_template=/usr/share/OVMF/OVMF_VARS.ms.fd
</code>

===== Install =====

Run the above command. It may stop, in which case, you need to edit the config file <code bash>virsh edit domainname</code>

  - Look in <os> for <loader>. Add **secure='yes'**
  - Find and delete the <boot> element
  - Find hard drive, add **<boot order='2'/>**
  - Find CDROM for Windows 11, add **<boot order='1'>**
  - save and exit, then start the virtual

During installation

  - Use "load drive" when it can not find the hard disk, locate virtio-win cd, go into AMD64/W11 and select. Wait for drivers to be loaded
  - Windows will ask to restart. Kill with destroy command and again edit domain config
  - change boot order of disk to 1, and cdrom to 2
  - start domain and finish install (no network)
  - When done, install the rest of the virtio drivers to get network access