Install Windows 10/11 as Unraid Virtual Machine

This will guide you through the setup of a Windows 10/11 machine as an Unraid Virtual Machine.

• Autostart: No
• Name: windows 11
• Description: Windows 11
• CPU Mode: Host Passthrough
• Logical CPUs: 4/12 5/13 6/14 7/15
• Internal Memory: 8192
• Max Memory: 8192
• Machine: Q35-7.2
• BIOS: OVMF TPM
• Hyper-V: Yes
• USB Controller: 3.0 (qemu XHCI)
• OS Install ISO: select the Win 10/11 iso
• OS Install CDRom Bus: SATA
• VirtIO Drivers ISO: select the virtio-win iso
• VirtIO Drivers CDRom Bus: SATA
• Primary vDisk Location: Auto if on the array, below options for ssd
  • /mnt/disks/samsung_vm/windows11/vdisk1.img –> This one is vDisk on SSD (Current setup uses this)
  • /dev/disk/by-id/ata-“ID OF DRIVE” –> This one is passthrough
• Primary vDisk Size: 100G
• Primary vDisk Type: raw
• Primary vDisk Bus: VirtIO if on the array, below options for ssd
  • VirtIO –> This one is vDisk on SSD (Current setup uses this)
  • SATA –> This one is passthrough
• Graphics Card: VNC
• VNC Video Driver: QXL (best)
• VNC Password: leave this blank (or set password if concerned folks will get access to unraid!)
• VNC Keyboard: English-United States
• Sound Card: none
• Network MAC: whatever it is
• Network Bridge: br0
• USB Devices: none
• Other PCI Devices: none

• Boot up VM and boot from CD (it might put you in shell mode, just type exit, then reboot and press any key to boot from CD)
• Click on Load driver to be able to see the virtual disk you want to install on
  • Select Browse
  • Expand E drive
  • Expand viostor
  • Expand Win10/11
  • Select AMD64
  • Select next
• Select Disk and click next
• Install will finish then reboot
• I don't have internet/continue with limited setup. On the new Win 11 iso there is no option for “I don't have internet” without the following steps:
  • Press Shift+F10
  • type: OOBE\BYPASSNRO
  • computer will restart now with the “I don't have internet” option
  • profit
• Full Name: Dirk Rockface
• Uncheck all the customize tracking things
• Let install finish
• Right click on WIN→Device Manager
  • Right click on Microsoft Basic Display Adapter
    • Update Driver
    • Browse
    • Browse
    • Select E drive
    • OK
    • Install
  • Do same for Ethernet controller and the two PCI things
• click on E drive→guest-agent→qemu-ga-x64
• change resolution
• Network & internet → Properties → Switch to Private
• Settings → System → About → Rename this PC (PC will restart)
• Pass thru video card and audio component… had to reboot twice to get that to come up in Win 11