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Windows does not come with the virtio drivers. Therefore, you will need to load them during installation. There are basically two ways to do this: via Floppy Disk or via ISO files. Both images can be downloaded from the Fedora repository. The floppy disk option is difficult because you will need to press F6 (Shift-F6 on newer Windows) at the very beginning of powering on the QEMU. This is difficult since you need time to connect your VNC console window. You can attempt to add a delay to the boot sequence. See qemu(1) for more details about applying a delay at boot. The ISO option to load drivers is the preferred way, but it is available only on Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 and later. The procedure is to load the image with virtio drivers in an additional cdrom device along with the primary disk device and Windows installer:

So your installation command should include your hard disk image and the windows installer iso file and the virtio drivers :

$ qemu-system-x86_64 ... \
-drive file=/path/to/primary/disk.img,index=0,media=disk,if=virtio \
-drive file=/path/to/installer.iso,index=2,media=cdrom \
-drive file=/path/to/virtio.iso,index=3,media=cdrom \
...

During the installation, the Windows installer will ask you for your Product key and perform some additional checks. When it gets to the "Where do you want to install Windows?" screen, it will give a warning that no disks are found. Follow the example instructions below (based on Windows Server 2012 R2 with Update).

  • Select the option Load Drivers.
  • Uncheck the box for "Hide drivers that aren't compatible with this computer's hardware".
  • Click the Browse button and open the CDROM for the virtio iso, usually named "virtio-win-XX".
  • Now browse to E:\viostor[your-os]\amd64, select it, and press OK.
  • Click Next

You should now see your virtio disk(s) listed here, ready to be selected, formatted and installed to.

EDIT1:LikedLinked to Fedora repository

EDIT2:Note: Some drivers have specific properties:

  • the virtio GPU uses max_hostmem instead to specify how much host memory it’s allowed to use.

From Archwiki:

Windows does not come with the virtio drivers. Therefore, you will need to load them during installation. There are basically two ways to do this: via Floppy Disk or via ISO files. Both images can be downloaded from the Fedora repository. The floppy disk option is difficult because you will need to press F6 (Shift-F6 on newer Windows) at the very beginning of powering on the QEMU. This is difficult since you need time to connect your VNC console window. You can attempt to add a delay to the boot sequence. See qemu(1) for more details about applying a delay at boot. The ISO option to load drivers is the preferred way, but it is available only on Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 and later. The procedure is to load the image with virtio drivers in an additional cdrom device along with the primary disk device and Windows installer:

So your installation command should include your hard disk image and the windows installer iso file and the virtio drivers :

$ qemu-system-x86_64 ... \
-drive file=/path/to/primary/disk.img,index=0,media=disk,if=virtio \
-drive file=/path/to/installer.iso,index=2,media=cdrom \
-drive file=/path/to/virtio.iso,index=3,media=cdrom \
...

During the installation, the Windows installer will ask you for your Product key and perform some additional checks. When it gets to the "Where do you want to install Windows?" screen, it will give a warning that no disks are found. Follow the example instructions below (based on Windows Server 2012 R2 with Update).

  • Select the option Load Drivers.
  • Uncheck the box for "Hide drivers that aren't compatible with this computer's hardware".
  • Click the Browse button and open the CDROM for the virtio iso, usually named "virtio-win-XX".
  • Now browse to E:\viostor[your-os]\amd64, select it, and press OK.
  • Click Next

You should now see your virtio disk(s) listed here, ready to be selected, formatted and installed to.

EDIT1:Liked to Fedora repository

EDIT2:Note: Some drivers have specific properties:

  • the virtio GPU uses max_hostmem instead to specify how much host memory it’s allowed to use.

From Archwiki:

Windows does not come with the virtio drivers. Therefore, you will need to load them during installation. There are basically two ways to do this: via Floppy Disk or via ISO files. Both images can be downloaded from the Fedora repository. The floppy disk option is difficult because you will need to press F6 (Shift-F6 on newer Windows) at the very beginning of powering on the QEMU. This is difficult since you need time to connect your VNC console window. You can attempt to add a delay to the boot sequence. See qemu(1) for more details about applying a delay at boot. The ISO option to load drivers is the preferred way, but it is available only on Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 and later. The procedure is to load the image with virtio drivers in an additional cdrom device along with the primary disk device and Windows installer:

So your installation command should include your hard disk image and the windows installer iso file and the virtio drivers :

$ qemu-system-x86_64 ... \
-drive file=/path/to/primary/disk.img,index=0,media=disk,if=virtio \
-drive file=/path/to/installer.iso,index=2,media=cdrom \
-drive file=/path/to/virtio.iso,index=3,media=cdrom \
...

During the installation, the Windows installer will ask you for your Product key and perform some additional checks. When it gets to the "Where do you want to install Windows?" screen, it will give a warning that no disks are found. Follow the example instructions below (based on Windows Server 2012 R2 with Update).

  • Select the option Load Drivers.
  • Uncheck the box for "Hide drivers that aren't compatible with this computer's hardware".
  • Click the Browse button and open the CDROM for the virtio iso, usually named "virtio-win-XX".
  • Now browse to E:\viostor[your-os]\amd64, select it, and press OK.
  • Click Next

You should now see your virtio disk(s) listed here, ready to be selected, formatted and installed to.

EDIT1:Linked to Fedora repository

EDIT2:Note: Some drivers have specific properties:

  • the virtio GPU uses max_hostmem instead to specify how much host memory it’s allowed to use.
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From Archwiki:

Windows does not come with the virtio drivers. Therefore, you will need to load them during installation. There are basically two ways to do this: via Floppy Disk or via ISO files. Both images can be downloaded from the Fedora repository. The floppy disk option is difficult because you will need to press F6 (Shift-F6 on newer Windows) at the very beginning of powering on the QEMU. This is difficult since you need time to connect your VNC console window. You can attempt to add a delay to the boot sequence. See qemu(1) for more details about applying a delay at boot. The ISO option to load drivers is the preferred way, but it is available only on Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 and later. The procedure is to load the image with virtio drivers in an additional cdrom device along with the primary disk device and Windows installer:

So your installation command should include your hard disk image and the windows installer iso file and the virtio drivers :

$ qemu-system-x86_64 ... \
-drive file=/path/to/primary/disk.img,index=0,media=disk,if=virtio \
-drive file=/path/to/installer.iso,index=2,media=cdrom \
-drive file=/path/to/virtio.iso,index=3,media=cdrom \
...

During the installation, the Windows installer will ask you for your Product key and perform some additional checks. When it gets to the "Where do you want to install Windows?" screen, it will give a warning that no disks are found. Follow the example instructions below (based on Windows Server 2012 R2 with Update).

  • Select the option Load Drivers.
  • Uncheck the box for "Hide drivers that aren't compatible with this computer's hardware".
  • Click the Browse button and open the CDROM for the virtio iso, usually named "virtio-win-XX".
  • Now browse to E:\viostor[your-os]\amd64, select it, and press OK.
  • Click Next

You should now see your virtio disk(s) listed here, ready to be selected, formatted and installed to.

EDIT1:Liked to Fedora repository

EDIT2:Note: Some drivers have specific properties:

  • the virtio GPU uses max_hostmem instead to specify how much host memory it’s allowed to use.

From Archwiki:

Windows does not come with the virtio drivers. Therefore, you will need to load them during installation. There are basically two ways to do this: via Floppy Disk or via ISO files. Both images can be downloaded from the Fedora repository. The floppy disk option is difficult because you will need to press F6 (Shift-F6 on newer Windows) at the very beginning of powering on the QEMU. This is difficult since you need time to connect your VNC console window. You can attempt to add a delay to the boot sequence. See qemu(1) for more details about applying a delay at boot. The ISO option to load drivers is the preferred way, but it is available only on Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 and later. The procedure is to load the image with virtio drivers in an additional cdrom device along with the primary disk device and Windows installer:

So your installation command should include your hard disk image and the windows installer iso file and the virtio drivers :

$ qemu-system-x86_64 ... \
-drive file=/path/to/primary/disk.img,index=0,media=disk,if=virtio \
-drive file=/path/to/installer.iso,index=2,media=cdrom \
-drive file=/path/to/virtio.iso,index=3,media=cdrom \
...

During the installation, the Windows installer will ask you for your Product key and perform some additional checks. When it gets to the "Where do you want to install Windows?" screen, it will give a warning that no disks are found. Follow the example instructions below (based on Windows Server 2012 R2 with Update).

  • Select the option Load Drivers.
  • Uncheck the box for "Hide drivers that aren't compatible with this computer's hardware".
  • Click the Browse button and open the CDROM for the virtio iso, usually named "virtio-win-XX".
  • Now browse to E:\viostor[your-os]\amd64, select it, and press OK.
  • Click Next

You should now see your virtio disk(s) listed here, ready to be selected, formatted and installed to.

From Archwiki:

Windows does not come with the virtio drivers. Therefore, you will need to load them during installation. There are basically two ways to do this: via Floppy Disk or via ISO files. Both images can be downloaded from the Fedora repository. The floppy disk option is difficult because you will need to press F6 (Shift-F6 on newer Windows) at the very beginning of powering on the QEMU. This is difficult since you need time to connect your VNC console window. You can attempt to add a delay to the boot sequence. See qemu(1) for more details about applying a delay at boot. The ISO option to load drivers is the preferred way, but it is available only on Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 and later. The procedure is to load the image with virtio drivers in an additional cdrom device along with the primary disk device and Windows installer:

So your installation command should include your hard disk image and the windows installer iso file and the virtio drivers :

$ qemu-system-x86_64 ... \
-drive file=/path/to/primary/disk.img,index=0,media=disk,if=virtio \
-drive file=/path/to/installer.iso,index=2,media=cdrom \
-drive file=/path/to/virtio.iso,index=3,media=cdrom \
...

During the installation, the Windows installer will ask you for your Product key and perform some additional checks. When it gets to the "Where do you want to install Windows?" screen, it will give a warning that no disks are found. Follow the example instructions below (based on Windows Server 2012 R2 with Update).

  • Select the option Load Drivers.
  • Uncheck the box for "Hide drivers that aren't compatible with this computer's hardware".
  • Click the Browse button and open the CDROM for the virtio iso, usually named "virtio-win-XX".
  • Now browse to E:\viostor[your-os]\amd64, select it, and press OK.
  • Click Next

You should now see your virtio disk(s) listed here, ready to be selected, formatted and installed to.

EDIT1:Liked to Fedora repository

EDIT2:Note: Some drivers have specific properties:

  • the virtio GPU uses max_hostmem instead to specify how much host memory it’s allowed to use.
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From Archwiki:

Windows does not come with the virtio drivers. Therefore, you will need to load them during installation. There are basically two ways to do this: via Floppy Disk or via ISO files. Both images can be downloaded from the Fedora repositoryFedora repository. The floppy disk option is difficult because you will need to press F6 (Shift-F6 on newer Windows) at the very beginning of powering on the QEMU. This is difficult since you need time to connect your VNC console window. You can attempt to add a delay to the boot sequence. See qemu(1) for more details about applying a delay at boot. The ISO option to load drivers is the preferred way, but it is available only on Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 and later. The procedure is to load the image with virtio drivers in an additional cdrom device along with the primary disk device and Windows installer:

So your installation command should include your hard disk image and the windows installer iso file and the virtio drivers :

$ qemu-system-x86_64 ... \
-drive file=/path/to/primary/disk.img,index=0,media=disk,if=virtio \
-drive file=/path/to/installer.iso,index=2,media=cdrom \
-drive file=/path/to/virtio.iso,index=3,media=cdrom \
...

During the installation, the Windows installer will ask you for your Product key and perform some additional checks. When it gets to the "Where do you want to install Windows?" screen, it will give a warning that no disks are found. Follow the example instructions below (based on Windows Server 2012 R2 with Update).

  • Select the option Load Drivers.
  • Uncheck the box for "Hide drivers that aren't compatible with this computer's hardware".
  • Click the Browse button and open the CDROM for the virtio iso, usually named "virtio-win-XX".
  • Now browse to E:\viostor[your-os]\amd64, select it, and press OK.
  • Click Next

You should now see your virtio disk(s) listed here, ready to be selected, formatted and installed to.

From Archwiki:

Windows does not come with the virtio drivers. Therefore, you will need to load them during installation. There are basically two ways to do this: via Floppy Disk or via ISO files. Both images can be downloaded from the Fedora repository. The floppy disk option is difficult because you will need to press F6 (Shift-F6 on newer Windows) at the very beginning of powering on the QEMU. This is difficult since you need time to connect your VNC console window. You can attempt to add a delay to the boot sequence. See qemu(1) for more details about applying a delay at boot. The ISO option to load drivers is the preferred way, but it is available only on Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 and later. The procedure is to load the image with virtio drivers in an additional cdrom device along with the primary disk device and Windows installer:

So your installation command should include your hard disk image and the windows installer iso file and the virtio drivers :

$ qemu-system-x86_64 ... \
-drive file=/path/to/primary/disk.img,index=0,media=disk,if=virtio \
-drive file=/path/to/installer.iso,index=2,media=cdrom \
-drive file=/path/to/virtio.iso,index=3,media=cdrom \
...

During the installation, the Windows installer will ask you for your Product key and perform some additional checks. When it gets to the "Where do you want to install Windows?" screen, it will give a warning that no disks are found. Follow the example instructions below (based on Windows Server 2012 R2 with Update).

  • Select the option Load Drivers.
  • Uncheck the box for "Hide drivers that aren't compatible with this computer's hardware".
  • Click the Browse button and open the CDROM for the virtio iso, usually named "virtio-win-XX".
  • Now browse to E:\viostor[your-os]\amd64, select it, and press OK.
  • Click Next

You should now see your virtio disk(s) listed here, ready to be selected, formatted and installed to.

From Archwiki:

Windows does not come with the virtio drivers. Therefore, you will need to load them during installation. There are basically two ways to do this: via Floppy Disk or via ISO files. Both images can be downloaded from the Fedora repository. The floppy disk option is difficult because you will need to press F6 (Shift-F6 on newer Windows) at the very beginning of powering on the QEMU. This is difficult since you need time to connect your VNC console window. You can attempt to add a delay to the boot sequence. See qemu(1) for more details about applying a delay at boot. The ISO option to load drivers is the preferred way, but it is available only on Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 and later. The procedure is to load the image with virtio drivers in an additional cdrom device along with the primary disk device and Windows installer:

So your installation command should include your hard disk image and the windows installer iso file and the virtio drivers :

$ qemu-system-x86_64 ... \
-drive file=/path/to/primary/disk.img,index=0,media=disk,if=virtio \
-drive file=/path/to/installer.iso,index=2,media=cdrom \
-drive file=/path/to/virtio.iso,index=3,media=cdrom \
...

During the installation, the Windows installer will ask you for your Product key and perform some additional checks. When it gets to the "Where do you want to install Windows?" screen, it will give a warning that no disks are found. Follow the example instructions below (based on Windows Server 2012 R2 with Update).

  • Select the option Load Drivers.
  • Uncheck the box for "Hide drivers that aren't compatible with this computer's hardware".
  • Click the Browse button and open the CDROM for the virtio iso, usually named "virtio-win-XX".
  • Now browse to E:\viostor[your-os]\amd64, select it, and press OK.
  • Click Next

You should now see your virtio disk(s) listed here, ready to be selected, formatted and installed to.

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