This repo contains a script that automatically creates a Windows 10 Virtual Machine under Arch Linux. Its main purpose is to be used with Winapps to run Windows applications on Linux without any trouble.
If you want to set up a Windows VM by yourself, follow this guide.
- (Nearly) Fully automated VM setup
- Driver installation
- Guest tools installation
- Bloatware removal
- Dark mode
- Enable RDP
sudo pacman -S --needed virt-manager qemu-guest-agent dialog freerdp iproute2 libnotify openbsd-netcat cdrtoolsTo install the virtio-win, driver you can use an AUR helper of your choice:
paru -S virtio-winThe driver will be installed to /var/lib/libvirt/images/virtio-win.iso. This
driver is required for disks to be correctly recognised.
Note
The script in this repo assumes that you have previously downloaded a
Windows 10 ISO
and placed it in /var/lib/libvirt/images/win10.iso.
Warning
By default the VM image will pin the 12th, 13th, 14th and 15th threads, so this means it wiil not work on CPUs with less than 16 cores. Before creating a VM be sure to change them so that you will get the best performance. You can follow this guide.
The following command will run the script that will set up the VM.
Note
By default the image is 60GB if you want a bigger image change it inside the
qemu.sh script.
./qemu.shAfter that, you'll have to open the virtual machine and press any key to continue setup. If you don't do that, the VM will boot into UEFI firmware and you'll have to manually select the drive to boot (it's the first CD-ROM drive).
Note
This script may not automatically enable RDP. In this case you'll have to manually enable it in the Windows settings (Settings->System->Remote Desktop).
Administrator account with the following credentials is created with this install:
- Username: Admin
- Password: 1234