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sw: docs: Add Windows 11 VM Guide
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1. Install QEMU, via the command `dnf install qemu`
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2. Create a new directory on your desktop or wherever, naming it to whatever you want, i.e. let's say, `windows11` using `mkdir windows11` via an appropriate terminal application or right clicking and making a directory on your desktop.
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3. Go into that directory with `cd windows11`
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4. Download a Windows 11 ISO, appropriately the Windows 11 IoT build for ARM64 [here](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/download-windows-11-iot-enterprise-ltsc-eval). Feel free to rename it to a good name like `windows-11.iso` using `mv` in your appropriate terminal application of choice.
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4. Download a Windows 11 ISO, appropriately the Windows 11 Professional build for ARM64 [here](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows11arm64). Feel free to rename it to a good name like `windows-11.iso` using `mv` in your appropriate terminal application of choice.
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5. Along with that ISO, it would be good to use the virtio-drivers to better improve performance of the machine. Feel free to download it [here](https://github.com/virtio-win/kvm-guest-drivers-windows/wiki/Driver-installation) and renaming it appropriately to `win11-virtio.iso`.
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6. Create a virtual disk for your Windows 11 VM by using the command: `qemu-img create -f qcow2 win11.qcow2 25G` and adjusting it to how much disk space you would want, 25GB is a placeholder.
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7. Here we are going to create a startup script for our Windows 11 VM. Create a file named `win11.sh` and make sure it is executable with `chmod +x win11.sh`. The contents should be:
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-nic user,model=virtio-net-pci
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!!! note
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You may have to adjust the file arguments if you have named it something different than windows-11-iot.iso and virtio-win.iso
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You may have to adjust the file arguments if you have named it something different than windows-11.iso and virtio-win.iso
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8. Now run `./win11.sh`. A QEMU window pops up. After going through some boot screens, it should show “Press any key to boot from CD or DVD…”. Press any key to boot Windows (quickly, because otherwise you’ll end up in a UEFI console).
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9. Windows should now be booting, and you should end up in the Windows 11 setup. Most of this is straightforward, but there is one thing to be aware of:

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