Running a Windows Server 2022 VM in Proxmox VE 🌱

  1. Log into the Proxmox web UI
  2. Select a storage from the left navigation pane to download the .iso to
  3. Select ISO Images in the left sub-navigation pane
  4. If running Proxmox 6, download the Server 2022 iso Download and the VirtIO driver iso Download and upload them both to the Proxmox ISO image library
  5. If on Proxmox 7, click Download from URL and paste the download URLs from above > Click Query URL > Click Download
  6. Right click the Proxmox node name > Create VM
  7. Give the VM a unique ID and Name > Next
  8. Set the Type to Microsoft Windows and Version to 11/2022 and select the Server 2022 iso
  9. On the System tab, set the EFI Storage device, Choose to enable/disable TPM and set the TPM Storage device, Check the Qemu Agent box and set the SCSI Controller to VirtIO SCSI > Next
  10. On the Disks tab, set the Storage device and Disk size to at least 30GB, Bus/Device to VirtIO Block and Cache to Write back > Next
  11. On the CPU tab, set Cores to 2 or more and the Type to host > Next
  12. On the Memory tab, set the Memory to 4096 or more > Next
  13. Leave the defaults on the Network tab > Next
  14. Verify the summary and click Finish
  15. Select the Server 2022 VM > Hardware
  16. Click the Add dropdown > CD/DVD Drive
  17. Double click the new CD/DVD Drive > Select Use CD/DVD disc image file (iso) > Select the storage where the VirtIO driver iso was downloaded > Select the virtio .iso file > Click OK
  18. Right click the Server 2022 VM in the left navigation pane > Start
  19. Click console in the left sub-navigation menu
  20. When prompted, press a key to boot to the CD/DVD drive
  21. Set the Language and Keyboard preferences > Click Next
  22. Click Install Now
  23. Select the desired edition > Click Next
  24. Check the I accept box > Click Next
  25. Click Custom (advanced) > Click Next
  26. Click Load Driver > Browse > Expand the VirtIO driver disc > Navigate to amd64\2k22 > Click OK > Next
  27. With the Unallocated Space selected, click Next to install
  28. Wait for Windows to copy files, the VM will reboot several times
  29. Enter a password > Re-type the password > Click Finish
  30. Select the Keyboard icon > Ctrl-Alt-Del
  31. Input the administrator password and login
  32. Welcome to Server 2022

Optional Steps

  1. Open File Explorer > Navigate into the VirtIO Disc > Right click virtio-win-guest-tools.exe > Run as administrator
  2. Step through the installer, accepting all the defaults
  3. After the installation completes shutdown the VM
  4. Back in the Proxmox web UI, select Hardware from the left sub-navigation menu
  5. Select the CD/DVD drive with the VirtIO iso attached > Remove > Yes
  6. Double click the remaining CD/DVD drive > Select Do not use any media > Click OK
  7. Click Start at the top right of the screen restart the VM
  8. Click console in the left sub-navigation menu