Category: Windows

How to Create a Windows Virtual Machine in Proxmox VE

In this article, we will show you how to create a virtual machine on the Proxmox Virtual Environment hypervisor and install the Windows 10/11 or Windows Server 2022/2019/2016 guest operating system on it.

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Renaming Mapped Network Drives in Windows

When you mount network drives in Windows (manually, via net use, or GPO), File Explorer shows the full UNC path to the mapped network folder as the drive name. In this example, the network shared folder \\DESKTOP-1FOH5A8\Share\Docs\Reports\2022 is mapped as drive Z:\. Displaying the network drive name as a UNC path is inconvenient for many users. In Windows, you can change the name of the mapped network drive through the registry.

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Installing KVM VirtIO Drivers in a Windows Virtual Machine

After installing Windows guest in a virtual machine on a KVM host, you must install the correct device drivers for virtual hardware  (KVM VirtIO drivers). Without these drivers, guest Windows won’t be able to recognize virtual network adapters and a number of other virtual hardware.

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Installing Minikube on Windows Server Hyper-V

In this article, we will show you how to install and run Minikube in Hyper-V on Windows Server 2019. Minikube is a simple environment for creating a single-node Kubernetes cluster. It is great for getting to know with Kubernetes environment, experimenting, and educating your employees.

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