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'''[[How_to_install_Windows_8_in_QEMUQEMU/Guests/Windows 7|< Windows 87]]''' | '''[[How_to_install_Windows_10_in_QEMUQEMU/Guests/Windows 10|Windows 10 >]]''' | '''''[[How_to_install_Windows_7_in_QEMU|Windows 7]]'''''
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[[File:81Desktop.png|thumb|The Windows 8.1 desktop, notice the start button has returned.]]
 
'''Windows 8.1''', isknown anin updatedlatest versionversions of theas '''Windows 8.01''', operatingwas systemreleased in created2012 by Microsoft, releasedas inthe successor to [[QEMU/Guests/Windows 7|Windows 7]]. Support ended on January 9th, 20132023.
 
==Running on CollabVM==
Windows 8.1 works pretty well. VM 4 isused runningto run Windows 8.1, but was replaced with Mac OS since.
 
However, Windows 8/8.1 is very slow without virtualization, so if you don't have root/KVM/Xen, speeds will not be optimal.
qemu-system-x86_64 -hda win81.img -boot c -cpu qemu64 -m 4G -vga std -net nic,model=e1000 -net user -usbdevice tablet -localtime
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====Setting up your VM====
 
After going through the OOBE, it is recommended to go through gpedit.msc and manage some policies. If you have an AD (Active Directory) server, you can hook up your VM to that and manage policies there. If you want, you can also "debloat" the OS making it run slightly faster.
 
[[Category:Windows installation guides]]
[[Category:QEMU guides]]
 
'''[[How_to_install_Windows_8_in_QEMUQEMU/Guests/Windows 7|< Windows 87]]''' | '''[[How_to_install_Windows_10_in_QEMUQEMU/Guests/Windows 10|Windows 10 >]]''' | '''''[[How_to_install_Windows_7_in_QEMU|Windows 7]]'''''