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#REDIRECT [[QEMU/Guests/Windows 8]] |
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'''[[How_to_install_Windows_7_in_QEMU|< Windows 7]]''' | '''[[How_to_install_Windows_8.1_in_QEMU|Windows 8.1 >]]''' |
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[[File:8Desktop.png|thumb|The desktop of the original release, 8.0.]] |
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[[File:81Desktop.png|thumb|The Windows 8.1 desktop, notice the start button has returned.]] |
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'''Windows 8''' is an operating system created by Microsoft, released in 2012. There is an updated version of Windows 8 called [[How to install Windows 8.1 in QEMU|Windows 8.1]]. We recommend 8.1, but this guide will work for plain 8 as well. |
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==Running on CollabVM== |
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Windows 8/8.1 works pretty well. VM 4 is running Windows 8.1. |
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However, Windows 8/8.1 is very slow without virtualization, so if you don't have root/KVM/Xen, speeds will not be optimal. |
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'''Recommended version''': Windows 8.1 Update 1 |
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==Starting up== |
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===QEMU=== |
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====Pre-installation==== |
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Make a qcow2 image (or a raw image if you want) by typing |
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<pre>qemu-img create -f qcow2 win8.img 40G</pre> |
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Windows 8 requires some disk space, you can make this 20 gigabytes if you want but it is recommended to have at least 40 GB for users to install programs onto. |
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When that's done, run the following command: |
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<pre>qemu-system-x86_64 -hda win8.img -cdrom win8_iso_name.iso -boot d -enable-kvm -cpu host -m 2G -vga std -net nic,model=e1000 -net user -usbdevice tablet -localtime</pre> |
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Or if running without root or virtualization: |
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<pre>qemu-system-x86_64 -hda win8.img -cdrom win8_iso_name.iso -boot d -cpu qemu64 -m 2G -vga std -net nic,model=e1000 -net user -usbdevice tablet -localtime</pre> |
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2 gigabytes of memory is highly recommended for optimal performance, but like Windows 7 the 32-bit version can run on 512 MB of RAM (that's not recommended if you want to run programs, though.) The absolute minimum is 1 GB. |
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You'll also want to uninstall unnecessary applications and disable Windows Defender. This is because Windows Defender takes up large amounts of CPU on QEMU which makes the VM very slow. |
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====After installation==== |
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<pre>qemu-system-x86_64 -hda win8.img -boot c -enable-kvm -cpu host -m 2G -vga std -net nic,model=e1000 -net user -usbdevice tablet -localtime</pre> |
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Or if running without root or virtualization: |
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<pre>qemu-system-x86_64 -hda win8.img -boot c -cpu qemu64 -m 2G -vga std -net nic,model=e1000 -net user -usbdevice tablet -localtime</pre> |
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[[Category:Windows installation guides]] |
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[[Category:OS Installation guides]] |
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[[Category:Operating systems]] |
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[[Category:QEMU guides]] |
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'''[[How_to_install_Windows_7_in_QEMU|< Windows 7]]''' | '''[[How_to_install_Windows_8.1_in_QEMU|Windows 8.1 >]]''' |
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