Re: Windows 11 fails to install under QEMU/libvirt while VirtualBox succeeds — why?
On Mon, May 19, 2025 at 05:30:07PM +0000, Paul Larochelle via Users wrote:
Hello,
I'm writing to better understand a surprising discrepancy I encountered while
attempting to install Windows 11 in different virtualization environments.
On my Arch Linux system, I tested two setups:
1. **VirtualBox (GUI):** Windows 11 installs successfully out of the box.
2. **QEMU/KVM with libvirt (manually crafted XML):** Windows 11 refuses to install,
stating that the system doesn't meet the requirements.
If you're going to manually craft the XML, instead of using existing
provisioning tools that are designed to get this right, please at
least share your XML config, otherwise we're flying blind when
trying to suggest what is wrong.
With regards,
Daniel
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