Create a Windows 10 Virtual Machine in FreeNAS 11.3 / TrueNAS Core 12.0
Edit: Reminder that the bhyve crash with Win10 VMs is “wontfix” in TN Core, and TN SCALE is the recommended release for VMs. https://jira.ixsystems.com/browse/NAS-105895
When creating a Win10 VM in FreeNAS 11.3 / TrueNAS 12.x, there are three things to look out for:
– Have enough RAM free for the VM
– Use VirtIO drivers
– Use RDP, not VNC, to connect to Windows once installation is done
Windows 10 ISO: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10
VirtIO drivers: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/quick-docs/creating-windows-virtual-machines-using-virtio-drivers/index.html
Note that you can load Ethernet drivers early during install. After loading disk VirtIO drivers, just go into that Driver screen again, “Browse” to NetKVM/Win10/amd64, and choose the Ethernet virtio driver in there. This saves you a few steps during install.
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