From 4c0cbf3d91e76af581e27f55d8250d2e0a248af0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Derek McTavish <derek@mdynx.com>
Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2026 08:33:38 +0000
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+# Windows VM Setup
+
+Start virt-manager
+
+```bash
+virt-manager
+```
+
+When creating VM:
+
+- Local ISO
+- Windows 11 ISO
+- Firmware: UEFI (OVMF)
+- Chipset: Q35
+- TPM: emulated
+
+Before you start the VM:
+
+```bash
+sudo vim /etc/default/ufw
+```
+
+Find `DEFAULT_FORWARD_POLICY="DROP"` and change it to `DEFAULT_FORWARD_POLICY="ACCEPT"`
+
+Now boot the VM.
+
+## Network Issues
+
+If the network is being wonky, or if you want to bypass updates... Shift-F10
+
+```
+OOBE\BYPASSNRO
+```
+
+Now add the PCI devices in virt-manager.
+
+```bash
+yay -S looking-glass
+```
+
+On Windows, download the host from https://looking-glass.io/downloads
+
+```bash
+sudo virsh edit win11
+```
+
+Inside `<devices>`
+
+```xml
+<shmem name="looking-glass">
+  <model type="ivshmem-plain"/>
+  <size unit="M">128</size>
+</shmem>
+```
+
+```bash
+sudo vim /etc/tmpfiles.d/10-looking-glass.conf
+```
+
+```
+# Type Path               Mode UID      GID Age Argument
+f /dev/shm/looking-glass 0660 YOURUSER  kvm -
+```
+
+```bash
+sudo rm -f /dev/shm/looking-glass
+```
+```bash
+sudo systemd-tmpfiles --create /etc/tmpfiles.d/10-looking-glass.conf
+```
+```bash
+ls -l /dev/shm/looking-glass
+```
+
+Should be owned by my user.
+
+## Install Virtual Display Driver on Windows.
+
+## Configure Looking Glass
+
+```bash
+vim ~/.looking-glass-client.ini
+```
+
+```ini
+[win]
+fullscreen=yes
+size=2880x18900
+dontUpscale=yes
+```
+
+```bash
+env -u WAYLAND_DISPLAY looking-glass-client
+```
+
+## Audio
+
+Edit XML.  Inside `<devices>`
+
+```xml
+<sound model="ich9"/>
+<audio id="1" type="spice"/>
+```
+
+## Clipboard
+
+Edit XML.  Inside `<devices>`
+
+```xml
+<channel type="spicevmc">
+  <target type="virtio" name="com.redhat.spice.0"/>
+</channel>
+```
+
+## File Sharing
+
+Enable Memory → Shared in the virt-manager
+
+```bash
+sudo pacman -S virtiofsd
+```
+
+```bash
+mkdir -p ~/vmshare
+```
+
+Edit XML.  Inside `<devices>`
+
+```xml
+<filesystem type="mount" accessmode="passthrough">
+  <driver type="virtiofs"/>
+  <source dir="/home/USERNAME/vmshare"/>
+  <target dir="vmshare"/>
+</filesystem>
+```
+
+Install virtio-guest-tools.  Hey guess what, this also seems to make the windows key work.
+
+Also install winfsp