Windows 10: capture WIM image of KVM W10 VM for convert to physical (V2P)

Discus and support capture WIM image of KVM W10 VM for convert to physical (V2P) in Windows 10 Virtualization to solve the problem; Hi folks @Hopachi one for you as well to try out !!! I've got a great running W10 KVM virtual machine running with all the software working etc -- so I... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Virtualization' started by jimbo45, May 12, 2021.

  1. JIMBO45
    jimbo45 Win User

    capture WIM image of KVM W10 VM for convert to physical (V2P)


    Hi folks @Hopachi one for you as well to try out !!! I've got a great running W10 KVM virtual machine running with all the software working etc -- so I would like to capture the WIM image via DISM. Also I'd like all the software etc on a Windows ISO so I don't have to re-install again on a new machine. The main problem of course is that the Windows ISO (whether you create it from UUPDUMP or MCT won't have the KVM VIRTIO drivers so won't recognize the disk your VM is stored on so can't capture the image. Pre condition or step 0 . You should convert the Windows Virtual hard disk from QCOW2 to RAW format first if your HDD is in QCOW2 format and install the VIRTIO disk drivers if not already done. RAW always works better BTW. This is easily done via img-convert in QEMU and check that the W10 VM boots. Also ensure any data etc is solely on the Windows partition / virtual disk --same as for capturing a WIM image on a Real physical machine. So step 1 is to Slipstream the VIRTIO drivers into the Windows install ISO. That's done by following this excellent link -- just ignore all the proxmox stuff -- we only want to slipstream the drivers into the ISO so that we can capture the WIM image of the running Virtual Machine !!!!!. GitHub - Zer0CoolX/proxmox-windows-slipstream-virtio-drivers: Step-by-step guide to slipstream VirtIO drivers into Windows ISO's for use in Proxmox VE Now you can boot the ISO in your Virtual machine , get into command mode and capture the WIM via Kari's excellent tutorial. Have fun folks !!! Cheers jimbo

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    jimbo45, May 12, 2021
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    jimbo45 Win User

    capture WIM image of KVM W10 VM for convert to physical (V2P)

    Hi folks

    @Hopachi one for you as well to try out !!!

    I've got a great running W10 KVM virtual machine running with all the software working etc -- so I would like to capture the WIM image via DISM. Also I'd like all the software etc on a Windows ISO so I don't have to re-install again on a new machine.

    The main problem of course is that the Windows ISO (whether you create it from UUPDUMP or MCT won't have the KVM VIRTIO drivers so won't recognize the disk your VM is stored on so can't capture the image.

    Pre condition or step 0 . You should convert the Windows Virtual hard disk from QCOW2 to RAW format first if your HDD is in QCOW2 format and install the VIRTIO disk drivers if not already done. RAW always works better BTW. This is easily done via img-convert in QEMU and check that the W10 VM boots. Also ensure any data etc is solely on the Windows partition / virtual disk --same as for capturing a WIM image on a Real physical machine.

    So step 1 is to Slipstream the VIRTIO drivers into the Windows install ISO.

    That's done by following this excellent link -- just ignore all the proxmox stuff -- we only want to slipstream the drivers into the ISO so that we can capture the WIM image of the running Virtual Machine !!!!!.

    GitHub - Zer0CoolX/proxmox-windows-slipstream-virtio-drivers: Step-by-step guide to slipstream VirtIO drivers into Windows ISO's for use in Proxmox VE

    Now you can boot the ISO in your Virtual machine , get into command mode and capture the WIM via Kari's excellent tutorial.

    Have fun folks !!!

    Cheers
    jimbo
     
    jimbo45, May 12, 2021
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    jimbo45 Win User
    capture WIM image of KVM W10 VM for convert to physical (V2P)

    Hi there
    Before doing that I want to make 100% that it works !!! also without having to download the Windows deployment kit -- I need to ensure that the cmd mode of the ISO I've injected the drivers into can see the disk the current running partition of Windows is on.

    Current versions of Windows can do this via the DISM command too -- for boot one just needs to inject the disk drivers into the boot.wim which is what I'm playing with at the moment.

    Will hopefully make a decent tutorial when its all working effortlessly. !!!

    (You don't need the virtio Disk drivers once you've imaged the running system and applied to physical machine - however you do need them for running the DISM command from the install ISO so that it can see the disk you want to capture the image from.)



    Cheers
    jimbo
     
    jimbo45, May 12, 2021
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    Hopachi Win User

    capture WIM image of KVM W10 VM for convert to physical (V2P)

    capture WIM image of KVM W10 VM for convert to physical (V2P)

    @jimbo45
    Sounds interesting.
    Thanks for mentioning this.
    I'll give it a try this week once I get more time on the laptop. I do have a W10 install I can use this for.

    Will need to convert from QCOW2. Noted.

    I see no second link there so just in case, is it this tutorial from Kari you mention?
    DISM - Clone and Deploy using FFU Image

    Cheers!
    H
     
    Hopachi, May 12, 2021
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