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PoC: Run Windows guest VM with VirtIO-FS filesystem mount#4996

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@mie313 mie313 commented May 17, 2026

This draft PR is a PoC for LFX mentorship program (#4852 ).

Description

This PR introduces how to launch Windows Server 2025 guest VM with QEMU. It supports:

  • Fully automated OS installation including VirtIO drivers installation through autounattend
  • Automated tool installations/setting ups through a PowerShell script. The script is called by autounattend
  • SSH from host computer using a public key
  • Host filesystem mount through VirtIO-FS

Please also read poc-windows-guest/README.md.

Host environment

I tested the PoC on:
CPU architecture: x86_64
OS: Ubuntu 24.04

Screenshots

QEMU opens a Windows guest VM:
Screenshot from 2026-05-17 10-38-00

Host filesystem is mounted on Z:
Screenshot from 2026-05-17 10-38-11

Signed-off-by: mie313 <mie313.tanaka@gmail.com>
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