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Windows Server Installation

INFORMATION:

For Windows system installation, we recommend servers with a minimum of 2hCPU!

WARNING:

Installing Windows will erase all Linux data and files.

  1. Install a Linux system on your server.

  1. Start the VPS server.
  2. Go to the VNC Console tab.
  3. In the „Primary Drive” and „Secondary Drive” options, select respectively „Windows Server 2022” and „Sterowniki VirtIO”

  1. From the console’s left menu, select the Commands tab, then click Hard Reset and confirm the popup window.

  1. After the Hard Reset, quickly open the side panel, select Show Extra Keys, and press the ESC key.

WARNING:

The ESC key must be pressed very quickly — exactly when the Proxmox logo appears on the screen. If missed, you will need to perform Hard Reset again.

  1. The boot menu will appear. Choose the option containing (SSS…..). In our case, enter digit 3.

INFORMATION:

New servers may have BIOS access. Hence, step 7 may differ. In that case, use the Boot Manager tab, then select DVD Rom with ID 1.

  1. In the first window, click „Next”, optionally change the languages to your preference.
  2. In the next window, click „Install Now”.
  3. Enter a previously purchased key or select the option "I don’t have a product key", which allows free use of the system for 180 days.

  1. Select the operating system in the second position — "Windows Server 2022 Standard (Desktop Experience)".

  1. Read and accept the license terms.
  2. Then select the „Custom” installation.
  3. An empty partition list should appear; then choose „Load Driver”.

  1. In the information window, click „OK”.
  2. From the driver list, select the one dedicated to Windows Server 2022 (2k22).

  1. After loading the drivers, delete all existing partitions. Select a partition, click Delete, and confirm the popup by clicking OK.

  1. After deleting all partitions, select Disk 0 - Unallocated Space and confirm by clicking Next.
  2. Wait until the installation completes; it may take several to a dozen minutes. Then create an account by entering your own password and proceed.

WARNING:

The password must contain: special characters (e.g., !@#$%^&*), numbers, lowercase and uppercase letters. We recommend a password at least 12 characters long.

  1. To log in, use the Ctrl+Alt+Delete combination available in the panel on the left side.

INFORMATION:

The next step is to configure the network on the server and enable Remote Desktop for further management.