{"id":1386,"date":"2026-01-01T15:15:59","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T14:15:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vroamam.com\/wordpress\/?p=1386"},"modified":"2026-01-01T15:16:50","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T14:16:50","slug":"proxmox-guest-agent-windows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vroamam.com\/wordpress\/blog\/proxmox-guest-agent-windows\/","title":{"rendered":"Proxmox Guest Agent &#8211; Windows"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This was much simpler than I thought it would be an is easily completed by adding the ISO to the guest and running two wizards. It is only compatible with windows 10 and later so if you are running older operating systems for labs or because you are to lazy to upgrade then you out of luck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The official KB is here:  <a href=\"https:\/\/pve.proxmox.com\/wiki\/Qemu-guest-agent#Windows\">https:\/\/pve.proxmox.com\/wiki\/Qemu-guest-agent#Windows<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 1<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Download the virtio drivers for Windows<sup>TM<\/sup>  from here <a href=\"https:\/\/fedorapeople.org\/groups\/virt\/virtio-win\/direct-downloads\/stable-virtio\/virtio-win.iso\">https:\/\/fedorapeople.org\/groups\/virt\/virtio-win\/direct-downloads\/stable-virtio\/virtio-win.iso<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 2 <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Mount the ISO as a CD\/DVD on your Windows guest<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 3<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Run the virtio installer <strong>virtio-win-gt-x64<\/strong> or <strong>virtio-win-gt-x86<\/strong> depending on your architecture<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 4<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Run the QEMU agent installer virtio-win-guest-tools<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Step 5<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shutdown the guest<br>In Proxmox navigate to VM ID > Options > Edit <br>Set the QEMU Agent option to Enabled<br>Restart the Guest<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The installation of the QEMU guest agent on Windows 10 and later simplifies the process significantly and involves using the virtio drivers. 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