Create Windows 2019 Server on Proxmox

Create VM and configuration

Configure Guest OS type Microsoft Windows and Version 2019

System tab: enable Qemu Agent

Hard Disk tab: Select SCSI for Bus/Device, enable discard, select default for cache

CPU and Memory tab: Set as you feel enough

Network tab: select model VirtlO (paravirtualized)

Unselect start after created option, and Finish

Go to VM Hardware tab, and add CD/DVD drive

Add virtio-win.iso image

Start the VM.

Installation

Select “ Custom: install Windows only(advanced)”

Select “Load Driver”

Select E:\amd64\2k19\vioscsi.inf

The setup will reboot and ask to setup a administrator password

Go to device manager (right-click Start)

Right-click Ethernet Controller

Browse my computer for software, select Browse

Go to CD drive: virtio-win-0.1

Select Next, and Windows will automatically look for Ethernet Adapter within CD Drive.

Do the same for “PCI Device” in device manager to install VirtlO Balloon Driver

Do the same for “PCI Simple Communications Controller” to install VirtlO Serial Drive

Lastly, go to file explore, CD Drive (E): virtio-win-0.1/guest-agent/qemu-ga x86_64

Reboot and Done.