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    Windows 11 (Win11_25H2_English_x64.iso) Fails to Install

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      busthead
      last edited by busthead

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      Please advise.

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        Andrew Top contributor @busthead
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        @busthead Try turning off Secure Boot.

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          busthead @Andrew
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          @Andrew

          Changed to UEFI Boot but same result:

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            acebmxer @busthead
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            @busthead

            What version win 25h2 are you using? Mine is from 10/4/2025 and boots just fine.

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              busthead @acebmxer
              last edited by

              @acebmxer

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              I suspect the issue is that I'm using XCP-ng Center rather that Xen Orchestra. Is there a xe or xo-cli command I can execute that list my Win11x64 VM config details so we can compare?

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                acebmxer @busthead
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                @busthead

                I am not sure. I just downloaded this version - 26200.6584.250915-1905.25h2_ge_release_svc_refresh_CLIENT_CONSUMER_x64FRE_en-us and no boot issues. There was a discussion on this forum about similar issues. The every first iso for 25hX (not sure 1 or 2) that would boot. The new version would not. My Iso was from around then. But i renamed it so i dont know the exact version. When trying to download the lates iso from micrsoft.com/download the page errors out before letting me download the iso.

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                  busthead @acebmxer
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                  @acebmxer

                  Given both are the same size, I don't believe the ISO is the issue. It's likely XCP-ng center or some other issue with my XCP-ng setup.

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                    busthead @busthead
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                    Here's the output of xe vm-list params=all

                    uuid ( RO)                                  : f0b2ff27-5a70-2bef-f7bf-cec0f33a4484
                                                name-label ( RW): Win11x64
                                          name-description ( RW): 
                                              user-version ( RW): 1
                                             is-a-template ( RW): false
                                       is-default-template ( RW): false
                                             is-a-snapshot ( RO): false
                                               snapshot-of ( RO): <not in database>
                                                 snapshots ( RO): 
                                             snapshot-time ( RO): 19700101T00:00:00Z
                                             snapshot-info ( RO): 
                                                    parent ( RO): <not in database>
                                                  children ( RO): 
                                         is-control-domain ( RO): false
                                               power-state ( RO): halted
                                             memory-actual ( RO): 8592080896
                                             memory-target ( RO): <expensive field>
                                           memory-overhead ( RO): 73400320
                                         memory-static-max ( RW): 8589934592
                                        memory-dynamic-max ( RW): 8589934592
                                        memory-dynamic-min ( RW): 8589934592
                                         memory-static-min ( RW): 4294967296
                                          suspend-VDI-uuid ( RW): <not in database>
                                           suspend-SR-uuid ( RW): d0d928ee-1673-dda2-800f-3f027a94e1c5
                                              VCPUs-params (MRW): 
                                                 VCPUs-max ( RW): 4
                                          VCPUs-at-startup ( RW): 4
                                    actions-after-shutdown ( RW): Destroy
                                  actions-after-softreboot ( RW): Soft reboot
                                      actions-after-reboot ( RW): Restart
                                       actions-after-crash ( RW): Restart
                                             console-uuids (SRO): 
                                                       hvm ( RO): false
                                                  platform (MRW): timeoffset: 0; device-model: qemu-upstream-uefi; cores-per-socket: 2; device_id: 0002; viridian: true; viridian_time_ref_count: true; viridian_reference_tsc: true; viridian_apic_assist: true; viridian_crash_ctl: true; viridian_stimer: true; secureboot: false; vga: std; videoram: 8; nx: true; acpi: 1; apic: true; pae: true; hpet: true; acpi_laptop_slate: 1; vtpm: true
                                        allowed-operations (SRO): destroy; metadata_export; export; make_into_template; changing_NVRAM; changing_shadow_memory; changing_static_range; changing_dynamic_range; migrate_send; start_on; start; copy; clone; snapshot
                                        current-operations (SRO): 
                                        blocked-operations (MRW): 
                                       allowed-VBD-devices (SRO): <expensive field>
                                       allowed-VIF-devices (SRO): <expensive field>
                                            possible-hosts ( RO): <expensive field>
                                               domain-type ( RW): hvm
                                       current-domain-type ( RO): unspecified
                                           HVM-boot-policy ( RW): BIOS order
                                           HVM-boot-params (MRW): firmware: uefi; order: cd
                                     HVM-shadow-multiplier ( RW): 1.000
                                                 PV-kernel ( RW): 
                                                PV-ramdisk ( RW): 
                                                   PV-args ( RW): 
                                            PV-legacy-args ( RW): 
                                             PV-bootloader ( RW): 
                                        PV-bootloader-args ( RW): 
                                       last-boot-CPU-flags ( RO): vendor: GenuineIntel; features: 
                                          last-boot-record ( RO): <expensive field>
                                               resident-on ( RO): <not in database>
                                                  affinity ( RW): 6d1ccaa7-3e75-4840-9ee6-054a7be36a96
                                              other-config (MRW): base_template_name: Windows 11; import_task: OpaqueRef:58b9d8e8-3578-150b-045d-5e500f94f6b7; mac_seed: 496c087a-d7e4-1a07-cd59-a2e3aa046d04; install-methods: cdrom
                                                    dom-id ( RO): -1
                                           recommendations ( RO): <restrictions><restriction field="memory-static-max" max="1649267441664"/><restriction field="vcpus-min" min="2"/><restriction field="vcpus-max" max="64"/><restriction field="has-vendor-device" value="true"/><restriction field="supports-bios" value="no"/><restriction field="supports-uefi" value="yes"/><restriction field="supports-secure-boot" value="yes"/><restriction max="255" property="number-of-vbds"/><restriction max="7" property="number-of-vifs"/></restrictions>
                                             xenstore-data (MRW): vm-data/mmio-hole-size: 268435456; vm-data: 
                                ha-always-run ( RW) [DEPRECATED]: false
                                       ha-restart-priority ( RW): 
                                                     blobs ( RO): 
                                                start-time ( RO): 20260128T17:40:40Z
                                              install-time ( RO): 20260128T17:40:36Z
                                              VCPUs-number ( RO): 0
                                         VCPUs-utilisation (MRO): <expensive field>
                                                os-version (MRO): 
                                              netbios-name (MRO): 
                                        PV-drivers-version (MRO): 
                        PV-drivers-up-to-date ( RO) [DEPRECATED]: true
                                                    memory (MRO): 
                                                     disks (MRO): 
                                                      VBDs (SRO): dd13b4f7-4ce6-aa92-977c-d55997ff23b9; a231e90c-f1ff-1715-4335-a842b38e55b8
                                                  networks (MRO): 
                                                  services (MRO): 
                                       PV-drivers-detected ( RO): true
                                                     other (MRO): platform-feature-xs_reset_watches: 1; platform-feature-multiprocessor-suspend: 1; has-vendor-device: 1
                                                      live ( RO): true
                                guest-metrics-last-updated ( RO): 20260128T17:40:44Z
                                       can-use-hotplug-vbd ( RO): unspecified
                                       can-use-hotplug-vif ( RO): unspecified
                                  cooperative ( RO) [DEPRECATED]: <expensive field>
                                                      tags (SRW): 
                                                 appliance ( RW): <not in database>
                                                    groups ( RW): 
                                         snapshot-schedule ( RW): <not in database>
                                          is-vmss-snapshot ( RO): false
                                               start-delay ( RW): 0
                                            shutdown-delay ( RW): 0
                                                     order ( RW): 0
                                                   version ( RO): 0
                                             generation-id ( RO): 4909433915876267241:9153903600474305670
                                 hardware-platform-version ( RO): 2
                                         has-vendor-device ( RW): true
                                           requires-reboot ( RO): false
                                           reference-label ( RO): windows-11
                                              bios-strings (MRO): bios-vendor: Xen; bios-version: ; system-manufacturer: Xen; system-product-name: HVM domU; system-version: ; system-serial-number: ; baseboard-manufacturer: ; baseboard-product-name: ; baseboard-version: ; baseboard-serial-number: ; baseboard-asset-tag: ; baseboard-location-in-chassis: ; enclosure-asset-tag: ; hp-rombios: ; oem-1: Xen; oem-2: MS_VM_CERT/SHA1/bdbeb6e0a816d43fa6d3fe8aaef04c2bad9d3e3d
                                         pending-guidances ( RO): 
                                                     vtpms ( RO): 70e89c07-98aa-3716-11a3-f67b370c4a91
                             pending-guidances-recommended ( RO): 
                                    pending-guidances-full ( RO):
                    
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