{Step-by-Step Installation Guidelines} How to add Windows10 host/client to EVE-NG {English}
Step#1. Download "Windows 10 64-bit ISO"
Downloaded Filename: Win10_1909_English_x64.iso
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/softw...
Step#2. Upload the downloaded "Windows 10 64-bit ISO" file to EVE-ng using Cyberduck application {FTP client in macbook}
/opt/unetlab/addons/qemu/win-10test/Win10_1909_English_x64.iso
Step#3. Rename this ISO file to cdrom.iso
mv Win10_1909_English_x64.iso cdrom.iso
Step#4. Create a new virtual harddisk named virtioa.qcow2. Size you can choose per your needs. This example we used 10GB HDD.
/opt/qemu/bin/qemu-img create -f qcow2 virtioa.qcow2 10G
5. Goto browser of your EVE-NG and create a new Lab
6. During WINDOWS installation process:
- click on "I don't have a product key"
- select "Windows10 Home"
- Select "Custom: Install Windows Only (advanced)"
- Click on "Load Driver"
Browse -- Floppy Disk Drive (B:) -- Storage -- 2003R2 -- AMD64
click "Next"
- Drive 0 Unallocated Space must be 20GB otherwise it wont work. To make it 20GB go back to Step no.#4
Installing Windows takes upto 10 minutes
FAQs:
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Question 1: "No device drivers were found. Make sure that the installation media contains the correct drivers, and then click ok"
Answer: Is Windows 32-bit or 64-bit? If it's 64-bit, use the AMD64 folder instead of the x86 folder when locating the drivers.
Question 2: "New virtual harddisk named virtioa.qcow2"
Answer: Make it 20GB or more.
10GB will not work.
There you go.
Make use of you newly installed Windows 10 client inside EVE-ng for full lab topology practicing.