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Installing Windows on an OVH Dedicated Server
Hello,
I'm trying to install Windows 11 Pro on my OVH KS-GAME-LE server, but I'm honestly not sure how to. My server does not provide KVM.
I've tried this, but it doesn't seem to work, or I might be doing something wrong?
https://lowendtalk.com/discussion/199038/one-click-os-reinstallation-script-17-linux-windows/p1
sudo bash reinstall.sh windows --image-name "Windows 11 Pro" --lang en-us --iso "https://archive.org/download/win-11-23-h-2-english-x-64v-2_20240622/Win11_23H2_English_x64v2.iso"
That was the command I used. Maybe there was something wrong?
Does anyone here have any knowledge as to how to install Windows on a dedicated server that has no KVM? If you do, any help would be appreciated. Thank you.
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Check working.
https://github.com/leitbogioro/ToolsThis is not a helpful answer but there's an unattended installation config file you can add to your ISO that will automatically breeze Windows through the installation process and straight to the desktop once the system boots from the ISO.
https://schneegans.de/windows/unattend-generator/
I never used this before, but if you work through it and in particular checkbox the Enable Remote Desktop services (RDP) option, you might be able to RDP into your Windows system after the automated installer breezes through? If you have a virtual machine like virtualbox, you can test it out on there to verify your config, then mount it onto your server?
I'm not at a computer right now so sorry that I can't provide more detail or test anything.
This one is working:
bash <(curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/leitbogioro/Tools/master/Linux_reinstall/InstallNET.sh) -windows 10 -lang "en"https://lowendtalk.com/discussion/196165/install-windows-server-on-any-vps-or-dedicated-server-without-kvm-ilo-or-ipmi
Thank you all.
I was going to test them, but after using that one-click-reinstallation script, my entire server seems to be bricked? I tried to reinstall the OS, and it shows this error
An error has occurred requesting to install the Ubuntu Server 24.04 "Noble Numbat" LTS - ubuntu2404-server operating system on the ns52.net server (Server resource ns5net is already locked by another process, blocking any new OS reinstallation)
It also shows an error if I try and restart the machine.
Odd.
Edit: works now, i'll test your guys' solutions
So I managed to install windows 11, but its on an older version. After I tried to update it to the latest version, im greeted with this lovely prompt. I cant enable secure boot, and the server doesnt have TPM 2.0. Is there any way I can bypass this if possible?
Yes, with flyby11
https://schneegans.de/windows/unattend-generator/
Has this option for configuring an unattended installer:
Setup settings:
Bypass Windows 11 requirements check (TPM, Secure Boot, etc.)
Try using that maybe when fresh installing from a recent ISO?
KS-GAME-LE (I have the same server) uses a i7-4790k so YMMV regardless on whether Windows 11 will play nice with that old of a CPU.
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If you already installed Windows, see if you can set these registry keys and then try updating?
https://extravm.com/billing/knowledgebase/152/Windows-VM-or-VMWare--or-VirtualBox-Bypass-TPM-Secureboot-Install-Requirement.html
I also have the same model from OVH, but I've tried many one-click DD scripts, none of which succeeded in installation. Could you please tell me your installation steps or share the installation script? Thank you very much!
Why you just dont install the server edition, it will also not update automatically, with normal windows it will automatically reboot and stuff
https://lowendtalk.com/discussion/202537/updated-guide-windows-server-installation-on-dedicated-vps-without-kvm-ilo-or-ipmi
Have you tried to make your personalized iso from [https://schneegans.de] and inject virtio driver see [https://portal.nutanix.com/page/documents/kbs/details?targetId=kA00e000000bt28CAA]
then install iso mounted from windows server with setup and flags needed ?
So you can bypass some required thing.