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Old 07-06-2022, 03:50 PM   #1
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Optimal virtualization setup for windows guest VM


Hi,

My question is very simple, I have a need where I need to provide windows VMs to users. We are running Alma linux. We have raid 1 nvme setup and plenty of RAM. But I heard windows VM are not efficient. So what could I do that can create most efficient KVM VMs for windows.
 
Old 07-06-2022, 04:26 PM   #2
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Yeah, Windows needs RAM. If you give it less than 3Gb it swaps like crazy, which makes it run slow. I've had good results with 4 to 8 Gb per VM.

This is with W10.
 
  


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