[TUTORIAL] Install Windows Server on any VPS or Dedicated Server without KVM/iLO or IPMI

myrlse · Jul 11, 2024

Hello WJ!

After many days of testing and learning, I managed to install Windows Server on my OVH VPS without KVM/iLO or IPMI and just 4GB of RAM, so here is my tutorial (theoretically it should work for all suppliers who provides a LINUX/UBUNTU RESCUE IMAGE)

NOTE: I couldn't find a tutorial on the whole internet that could manage to install windows like this, so I think it's the first one.

(I make customs ISO´s and .gz of Windows Server 2025 | 2022 | 2019 | 2016 | 2012R2 Standard with GUI + VirtIO & Intel Drivers. If you want install another version of Windows you can make your own)

Thanks to BonGuides for "How to Add Drivers into a Windows ISO Installation Image"

TESTED IN OVH VPS (Success ✓) HETZNER VPS (Success ✓) AND ONEPROVIDER (Success?)
DISCLAIMER: The installation of the operating system is successful, the problem is at the time of login.
(This configuration from OneProvider has static IP, I tried with a script for the configuration but it does not work, so I suspect it is a blocking on the port "3389" by OneProvider.)

Let's begin the journey!

- Perform a clean installation of Ubuntu on your VPS/Dedicated Server

- Reboot in "Rescue Mode"
Log in with your user and password

Code:

sudo -i

- In my 2017 tutorial "Install Windows on Online.net Dedibox SC/XC Personal Range with QEMU" I used the RAM as a disk, but in this case we only have 4GB of RAM so we need more space to locate our ISO, then we will use the machine disk.

- sda or sdb? in my case was /dev/sda

Code:

lsblk
cgdisk /dev/sda
DELETE (ALL PARTITIONS) ➤ WRITE ➤ QUITE
Type "reboot" (wait 5 minutes and connect again)
fdisk /dev/sda
type "M" enter protective/hybrid MBR
type "t" change a partition type
Hex code (type L to list all codes): type "7"
"Changed type of partition 'GPT' to 'HPFS/NTFS/exFAT'."
type "w" to save
type "q" to exit
-----------------
lsblk

sda      8:0    0 238,5G  0 disk
└─sda1   8:1    0 238,5G  0 part

fdisk /dev/sda
type "d" to delete
type "n" to create a new one
type "p" - Primary Partition (firs sector - default)
type "+25G" to create a 25GB partition

- We already have our first partition, now we need a second one where we will download our files

type "n" to create a new one
default-default-default-default

sda      8:0    0 238,5G  0 disk
├─sda1   8:1    0    25G  0 part
└─sda2   8:2    0 213,5G  0 part

type "w" to save the changes

- Now we have our second partition ready, you need to format it and mount it. (Only the second one /dev/sda2)

Code:

mkfs.ext4 /dev/sda2
mount /dev/sda2 /mnt

lsblk
sda      8:0    0 238,5G  0 disk
├─sda1   8:1    0    25G  0 part
└─sda2   8:2    0 213,5G  0 part /mnt

- Download the Windows ISO and VirtIO ISO to /mnt (wiki - PROXMOX)

I make customs ISO´s of Windows Server 2025 | 2022 | 2019 | 2016 | 2012R2 Standard with GUI + VirtIO & Intel Drivers
BACKUP: GOOGLE DRIVE

Code:

Windows Server 2012R2
wget -P /mnt https://eu1.vpssh.xyz/Windows_Server_2012R2_x64_VirtIO_Intel.iso
wget -P /mnt https://fedorapeople.org/groups/virt/virtio-win/direct-downloads/latest-virtio/virtio-win.iso

Windows Server 2016
wget -P /mnt https://eu1.vpssh.xyz/Windows_Server_2016_x64_VirtIO_Intel.iso
wget -P /mnt https://fedorapeople.org/groups/virt/virtio-win/direct-downloads/latest-virtio/virtio-win.iso

Windows Server 2019
wget -P /mnt https://eu1.vpssh.xyz/Windows_Server_2019_x64_VirtIO_Intel.iso
wget -P /mnt https://fedorapeople.org/groups/virt/virtio-win/direct-downloads/latest-virtio/virtio-win.iso

Windows Server 2022
wget -P /mnt https://eu1.vpssh.xyz/Windows_Server_2022_x64_VirtIO_Intel.iso
wget -P /mnt https://fedorapeople.org/groups/virt/virtio-win/direct-downloads/latest-virtio/virtio-win.iso

Windows Server 2025
wget -P /mnt https://eu1.vpssh.xyz/Windows_Server_2025_x64_VirtIO_Intel.iso
wget -P /mnt https://fedorapeople.org/groups/virt/virtio-win/direct-downloads/latest-virtio/virtio-win.iso

- Install QEMU-SYSTEM

Code:

apt-get install qemu-system -y

- Launch QEMU (paste the code and tap 2 times to start)
You need to have VNC Viewer installed on your PC to control QEMU environment

VPS with Virtual Drive (OVH VPS):

Code:

qemu-system-x86_64 \
  -m 1G \
  -cpu host \
  -enable-kvm \
  -boot order=d \
  -drive file=/mnt/WINDOWSISONAME.iso,media=cdrom \
  -drive file=/mnt/virtio-win.iso,media=cdrom \
  -drive file=/dev/sda,format=raw,if=virtio \
  -device usb-ehci,id=usb,bus=pci.0,addr=0x4 \
  -device usb-tablet \
  -net nic,model=virtio-net-pci \
  -net user,hostfwd=tcp::3389-:3389 \
  -vnc :0 \

Dedicated Servers with Physical Drive (OneProvider):

Code:

qemu-system-x86_64 \
  -m 1G \
  -cpu max \
  -boot order=d \
  -drive file=/mnt/WINDOWSISONAME.iso,media=cdrom \
  -drive file=/dev/sda,format=raw \
  -device usb-ehci,id=usb,bus=pci.0,addr=0x4 \
  -device usb-tablet \
  -net nic,model=virtio-net-pci \
  -net user,hostfwd=tcp::3389-:3389 \
  -vnc :0 \

- Write the IP of your server and use "0" as port in VNC Viewer

- For VPS with virtual drivers you need "Load driver" from mounted virtio-win.iso ➤ go to amd64/yourwinversion

- Once you are in Windows, open "SERVER MANAGER" and enable "Remote desktop"

- Now go to your provider's panel and reset the server to "normal mode" and connect via remote desktop.

INSTALL WINDOWS ON HETZNER VPS

I tried to install windows with the other method, but HETNZER does not have virtualization enabled, so it is impossible.
For this I created custom Windows.gz with VirtIO & Intel Drivers (like in the old days) and it worked!

EDIT: (In this case you can run the code in normal mode or rescue, its the same.)

- Go to the HETZNER control panel ➤ "Rescue"

- Copy the credentials ➤ "Power Off" ➤ "Power On" ➤ Now the system will boot in rescue mode

Open Putty ➤ Log in with root credentials ➤ paste this code to install Windows ➤ Lets the magic happens

I make customs .gz of Windows Server 2025 | 2022 | 2019 | 2016 | 2012R2 Standard with GUI + VirtIO & Intel Drivers
BACKUP: GOOGLE DRIVE

Windows Server 2012R2

Code:

wget -O- 'https://eu2.vpssh.xyz/Windows_Server_2012R2_VirtIO_Intel.gz' | gunzip | dd of=/dev/sda

Windows Server 2016

Code:

wget -O- 'https://eu2.vpssh.xyz/Windows_Server_2016_VirtIO_Intel.gz' | gunzip | dd of=/dev/sda

Windows Server 2019

Code:

wget -O- 'https://eu2.vpssh.xyz/Windows_Server_2019_VirtIO_Intel.gz' | gunzip | dd of=/dev/sda

Windows Server 2022

Code:

wget -O- 'https://eu2.vpssh.xyz/Windows_Server_2022_VirtIO_Intel.gz' | gunzip | dd of=/dev/sda

Windows Server 2025

Code:

wget -O- 'https://eu2.vpssh.xyz/Windows_Server_2025_VirtIO_Intel.gz' | gunzip | dd of=/dev/sda

Wait about 15-30 minutes to finish the process, putty should look like this:

"Power Off" ➤ "Power On" ➤ Connect via remote desktop with these credentials

Code:

USER: Administrator
PASS: MyRLSE2024

SPECIAL THANKS TO

BonGuides for "How to Add Drivers into a Windows ISO Installation Image"
BonGuides for "How to Remove Editions from a Windows 10 ISO Image | Remove a Version from Multiple Edition ISO"
Rean's Web for "Custom Windows Server Image on Digital Ocean"
David Dalton for "Creating and formatting partitions in Ubuntu Server"

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lenuxfrance · Jul 14, 2024

Hello,
no blocking of Rdp port 3389 on oneprovider Netherlands (scaleway server)
Debian 12 and Xrdp port 3389 ===== Ok
Image :
https://ibb.co/pv7HB6X

lenuxfrance · Monday at 5:09 PM

Hello, I'm at Oneprovider and I'm having a lot of trouble with Windows.
I found a solution Windows 2012 server

GitHub - mediabots/Linux-to-Windows-with-QEMU: One Script for Auto installation of Windows Server into a Linux Server. Script would install Windows Server 2012 R2 evaluation copy (180 days free trial). A power shell script to enable Remote Desktop

One Script for Auto installation of Windows Server into a Linux Server. Script would install Windows Server 2012 R2 evaluation copy (180 days free trial). A power shell script to enable Remote De...

github.com

How to Run the Script

Just run below five commands one after another :

su -

mkdir /media/script && mount -t tmpfs -o size=1m tmpfs /media/script

wget -P /media/script https://raw.githubusercontent.com/m...ith-QEMU/master/mediabots_Linux-to-Windows.sh

chmod +x /media/script/*

/media/script/mediabots_Linux-to-Windows.sh

The other Windows I can not if someone can help me please
For info the rdp works

[TUTORIAL] Install Windows Server on any VPS or Dedicated Server without KVM/iLO or IPMI

myrlse

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lenuxfrance

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lenuxfrance

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GitHub - mediabots/Linux-to-Windows-with-QEMU: One Script for Auto installation of Windows Server into a Linux Server. Script would install Windows Server 2012 R2 evaluation copy (180 days free trial). A power shell script to enable Remote Desktop

How to Run the Script

[TUTORIAL] Install Windows Server on any VPS or Dedicated Server without KVM/iLO or IPMI

myrlse

Active Member

lenuxfrance

Member

lenuxfrance

Member

GitHub - mediabots/Linux-to-Windows-with-QEMU: One Script for Auto installation of Windows Server into a Linux Server. Script would install Windows Server 2012 R2 evaluation copy (180 days free trial). A power shell script to enable Remote Desktop

How to Run the Script​

How to Run the Script