windows 10 setup in virtual machine

[buzztham1]

im using a virtual machine for the first time and am having troubles getting windows 10 to work my host computer is a windows 10 home edition im using oracle vm virtualbox manager I got windows 10 to install but when it gets to the set up where I put in my region it goes through all of that then it starts over again I tried removing the iso file but still have the same problem any help p.s. I would also like to put mac os on a vm but don't have a mac how can I do this

 

[gardenman]

Hi buzz, welcome to the TH forums.

I just installed the new Win 10 - 1803 to a new VM about a week or so ago (VirtualBox). I noticed that at one point the setup tells you it's going to reboot but it does not tell you to remove to installation media (which you HAVE to do). That's a problem that Microsoft needs to fix. From your description, I'm assuming that isn't your problem

How big of a Virtual hard drive did you create and what type?
I always use VDI's.

Where did you get the ISO from? You can remove it from the Devices menu at the top of the VM. Devices / Optical Drives.

Open VirtualBox, click on the VM and click on Settings / Storage / choose the virtual hard drive. What does it say on the right? (You can provide a screen shot if you want by posting a screen shot [here] and linking to it).

This is how one of my 3 VM's looks:

 

[buzztham1]

I just went with what the guided set up picked normal (vdi)
virtual size 50.00 gb, actual size 2.00 mb, dynamically allocated storage

 

[gardenman]

I just tried a Win install with the same setup and had no problems. This time I didn't remove the ISO, it stayed connected the full time. So maybe we are missing an option or doing something slightly different.

When I install Windows, I choose the Custom install. It shows the hard drive as being a 32 GB one (even though we know it's only 2 MB).

When you boot up the VM, does it ask you to press a key to boot from the CD or DVD? If so, the ISO is still connected some way or another. How did you disconnect the ISO?

How much free space on your host hard drive do you have? In the VM that I just installed, it took up 9.3 GB (dynamically allocated). I skipped the Windows Update part as it was taking too long. It would be larger with the updates.

Consider trying a fixed size VDI. 30 GB is about the minimum that you want to go. Why? Because Windows + (just a few programs) + Major Updates you'll need about 30 gigs total to update. I've had a 30 GB VM running a year or two now and it's been though several major Windows Updates. If you want to install more software, consider a larger drive.

How much total RAM do you have (on your real system) and how much did you allocate for the VM? The Guided setup automatically chooses 2GB (which is the minimum required for 64-bit Win10). That's how much I used on the VM that I just installed.

I'm also thinking that this may not be a VM problem at all, but maybe a Win 10 setup problem.

 

[buzztham1]

here is a link to a pic for my vm I hope this is the right link https://s5.postimg.cc/b6s50dfxj/Capture.png

 

[buzztham1]

it is not asking me to press a key to boot fromcd or dvd. Im starting to think its a windows 10 problem it was the first time I made and iso so maybe I did something wrong I watched youtube vids to make the iso directly from Microsoft. what is the correct way to make a iso? and if its not the iso what could be the problem?

 

[gardenman]

Your setup/screenshot looks fine (assuming you have the free space to handle all of it).

You usually don't make an ISO. You download it. The Media Creation Tool now gives an option to directly download an ISO from Microsoft. The 2nd button this page is the Media Creation Tool. https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10

If that's not what you did, then you should try that first. The next thing we can look at is if others have had the same problem and what their fix was.

Also, have you tried to re-install again and erase the drive (during the installation process) so it will be a new start again?

 

[The Paladin]

if you set the HDD as first device and cdrom ISO as Live CD when it reboots it will ignore the cdrom on reboot

 

[buzztham1]

that's how I downloaded the iso the first time im going to download it again and try that. I have 237gb free of 442gb I have tried erasing the drive and starting fresh i even added the one in the screen shot to make sure it was a 100% fresh install

 

[The Paladin]

I have it using a 250GB drive, dynamic allocated, the install done it "reboots" the live cd disengages itself, you can also try when its about to reboot, to goto tools and "remove" the iso from the cdrom. thn reboot. it will do the same thing

 

[gardenman]

What is the boot order for the VM? You can find it in the Settings / System / Motherboard (tab). Mine says Floppy, Optical, Hard Disk. (At least that's the default options and those 3 checked work for me).

Paladin said to try to set the hard drive as the first in the boot order. You can do this by going to the VM settings and go to System and under Motherboard you will see Boot Order. Move the Hard Disk to the top and try the install again. When it goes to reboot (a little while into the installation), remove the boot media as you did before.

Edit: If that doesn't work, change it back to how it was.

 

[buzztham1]

finally got it working I redownloaded the iso file and in a above post he had saved the iso file name as windows.iso I did not do that the first time but its working now is there any finale steps I have to do with it

 

[gardenman]

Did you get it to install correctly? If so, that's all. Just happily use your VM.

PS: The filename of the ISO really shouldn't have mattered. I would say that your first ISO was just corrupted in some way or another and the new download fixed the problem.