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+title: "Windows 10 LE on Freenas"
+date: "2020-05-12T00:00:00Z"
+lastmod: "2020-05-12T00:00:00Z"
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+author: "Spencer"
+description: "A guide for running Windows 10 LE in a Freenas VM"
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+FreeNAS' virtual machine utilites are still very limited and while additions are being made most will find that getting a VM setup and running can be tricky when compared to say Virtualbox. This tutorial is just a quick overview of what I needed to do to get Windows 10 LE up an running on FreeNAS.
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+### Creating the install image
+
+Windows 10 LE is a lightweight version of Windows 10. I downloaded my copy [here](https://archive.org/download/Windows.10.Lite.Edition.v6.x64.2018).
+
+Next we need to be able to boot from this image in UEFI. I found that I was unable to do this with the downloaded image however after a lot of research I came accross this post [here](https://forum.imgburn.com/index.php?/topic/24193-problem-i-can-not-create-a-uefi-bootable-iso-image/). The process while clunky did produce an image that was UEFI bootable on FreeNAS.
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+All that is required to perform this conversion is [Rufus](https://rufus.ie/), [mkisofs](http://reboot.pro/index.php?app=core&module=attach&section=attach&attach_id=15214) and a thumb drive large enough for the Windows 10 image.
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+1. Using Rufus create a bootable usb drive using the Window 10 image.
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+![png](./rufus.png)
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+2. Using mkisofs create a UEFI bootable Windows 10 LE image. **inputdir** will be the drive letter corresponding to your usb drive and **outputiso** will be the save name and location of the created iso
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+    ```
+	set inputdir=D:\
+	set outputiso=C:\WINDOWS10LE.iso
+	set label="WINDOWS10_LE_UEFI"
+	set biosboot=Boot/etfsboot.com
+	set efiboot=efi/microsoft/boot/efisys.bin
+	mkisofs -iso-level 4 -l -R -UDF -D -volid %label% -b %biosboot% -no-emul-boot \
+	 -boot-load-size 8 -hide boot.catalog -eltorito-alt-boot -eltorito-platform efi \
+	 -no-emul-boot -b %efiboot%  -o %outputiso% %inputdir%
+    ```
+Congratulations! You now have a Windows 10 LE image that is bootable in a FreeNAS virtual machine. Next lets get to installing it.
+
+### Setting up the virtual machine
+
+This part is pretty streamlined in newer versions of FreeNAS with everything being done from the GUI.
+
+The details of my VM configuration are listed here.
+![png](./FreenasWin10LE7.png)
+
+I wouldn't recommend using a disk smaller than 17GB.