Microsoft Blocked the Automated Download - how can I supply the .iso? about windows

[kroese]

You can put the URL in the VERSION variable, see the FAQ: https://github.com/dockur/windows?tab=readme-ov-file#how-do-i-install-an-unsupported-version

[Matt-CyberGuy]

I had to download it manually using VPN since our IP got blacklisted.
Then I had to rename the iso to win11x64.iso, place it in the volume, and then manually boot from it on the KVM bios menu... none of it is automated like it was for W10 or Windows server '22

[kroese]

@Matt-CyberGuy The Windows 11 installation is also automatic but it skipped the automation part because you placed the ISO file in the volume by hand. Normally it is executed after the download, so when there is no download it also doesnt modify the ISO to be automatic.

[Matt-CyberGuy]

Ahh! That makes sense now, I forgot to respond back, but I got stuck after booting from the ISO.

Any idea why our IP got banned for trying to download Windows 11? I had no problem with Windows 10 or Server '22

[kroese]

@Matt-CyberGuy It will block you for 24 hours if you try to many times in a short period. It's not a permanent ban, you just have to wait a day.

Also, I created a new version (v1.09) that allows automatic installation if you place a file called custom.iso in the root of an empty /storage folder. So if you pull the latest version, and instead of renaming it to win11x64.iso you rename it to custom.iso and the installation will be fully automatic as if it was downloaded.

[Matt-CyberGuy]

Nice! Thank you... thank you for this project too. Building lab environments with throw away VM's is much easier using this than other setups I've done. I have a networking request I'll post as a feature request that I think might be a nice add-on