Install Windows on Digital Ocean droplet

README.md

TL;DR

• Guide from https://glitchwitch.io/blog/2018-09/windows-10-on-digitalocean/
• Download Windows ISO from https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10ISO

Steps

• Create a build droplet with 4GB RAM
• Install QEMU and run the Windows 10 installation ISO

$ apt-get update && apt-get install qemu -y
$ qemu-img create -f raw windows10.img 16G
$ wget https://fedorapeople.org/groups/virt/virtio-win/direct-downloads/stable-virtio/virtio-win.iso
$ qemu-system-x86_64 \
  -m 3G \
  -cpu host \
  -enable-kvm \
  -boot order=d \
  -drive file=Win10.iso,media=cdrom \
  -drive file=windows10.img,format=raw,if=virtio \
  -drive file=virtio-win.iso,media=cdrom \
  -vnc :0

• Connect via VNC and install Windows 10
• Install the following drivers from the virtio-win ISO
  • f:\NetKvm\w10\amd64
  • f:\viostor\w10\amd64
• Continue the Windows 10 installation
• Power off the QEMU vm at the point the Windows 10 installation requires a reboot
• On build droplet host the created disk image via a HTTP server

$ python3 -m http.server

• Create a target droplet with 4GB - 8GB RAM
• Boot the target droplet into recovery mode by setting Recovery mode to Boot from Recovery ISO
• SSH into the target droplet
• Download the Windows 10 QEMU disk image from the build instance and write it to the droplet disk

$ wget -O- http://82.196.0.147:8000/windows10.img | dd of=/dev/vda
$ shutodwn 0

• Change the target droplet Recovery mode back to Boot from Hard Drive
• Boot Windows and attach via the web console
• In a CMD prompt configure IP, RDP and Firewall settings:

$ netsh interface ip set address "connection name" static <IP Address> <Net Mask> <Default Gateway>
$ reg add "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server" /v fDenyTSConnections /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
$ netsh advfirewall firewall set rule group="remote desktop" new enable=Yes

• Connect via RDP

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I tried this command and tried to add it simply in the network settings, but for some reason I don’t even have a driver for the network, and I can’t figure out how to add it. https://glitchwitch.io/assets/img/blog/6/windows-network-4.png

I finish all the steps, but Droplet won't boot at all . OK it works
for CentOS use this command
yum install qemu-kvm -y

Here is updated guide..
https://github.com/amjiddader/windows-on-cloud

Hi everybody!
I have several VPS installations Windows Server 2019 on digitanlocea. But from these two days all of them can not RDP. I went to my desk and connected via the Recovery Console and found that Windows was still working and connected to the Internet normally.

RDP does not connect sometime due to windows update either on HOST to Server.
Any security patch that is installed will block all REMOTE Access.
Better u update both machine.
Or u can search google on, How to allow RDP on windows 10 unsecured.

Btw > Here is updated guide.. https://github.com/amjiddader/windows-on-cloud

I'm install Windows server 2019.
today, I'm try install from begin (make windows IMG file myself), but still not solved.
I can access new windows on Recovery Console but can't RDP. all config is true.

Sad!

Try using tight vnc , update your windows...

I'm install Windows server 2019. today, I'm try install from begin (make windows IMG file myself), but still not solved. I can access new windows on Recovery Console but can't RDP. all config is true.

Sad!

Makes sure you set your DNS server too. Try: 8.8.8.8 or 8.8.4.4