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How to make copy&paste work between Ubuntu host and Windows 10 guest for a KVM virtual machine?
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From Ubuntu: Install kvm

sudo apt-get install qemu-kvm libvirt-daemon-system libvirt-clients bridge-utils virt-manager
sudo systemctl enable libvirtd.service

Download Windows 10 ISO

https://www.microsoft.com/nb-no/software-download/windows10ISO

Start virtual manager

sudo virt-manager

Create the virtual machine

  • Select: Create new virtual machine
  • Step 1: Select : "Local install media (ISO image)
  • Step 2: Provide the path to the downloaded Windows 10 ISO image
  • Step 3: Choose memory and CPU settings
  • Step 4: Enable storage for this virtual machine. Choose the size of the disk image
  • Step 5: Choose the name of the machine, and click "Finish"

After installation of windows 10 in the VM: Download and install spice-guest-tools

From the Windows 10 VM, open Edge web browser and download spice guest tools from

https://www.spice-space.org/download/windows/spice-guest-tools/spice-guest-tools-latest.exe

Then install the guest tools.

Shut down the VM, and exit virtual manager, then restart virt-manager and the Windows 10 VM.

  • Use CTRL-C and CTRL-V to copy and paste between the host Ubuntu machine and the guest Windows 10 VM.
@archenroot
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Nice, but doesn't work for me with Windows 11 Pro,

@vildevilde
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Work directly for me. Host-Siduction Guest-Win10

@jtovarro
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Worked for Windows 10 and Fedora as host. Thanks!

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