Installing UNRAID inside hyper-v VM


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Trying to to run UNRAID to work in windows hyper-v VM for testing/playing with configs etc.

 

I have gotten as far as booting but it gets stuck on detecing the label UNRAID. I've tried creating a VHDX file in windows volume labeled UNRAID with EFI and MBR, the VM is Gen 2 to enable EFI support. I did the manual install steps by copying and pasting the zip file contents to the created VHDX then windows.bat as admin, efi- folder renamed to efi.

Booted off the VHDX in the VM but now I am stuck with the below picture.

 

Is there something I am missing or anyone know how to get this working if possible?

 

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Edited by Hellomynameisleo
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You have to be able to pass the Unraid flash drive through to the VM to get Unraid to finish booting.   I could never get this working in Hyper-V so nowadays I use VirtualBox instead to run Unraid in a VM for development/testing purposes on my Windows system.   If there is a way to pass through the flash drive in Hypet-V I would love to know what it is.

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