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+# **Setting up QEMU Windows 11**
+
+## **0. Preparing for Installation**
+
+1) Install [**MSYS2**](https://www.msys2.org/). The following commands assume that the installation directory remains the default.
+2) ```pacman -S mingw-w64-x86_64-qemu```
+3) Verify installation: ```C:\msys64\mingw64\bin\qemu-system-aarch64.exe --version```
+4) Create an image: ```C:\msys64\mingw64\bin\qemu-img create win11-arm64.img 40G```
+5) Download the Windows 11 ARM64 ISO (a VPN may be required): https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows11arm64
+6) Download the drivers: https://github.com/virtio-win/virtio-win-pkg-scripts/blob/master/README.md
+7) Download the bootloader: https://packages.debian.org/sid/qemu-efi-aarch64  
+
+```ar x qemu-efi-aarch64*.deb```
+
+```tar xvf data.tar.xz```
+
+```mv ./usr/share/qemu-efi-aarch64/QEMU_EFI.fd .```
+
+8) Run _start.bat_  
+
+**Note:** If you plan to install the VM elsewhere, copy _start.bat_ to that same location.
+
+---
+
+## **1. Installing and Configuring QEMU**
+
+1. To install QEMU and run a Windows ARM64 virtual machine, follow this tutorial:  
+   [Windows ARM64 VM using qemu-system](https://linaro.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/WOAR/pages/28914909194/windows-arm64+VM+using+qemu-system).  
+   During installation, there may be no “Back” button (as was my case); if so, you need to set the required registry variables beforehand.  
+   It is strongly recommended to select the **Pro** version — functionality is not guaranteed on the Home edition.
+2. Installing connection drivers is essential; details are provided at the end of the tutorial. Other drivers are optional.
+
+---
+
+## **2. Creating a Shared Folder**
+
+To share files between the host Windows and the guest OS, create a folder, for example **D:\shared**.  
+The _shared_ folder can also be a working repository folder; in that case, replace _shared_ with your folder name later on.
+
+1. Right-click the folder → **Properties**.  
+2. Go to **Sharing** → **Share**.  
+3. In the list, select **Everyone** (or a specific user), click **Add**, grant **Read/Write** permissions, and then click **Share**.
+
+You may also need to allow guest connections both on the host and in the guest OS. Instructions are available [here](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/storage/file-server/enable-insecure-guest-logons-smb2-and-smb3?tabs=powershell).  
+Now the folder is accessible from the guest machine.
+
+---
+
+## **3. Verification**
+
+After starting the virtual machine, open **Command Prompt** or **PowerShell** **without** administrator rights and run:
+
+```
+net use Z: \\10.0.2.2\shared /user:guest ""
+dir Z:
+```
+
+These commands should complete without errors and display a list of directories and files in the shared folder.
+
+---
+
+## **4. Installing VC_redist**
+
+Additional packages are required for running software. You can download them inside the guest machine, but that may take a long time, so it’s recommended to download them on the host, place them in the shared folder, and install them from there.  
+
+Download from:  
+https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/windows/latest-supported-vc-redist?view=msvc-170 (choose ARM64 version).  
+
+To install from the command line after connecting the shared folder:
+
+```
+.\Z:\VC_redist.arm64.exe
+```
+
+---
+
+## **5. Setting Up Automatic Script Execution via Task Scheduler**
+
+Before creating a task, remove the password from your user account so that the system logs in automatically when the VM starts.
+
+### **Creating the Task**
+
+1. Open **Task Scheduler** → **Create Task...**
+2. **General** tab:
+   - Name: Automate  
+   - Run only when user is logged on  
+   - Run with highest privileges  
+3. **Triggers** tab:
+   - New → **At log on**
+4. **Actions** tab:
+   - Action: **Start a program**  
+   - Program/script:  
+     `\\10.0.2.2\shared\build_tools\tools\win\qemu\automate.bat`
+
+---
+
+## **6. Config Setup**
+
+Finally, specify the path to the folder containing the VM and the _start.bat_ script in the configuration under  
+```qemu-win-arm64-dir```.  
+
+You can do this either through `configure.py` or by editing the configuration file directly.