[SOLVED] Change CPU Win11

[kili_k2]

Hi,

I have to change the CPU on my win11 vm due to the installation of Photoshop 24.4.1. Photoshop requires SSE 4.2.
My current CPU type is kvm64.

I tried "host" which leads to the Windows bluescreen.

Does anybody know ablout this problem and how to fix it?

 

[noel.]

Hi,

What cpu is your machine running?

Can you post your windows config file (qm config <VM-id>)?

Also, if you create a new win11 vm for testing with "host", does it work?

 

[toomanylogins]

Not sure if this is related but I also get a blue screen with host cpu when I run some Adobe software and Dragon. I think this is due to the common software manager and a piece of software called Flexnet which is used for authorisation. It runs on start-up as a service or when you launch the software. I have not been able to find a solution.

 

[kili_k2]

Machine: IBM System x3650
CPU: Quad-core 3.0GHz / 1333MHz E5450 Xeon
config file:
agent: 1
bios: ovmf
boot: order=virtio0;ide2;net0;ide0
cores: 8
cpu: kvm64
efidisk0: local-lvm:vm-200-disk-0,efitype=4m,pre-enrolled-keys=1,size=4M
ide0: local:iso/virtio-win.iso,media=cdrom,size=519590K
ide2: local:iso/Win11.iso,media=cdrom,size=5426116K
machine: pc-q35-6.2
memory: 32768
meta: creation-qemu=6.2.0,ctime=1668525891
name: hs
net0: virtio=A2:CA:B4:2F1:26,bridge=vmbr0,firewall=1
numa: 0
onboot: 1
ostype: win11
parent: milestone
scsihw: virtio-scsi-pci
smbios1: uuid=a5128811-e41f-4949-a95f-e4959df7e6bb
sockets: 2
tpmstate0: local-lvm:vm-200-disk-1,size=4M,version=v2.0
vga: virtio
virtio0: local-lvm:vm-200-disk-2,cache=writeback,size=500G
vmgenid: 7d753ef3-9491-4a00-9b56-3fd47b606fbc

 

[toomanylogins]

FWIW I am also running a 2 socket xeon.

 

[kili_k2]

For me it's not even possible to install the latest Adobe products. Therefore I tried to change the CPU to host.

Also, if you create a new win11 vm for testing with "host", does it work?

I tried it and it works just fine.

But I don't want to setup a whole new VM and migrate all the data. Is there a possibility to reconfigure the old machine?

 

[toomanylogins]

Same here the problem is with a migrated Vm which inc the software ie photoshop acrobat etc.

 

[Moayad]

Hi,

Did you enable the Hypervisor feature inside Windows 11?

You may also try changing the CPU type to a different type that is compatible with the guest operating system, such as "Haswell" or "Broadwell".

 

[kili_k2]

I guess you mean Hyper-V enabling?

Hyper-V and all other hypervising features are enabled in the optional features.

The error log for Broadwell:

swtpm_setup: Not overwriting existing state file.
kvm: warning: host doesn't support requested feature: CPUID.01H:ECX.fma [bit 12]
kvm: warning: host doesn't support requested feature: CPUID.01H:ECX.movbe [bit 22]
kvm: warning: host doesn't support requested feature: CPUID.01H:ECX.xsave [bit 26]
kvm: warning: host doesn't support requested feature: CPUID.01H:ECX.avx [bit 28]
kvm: warning: host doesn't support requested feature: CPUID.01H:ECX.f16c [bit 29]
kvm: warning: host doesn't support requested feature: CPUID.01H:ECX.rdrand [bit 30]
kvm: warning: host doesn't support requested feature: CPUID.07H:EBX.fsgsbase [bit 0]
kvm: warning: host doesn't support requested feature: CPUID.07H:EBX.bmi1 [bit 3]
kvm: warning: host doesn't support requested feature: CPUID.07H:EBX.hle [bit 4]
kvm: warning: host doesn't support requested feature: CPUID.07H:EBX.avx2 [bit 5]
kvm: warning: host doesn't support requested feature: CPUID.07H:EBX.smep [bit 7]
kvm: warning: host doesn't support requested feature: CPUID.07H:EBX.bmi2 [bit 8]
kvm: warning: host doesn't support requested feature: CPUID.07H:EBX.erms [bit 9]
kvm: warning: host doesn't support requested feature: CPUID.07H:EBX.invpcid [bit 10]
kvm: warning: host doesn't support requested feature: CPUID.07H:EBX.rtm [bit 11]
kvm: warning: host doesn't support requested feature: CPUID.07H:EBX.rdseed [bit 18]
kvm: warning: host doesn't support requested feature: CPUID.07H:EBX.adx [bit 19]
kvm: warning: host doesn't support requested feature: CPUID.07H:EBX.smap [bit 20]
kvm: warning: host doesn't support requested feature: CPUID.80000001H:ECX.abm [bit 5]
kvm: warning: host doesn't support requested feature: CPUID.80000001H:ECX.3dnowprefetch [bit 8]
kvm: warning: host doesn't support requested feature: CPUID.0DH:EAX.xsaveopt [bit 0]
kvm: warning: host doesn't support requested feature: CPUID.0DH:EAX [bit 0]
kvm: warning: host doesn't support requested feature: CPUID.0DH:EAX [bit 1]
kvm: warning: host doesn't support requested feature: CPUID.0DH:EAX [bit 2]
kvm: Host doesn't support requested features
stopping swtpm instance (pid 3848197) due to QEMU startup error
TASK ERROR: start failed: QEMU exited with code 1

and for Haswell:

swtpm_setup: Not overwriting existing state file.
kvm: warning: host doesn't support requested feature: CPUID.01H:ECX.fma [bit 12]
kvm: warning: host doesn't support requested feature: CPUID.01H:ECX.movbe [bit 22]
kvm: warning: host doesn't support requested feature: CPUID.01H:ECX.xsave [bit 26]
kvm: warning: host doesn't support requested feature: CPUID.01H:ECX.avx [bit 28]
kvm: warning: host doesn't support requested feature: CPUID.01H:ECX.f16c [bit 29]
kvm: warning: host doesn't support requested feature: CPUID.01H:ECX.rdrand [bit 30]
kvm: warning: host doesn't support requested feature: CPUID.07H:EBX.fsgsbase [bit 0]
kvm: warning: host doesn't support requested feature: CPUID.07H:EBX.bmi1 [bit 3]
kvm: warning: host doesn't support requested feature: CPUID.07H:EBX.hle [bit 4]
kvm: warning: host doesn't support requested feature: CPUID.07H:EBX.avx2 [bit 5]
kvm: warning: host doesn't support requested feature: CPUID.07H:EBX.smep [bit 7]
kvm: warning: host doesn't support requested feature: CPUID.07H:EBX.bmi2 [bit 8]
kvm: warning: host doesn't support requested feature: CPUID.07H:EBX.erms [bit 9]
kvm: warning: host doesn't support requested feature: CPUID.07H:EBX.invpcid [bit 10]
kvm: warning: host doesn't support requested feature: CPUID.07H:EBX.rtm [bit 11]
kvm: warning: host doesn't support requested feature: CPUID.80000001H:ECX.abm [bit 5]
kvm: warning: host doesn't support requested feature: CPUID.0DH:EAX.xsaveopt [bit 0]
kvm: warning: host doesn't support requested feature: CPUID.0DH:EAX [bit 0]
kvm: warning: host doesn't support requested feature: CPUID.0DH:EAX [bit 1]
kvm: warning: host doesn't support requested feature: CPUID.0DH:EAX [bit 2]
kvm: Host doesn't support requested features
stopping swtpm instance (pid 3847419) due to QEMU startup error
TASK ERROR: start failed: QEMU exited with code 1

 

[leesteken]

Your CPU is probably older than those. Try Nehalem, which introduced SSE4.2.

 

[Moayad]

Hyper-V and all other hypervising features are enabled in the optional features.

May you try to disable it if you not need it?

 

[kili_k2]

Your CPU is probably older than those. Try Nehalem, which introduced SSE4.2.

This solved my problem, thank you very much!

 

[greenie]

This solved my problem, thank you very much!

could you explain how you made these changes?

currently i have a similar issue

 

[kili_k2]

could you explain how you made these changes?

currently i have a similar issue

I selected the Nehalem CPU for my VM and rebooted it via Proxmox. Sometimes there could occur complications with win11. I just stop the machine and start again.