On Wed, Oct 05, 2022, ToddAndMargo wrote: > Hi All, > > Fedora 36 > qemu-kvm-6.2.0-15.fc36.x86_64 > Windows 11 Pro > > Any of you guys having troubles upgrading Windows-11 > build 21H2 to 22H2? > > I am upgrading from the ISO: > https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download > /windows11 > > using the US English version: > Win11_22H2_English_x64.iso > > The install goes all the way through the process and > when It does its final reboot, it throws the "Installation > failed in SAFE_OS phase with an error during BOOT > operation 0xC1900101 0x20017". There's a decent chance you're hitting known bugs in KVM's SMM emulation that can cause Windows 11 with Secure Boot to crash. If you can build+install a custom host kernel, the in-progress fixes[*] are healthy enough that you can try them out locally. [*] https://lore.kernel.org/all/20220803155011.43721-1-mlevitsk@xxxxxxxxxx