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Add information on Windows-based disposables
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**Changing between seamless and full desktop mode**
You can switch between seamless and "full desktop" mode for Windows HVMs in their settings in Qubes Manager. The latter is the default.
Using template-based Windows AppVMs
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Once the template has been created and installed it is easy to create AppVMs based on it, by selecting the type "AppVM" and a suitable template.
Using Windows disposables
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Windows qubes can be used as disposables, like any other Linux-based qubes. On creating a template for Windows disposables, certain preparations have to be executed:
- Create an AppVM based on a Windows TemplateVM.
- **For Windows 7:**
- Start this AppVM and insert a link to the command prompt executable in the `Autostart` directory of the Windows menu tree:
- If the Windows qube started in seamless mode, hit the Windows keyboard key. In non-seamless mode, klick on the Start button. In both cases, the Windows menu will be displayed.
- Position into the `Autostart` submenu.
- Right-click and select the option "New -> Link".
- Select `C:\Windows\System32\CMD.exe`as executable.
- Name the link, e.g. as `Command Prompt`.
- Close the Window with `OK`.
- Shut down this AppVM.
- **For Windows 10:**
- Start the TemplateVM, on which this AppVM is based, and insert a link to the command prompt executable in the `Autostart` directory of the Windows menu tree:
- Type Win+R to open the execution Prompt.
- Type `shell:startup`.
- An explorer window will open, which is positioned to the `Autostart` folder.
- Right-click and select the option "New -> Link".
- Select `C:\Windows\System32\CMD.exe`as executable.
- Name the link, e.g. as `Command Prompt`.
- Close the Window with `OK`.
- Shut down this TemplateVM.
- In the Qube Manager, refresh the applications of the newly created AppVM and select those applications that you want to make available from the disposable. Alternatively, in dom0 execute the command `qvm-sync-appmenus <VMname>`, *where `<VMname>` is the name of your windows qube*.
- In the Qube Manager, go to the "Advanced" tab and enable the option `Disposable template` for your Windows qube. Alternatively, in dom0 execute the commands `qvm-prefs <VMname> template_for_dispvms True` and `qvm-features <VMname> appmenus-dispvm 1`.
- Click `Apply`.
- Still in the Advaced tab, select your Windows qube as its own `Default disposable template`. Alternatively, in dom0 execute the command `qvm-prefs <VMname> default_dispvm <VMname>`.
- Close the Qube Manager by clicking `OK`.
Now you should have a menu `Disposable: <VMname>` containing the applications that can be started in a disposable Windows VM. If you set the newly created and configured Windows VM as `Default disposable template`for any other Windows- (or Linux-) based qube, this qube can use the Windows-based dispvm like any other disposable.
For further information on usage of disposables, see [How to use disposables](https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/how-to-use-disposables/).
:warning: **Caution:** *If a Windows-based disposable is used from another qube via the `Open/Edit in DisposableVM` command, this disposaable may not close automatically, due to the command prompt window still running in this dispvm. The disposable has to be shut down manually.*
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