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@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ Windows as a template
As described above, Windows 7, 10, and 11 can be installed as TemplateVM. To have the user data stored in AppVMs depending on this template, the user data has to be stored on a private disk named ``Q:``. If there is already a disk for user data, possibly called ``D:``, it has to be renamed to ``Q:``. Otherwise, this disk has to be created via the Windows ``diskpart`` utility, or the Disk Management administrative function by formatting the qube’s private volume and associating the letter ``Q:`` with it. The volume name is of no importance.
Moving the user data is not directly possible under Windows, because the directory ``C:\Users`` is permanently open and thus locked. Qubes Windows Tools provides a function to move this data on Windows reboot when the directory is not yet locked. To use this function, a working version of QWT has to be used (see the documentation on QWT installation). In this case, the option ``Move User Profiles`` has to be selected on QWT installation. Then, the user files are moved to the new disk during the reboot at the end of the installation. After the user data has been moved to `Q:`, be sure not to use the option `Move User Profiles` on subsequent installations of Qubes Windows Tools.
Moving the user data is not directly possible under Windows, because the directory ``C:\Users`` is permanently open and thus locked. Qubes Windows Tools provides a function to move this data on Windows reboot when the directory is not yet locked. To use this function, a working version of QWT has to be used (see the documentation at the QWT installation). In this case, the option ``Move User Profiles`` has to be selected at the QWT installation. Then, the user files are moved to the new disk during the reboot at the end of the installation. After the user data has been moved to ``Q:``, be sure not to use the option `Move User Profiles` on subsequent installations of Qubes Windows Tools.
**Windows 7 only:** This can also be accomplished without QWT installation, avoiding the installation of the Xen PV drivers, if the risk of a compromised version of these drivers, according to QSB-091, is considered too severe. In this case, the file ``relocate_dir.exe`` has to be extracted from the QWT installer kit ``qubes-tools-x64.msi``, which will be shown as the content of the CD-ROM made available by starting the Windows qube with the additional option ``--install-windows-tools`` (see the QWT installation documentation). The installer kit is a specially formatted archive, from which the file ``relocate_dir.exe`` can be extracted using a utility like 7-Zip. The file has to be copied to ``%windir%\system32``, i.e., usually ``C:\Windows\system32``. Furthermore, locate the registry key ``HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager``, and add the text ``relocate_dir.exe C:\Users Q:\Users`` as a new line to the ``REG_MULTI_SZ`` value ``\BootExecute`` in this key. On rebooting the Windows qube, the user files will be moved to the disk ``Q:``, and the additional registry entry will be removed, such that this action occurs only once.
@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ AppVMs based on these templates can be created in the normal way by using the Qu
.. code:: console
[user@dom0 ~]$ qvm-create --class=AppVM --template=<VMname>
[user@dom0 ~]$ qvm-create --class=AppVM --template=<VMname> WindowsAppVM