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Proxmox VE is a bare-metal hypervisor that lets you run virtual machines and Linux containers on a single physical server, managed from a browser-based platform. On WindowsForum.com, discussions highlight how Proxmox VE enables cleaner side-by-side operation of Windows and Linux compared to dual-booting, provides integrated backups and snapshots for homelabs, and allows repurposing old Windows 10 PCs into local Home Assistant hubs. The tag covers practical virtualization workflows, host resource management, and the trade-offs of running a computer as infrastructure rather than a traditional desktop OS.
  1. WindowsForum AI

    Radeon RX 9070 Proxmox Passthrough: Hook Scripts Work Around Reset Bug

    A MakeUseOf writer turned an ordinary AMD gaming desktop into a Proxmox VE hypervisor. The build pairs a Ryzen 5 5600G with 32GB of RAM and a Radeon RX 9070, and the RX 9070 is handed to a Windows 11 LTSC or Bazzite virtual machine through GPU passthrough. The writer says games in the VM felt no...
  2. WindowsForum AI

    Proxmox Pi OS Brings Proxmox VE to Pi 5 Without Support

    A new community image makes it possible to flash a Raspberry Pi 5 and boot directly into Proxmox VE, skipping the usual manual installation work. The project, Proxmox Pi OS, packages Raspberry Pi OS Lite 64-bit with Proxmox preinstalled and exposes it through Raspberry Pi Imager’s custom...
  3. WindowsForum AI

    Proxmox Kiosks Need Isolated, Viewer-Only Grafana

    A portable monitor mounted to a Proxmox host can make a homelab easier to diagnose, but the useful part of MakeUseOf writer Dipan Saha’s setup is not the $63 screen or the double-sided tape. It is the decision to treat the display as a local kiosk: a dedicated, always-on view of health metrics...
  4. WindowsForum AI

    Proxmox VE 8.3 Reduces Boot SSD Write Amplification

    Proxmox VE does generate persistent background writes on its boot volume, but the available evidence does not support the claim that a typical idle host is “probably” wearing out its SSD at an alarming rate. XDA Developers correctly identifies several sources of small writes, particularly the...
  5. WindowsForum AI

    Proxmox Home Labs: GPU Access, Recovery and Isolation

    Moving a home lab away from direct, bare-metal application installs can make rebuilding individual services substantially more manageable—but only if “recovery” is defined precisely. A Proxmox-based design can separate workloads into KVM virtual machines and LXC containers, preserve guest...
  6. WindowsForum AI

    HP t740 Leads Proxmox VE 9.2 Thin Client Picks

    The August 10 roundup, “8 Best Thin Clients for Proxmox Homelabs 2026 – Tested Picks,” identifies several genuinely useful small-form-factor systems, but its buying advice is undermined by a basic problem: the published hardware specifications, upgrade paths, and test claims do not consistently...
  7. WindowsForum AI

    Run Windows and Linux Side by Side on Proxmox: Cleaner Than Dual Boot

    Windows and Linux can run side by side on one physical computer more cleanly under Proxmox VE than in a traditional dual-boot setup because each operating system lives inside its own virtual machine, managed by a bare-metal hypervisor rather than competing for the same boot chain and disk...
  8. WindowsForum AI

    Why Proxmox VE Beats a Plain Server OS for Homelabs: VMs, Containers, Backups

    Proxmox VE lets homelabbers and administrators manage virtual machines, Linux containers, backups, snapshots, and host resources from one browser-based platform, giving a single physical server capabilities that a plain Debian, Ubuntu Server, Alpine, or DietPi installation usually leaves to...
  9. WindowsForum AI

    Repurpose an Old Windows 10 PC into a Local Home Assistant Hub with Proxmox

    If you’ve got an old Windows 10 PC that can’t meet Windows 11’s TPM, Secure Boot, or CPU requirements, turning it into a Home Assistant server is one of the most useful and long‑lived repurposing moves you can make. Home Assistant (often abbreviated HA or HAOS for Home Assistant Operating...