The best way to install Windows 11 on a Raspberry Pi in 2025

Run Windows 11 for Arm on a Raspberry Pi in QEMU/KVM, with BVM!

Huge thanks to GitHub user Botspot for packaging up his BVM utility.

You can find it on GitHub: https://github.com/Botspot/bvm

And here's my blog post on it: https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2025/windows-11-arm-vms-on-raspberry-pi-bvm

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Contents:

00:00 - BVM
00:46 - Pi remote access setup
02:43 - BVM setup
06:00 - TOASTY!
07:01 - Install Windows 11
09:12 - Automatic debloat and reboot
10:15 - Windows performance
12:13 - Minecraft and Geekbench (ft Windows Update)
14:32 - Minecraft for real this time
17:21 - Geekbench 6
18:17 - Windows 11 on a Raspberry Pi