windowsvm.xml

<!-- Add/Replace the following lines in the windowsvm.xml -->
  
  <!-- CPU settings (hiding that this is a VM) -->

  <cpu>
    <feature policy='disable' name='hypervisor'/>
  </cpu>

  <!-- Pinning emulator thread and iothreads to cores that remain on the host  -->
  <cputune>
    <emulatorpin cpuset='0,6'/>
  </cputune>

<!-- Initializing additional hyperv features -->
<features>
      <reset state="on"/>
      <vpindex state="on"/>
      <runtime state="on"/>
      <synic state="on"/>
      <stimer state="on"/>
      <frequencies state='on'/>
    </hyperv>
    <vmport state="off"/>
    <ioapic driver="kvm"/>
    <kvm>
      <hidden state="on"/>
    </kvm>
</features>

<clock offset="localtime">
    <timer name="rtc" tickpolicy="catchup"/>
    <timer name="pit" tickpolicy="delay"/>
</clock>

   <!-- Optimizing graphics card (ensuring that graphics + sound are on same bus/slot with other function) -->
   <hostdev mode='subsystem' type='pci' managed='yes'>
      <driver name='vfio'/>
      <source>
        <address domain='0x0000' bus='0x07' slot='0x00' function='0x0'/>
      </source>
      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x04' slot='0x00' function='0x0' multifunction='on'/>
    </hostdev>
    <hostdev mode='subsystem' type='pci' managed='yes'>
      <driver name='vfio'/>
      <source>
        <address domain='0x0000' bus='0x07' slot='0x00' function='0x1'/>
      </source>
      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x04' slot='0x00' function='0x1'/>
    </hostdev>

  <!-- Add NVME drive -->
  <hostdev mode='subsystem' type='pci' managed='yes'>
    <driver name='vfio'/>
    <source>
      <address domain='0x0000' bus='0x01' slot='0x00' function='0x0'/>
    </source>
    <boot order='1'/>
  </hostdev>

  <!-- Add Hardware audio controller -->
  <hostdev mode='subsystem' type='pci' managed='yes'>
    <driver name='vfio'/>
    <source>
      <address domain='0x0000' bus='0x09' slot='0x00' function='0x4'/>
    </source>
  </hostdev>

<!-- Additional Steps to take after installing Windows 
  ## POSSIBLE -> When first booting into windows, EFI shell needs the windows efi file added as a boot option
	# Type "exit" in the efi shell
	# Press escape key to get into OVMF bios
	# In the bios, go to Boot Maintenance Manager
	# Boot options -> Add boot option -> Select hard drive (No volume label) -> <EFI> -> <Microsoft> -> <Boot> -> bootmgfw.efi 
	# Input any description
	# Commit changes

	# Change boot order
	# Put your newly added boot order as first one -> F10 Save
	# Exit bios (continue/reset options)

## Change Graphics Card to accept Signal Based Interrupts
	# Download the MSI enable tool from https://forums.guru3d.com/threads/windows-line-based-vs-message-signaled-based-interrupts-msi-tool.378044/
	# Enable MSI on the NVIDIA Graphics card and audio card

## Change Audio Settings
	# Make sure Audio Level is at 16 bit, 48000 hz for streaming purposes

## Enabling remote moonlight streaming
	# Assign a static IP(v4 & v6) to the Windows VM
	# Open the required moonlight streaming ports, more information at their Github -> https://github.com/moonlight-stream/moonlight-docs/wiki/Setup-Guide#streaming-over-the-internet

## Nvidia Control Panel Update
	# Nvidia control panel 
	# Open “3D settings” branch -> Select “Manage 3D settings” -> Select “Global settings” tab
	# set “Power Management mode” -> “Prefer maximum performance”
	# set “Low Latency Mode” -> “On

## Programs to Install
	# Steam, Parsec, Epic Games Launcher, Origin, Geforce experience, Virtualhere server, Moonlight