Windows-11 22H2 upgrade problems

[Sean Christopherson]

On Wed, Oct 05, 2022, ToddAndMargo wrote:
> Hi All,
> 
> Fedora 36
> qemu-kvm-6.2.0-15.fc36.x86_64
> Windows 11 Pro
> 
> Any of you guys having troubles upgrading Windows-11
> build 21H2 to 22H2?
> 
> I am upgrading from the ISO:
>    https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download
> /windows11
> 
> using the US English version:
>    Win11_22H2_English_x64.iso
> 
> The install goes all the way through the process and
> when It does its final reboot, it throws the "Installation
> failed in SAFE_OS phase with an error during BOOT
> operation 0xC1900101 0x20017".

There's a decent chance you're hitting known bugs in KVM's SMM emulation that can
cause Windows 11 with Secure Boot to crash.  If you can build+install a custom
host kernel, the in-progress fixes[*] are healthy enough that you can try them out
locally.

[*] https://lore.kernel.org/all/20220803155011.43721-1-mlevitsk@redhat.com