Boot device inaccessible after converting Windows Server 2019 from VSphere ESXI to Proxmox

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zcostell
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Joined: Mon Dec 15, 2025 12:41 pm

Mon Dec 15, 2025 12:44 pm

After using V2V to convert an ESXI VM to Proxmox, Windows fails to boot with the error "Inaccesable Boot Device"

Is this a known issue? Is there a workaround?
yaroslav (staff)
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Mon Dec 15, 2025 1:02 pm

Please try removing VMware tools before conversion.
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