Create a VM Template from Your Golden Image

Step 1: Create the Workload Template

1. Edit or Duplicate the Workload Template

1. Return to Genesis → Workloads table
2. Either edit the original template or duplicate it first

2. Update the Settings

Make the following changes:

1. virtio_drivers: Set to false (drivers are now in the golden image)

1. Change the ISO mount from HTTP to Clone

1. Set clone to your golden image name (e.g., windows-template)

1. Remove the blank system mount (if still present)—the golden image includes the system disk

3. Submit Change

Click Submit to update the template.

You new Windows VM workload template built from your golden image is now ready to use. You can now navigate back to your project, and begin launching and connecting to your new workload template just as you did previously with your first Windows template. However now, you will not need to go through the install process, and can connect via Rustdesk as soon as the workload is ready.