# VMware ESXi ~ VM Deployment

![VMware ESXi ~ VM Deployment](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1680985191198/32f97fdf-aa8d-4b36-a711-6421df92b6ee.jpeg)

Now that I had the infra up, its time to start the `home lab` deployment! Ill be starting off by deploying a Microsoft Windows 10 Professional machine. Leggo.

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Prerequisites
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*   VMware ESXi / Workstation Install
*   Windows 10 ISO

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Creating New Virtual Machine
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Installing OS
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At this point its just like installing any other OS on bare metal!

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That's pretty much it! That's how we go about deploying a virtual machine in the ESXi Infra.

~Nee