Windows VMs on SUSE Virtualization: Hyper-V enlightenments make the difference

Windows runs best when it knows it’s virtualized. Since SUSE Virtualization 1.9, the Windows templates turn on Hyper-V enlightenments and virtio-blk, which removed periodic I/O stalls, cut a write-heavy phase by 24%, and kept older Windows from losing two-thirds of its random IOPS.

October 17, 2026 · 6 min · Alejandro Bonilla

VDI on SUSE Virtualization: Kasm Workspaces with autoscaling Harvester VMs

Kasm Workspaces 1.19 has a built-in Harvester provider: it creates agent VMs on demand, streams desktops to the browser, and deletes the VMs when they sit idle. Here’s a working setup on SUSE Virtualization v1.9, including Windows desktops, and five upstream bugs to work around.

October 7, 2026 · 8 min · Alejandro Bonilla