“BIOS finds the disk; BCD boots Windows” compresses several different responsibilities. PVE’s virtual-device order, UEFI boot entries, and Windows BCD system selection are separate configurations.

On September 21, 2026, I fully cloned a Windows Server template into VM202, disconnected its network, disabled autostart, inspected it read-only, and observed a normal boot. Template VM200 and DC VM201 were untouched. This was static evidence plus boot verification, without firmware execution tracing or ETW boot timing.

I wanted a small Linux VM on Apple Silicon: install Arch Linux ARM through QEMU, run Docker, then manage it in UTM. Separate installation and import KBs describe one workflow.

The record establishes disk boot and successful UTM login. Its claims about HVF, distribution source, sandboxing, and nested virtualization need qualification before reuse.