: Download the official Windows 10 ISO from the Microsoft website .
– One point deducted for the lack of automatic space reclamation (TRIM) without manual configuration, and slight fragmentation over time.
Compress your base images to save host disk space or ease file transfers. Step 1: Preparing the Prerequisites windows 10qcow2
-boot d : Instructs the virtual machine to boot from the primary CD-ROM (the Windows installer). Step 4: Inject VirtIO Drivers During Windows Setup
Downloaded directly from Microsoft’s Media Creation Tool or Evaluation Center. : Download the official Windows 10 ISO from
While Microsoft does not officially distribute Windows in QCOW2 format (they typically provide ), you can create one using several methods: Windows 10 preview - My experiences - Hacker's ramblings
qemu-img convert -O qcow2 windows10.qcow2 windows10_compressed.qcow2 Use code with caution. 3. Windows Activation Fails on Cloned VMs Step 1: Preparing the Prerequisites -boot d :
Microsoft does not officially distribute QCOW2 files. However, they distribute VHDX for Azure. You can convert those (see Part 4).
creates a 50GB virtual hard drive that only takes up as much space as the data stored within it. Chapter 3: The Installation When setting up the VM in Virt-Manager , the disk bus and network model should be set to