Windows 10.qcow2 < 1000+ ORIGINAL >

Download the latest stable from the official Fedora repository.

Note: Evaluation images expire after 90 days. Do not use these for permanent production.

Download the official Media Creation Tool or ISO from Microsoft. Windows 10.qcow2

qemu-img create -f qcow2 win10.qcow2 80G

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: The .qcow2 (QEMU Copy-On-Write) format is highly efficient because it only grows in size as data is actually written to the disk, saving significant storage space on your host machine compared to fixed-size raw images.

Launch the virtual machine initialization sequence. Make sure to attach both the Windows 10 installation media and the VirtIO driver disc simultaneously. Download the official Media Creation Tool or ISO

qemu-img convert -p -f vmdk -O qcow2 existing_windows10.vmdk win10_from_vmware.qcow2

# Inside guest: Optimize-VHD -Path C:\ -Mode Full (PowerShell) # Then on host: qemu-img convert -O qcow2 Windows10.qcow2 Windows10_compact.qcow2

This is the most common method. You will create a blank QCOW2 disk image and then install Windows 10 onto it using an installation ISO. This process is the same regardless of which virtualization software you plan to use later.

Memory management driver that allows the host to reclaim unused RAM. Step 5: Shrinking and Optimizing the Final QCOW2 Image