Windows 10qcow2 -

Allows the guest OS to pass TRIM commands, reducing QCOW2 size on host storage host

Run the following command to boot the installer with your new disk: windows 10qcow2

Unlike a RAW disk image, which consumes the entire allocated space immediately, QCOW2 supports . A RAW disk uses precisely the amount of space you specify (for example, an 80 GB file takes up exactly 80 GB on your hard drive), whereas a QCOW2 file starts small and grows only as data is added to the virtual disk. This makes it extremely space-efficient. It’s important to note, however, that this flexibility sometimes comes with a slight performance trade-off compared to RAW images. Allows the guest OS to pass TRIM commands,

qemu-img convert -f vhdx -O qcow2 source.vhdx target.qcow2 It’s important to note, however, that this flexibility

Have you migrated your Windows 10 VMs to QCOW2? Drop a comment below with your performance results or snapshot horror stories!

In your QEMU command or virt-manager, add a second CD-ROM drive pointing to virtio-win.iso .