Contains the bootloader and file system structure (typically NTFS) necessary for the virtual machine to start [2].
Instead of copying the 80 GB file to test a new app, create a "backing file" clone: Windows 10.qcow2
Download QEMU from qemu.org . Use the command line similar to Linux, though you lose KVM acceleration (so performance is slower). Use WHPX (Windows Hypervisor Platform) instead: Contains the bootloader and file system structure (typically
Even with perfect setup, Windows 10 in QCOW2 format has quirks. you can leverage the format’s superpowers.
With your base windows-10.qcow2 ready, you can leverage the format’s superpowers.