Windows 10qcow2 ★ Editor's Choice

Click and browse to the attached virtio-win CD drive.

A raw Windows 10 installation takes 25-40 GB immediately. A QCOW2 file starts small (a few hundred MB) and grows only as data is written. If your VM uses only 20 GB of its virtual 80 GB disk, the QCOW2 file stays at ~20 GB on the host. windows 10qcow2

Have a tip for optimizing Windows 10 on qcow2? Share your experience in the virtualization forums. Click and browse to the attached virtio-win CD drive