The capacity Windows 8 thinks it has (e.g., 40GB).
hv_* flags : Enables Hyper-V enlightenments, which trick Windows 8 into knowing it is virtualized, drastically reducing CPU overhead. Step 4: Loading Drivers During Windows 8 Setup
(Optional) Repeat the process for the network driver ( NetKVM ) and memory balloon driver ( Ballon ) to save time later. windows 8 qcow2
: Navigate to the VirtIO CD-ROM and look for the folder matching your architecture (e.g., vioscsi\w8.1\amd64
Drill down into the directory structure: viostor -> w8 -> amd64 (or x86 if running a 32-bit architecture). The capacity Windows 8 thinks it has (e
: You can capture the state of the Windows 8 VM at a specific point in time and revert to it later, which is useful for testing updates or software.
-drive file=/path/to/virtio-win.iso,media=cdrom : Mounts the driver disk as a secondary CD-ROM. : Navigate to the VirtIO CD-ROM and look
Inside the virtual machine, mount the virtio-win.iso and run virtio-win-guest-tools.exe . This installs: VirtIO Network Drivers (for higher network throughput). Ballooning drivers (for efficient memory management). QEMU guest agent (for better management). B. Compress the Image
Download the official stable VirtIO driver ISO from the Fedora Peer Group: wget https://fedorapeople.org Use code with caution.
If you have an existing Windows 8 virtual machine running on VMware or Hyper-V, you can easily migrate it to QCOW2 format using qemu-img :
Inside the Windows 8 guest, run a defragmentation tool or use a tool to zero out empty space. Shut down the virtual machine.