If you're having trouble finding the official source or prefer a more straightforward process, you can try third-party websites offering Windows 10 QCOW2 images. Please be cautious and ensure you're downloading from a reputable source:

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Creating your own image ensures it is clean, licensed correctly, and optimized for your specific hypervisor (like KVM/QEMU). GitHub Pages documentation Download the ISO : Get the official Windows 10 ISO directly from Create an empty QCOW2 disk qemu-img create -f qcow2 windows10.qcow2 Use code with caution. Copied to clipboard Install Windows

qemu-system-x86_64 -hda windows10.qcow2 -cdrom /path/to/windows10.iso -m 4096 -smp 2

Move the file to your storage directory and attach it to a new VM hardware configuration.