Windows 10.qcow2 Download
There is no official Windows 10 .qcow2 image provided by Microsoft.
Any website offering a direct .qcow2 download is unofficial and could be:
Always obtain Windows 10 from Microsoft and convert it to qcow2 yourself. Windows 10.qcow2 Download
You have three legitimate options to obtain a base Windows 10 image that you can convert to QCOW2. There is no official Windows 10
| From | To qcow2 command |
|----------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
| VHDX (MS eval) | qemu-img convert -f vhdx -O qcow2 input.vhdx out.qcow2 |
| VMDK (VMware) | qemu-img convert -f vmdk -O qcow2 input.vmdk out.qcow2 |
| RAW | qemu-img convert -f raw -O qcow2 input.raw out.qcow2 |
| ISO (can’t convert directly – must install first) | | Always obtain Windows 10 from Microsoft and convert
Open a terminal and run:
qemu-img create -f qcow2 windows10.qcow2 80G