Windows 81 Qcow2 Install [better] 🎉

From a VDI (VirtualBox):

qemu-img resize windows81.qcow2 +40G

sudo qemu-system-x86_64 \ -enable-kvm \ -m 4096 \ -smp 2 \ -drive file=win81.qcow2,format=qcow2,if=virtio \ -netdev user,id=network0 \ -device e1000e,netdev=network0 windows 81 qcow2 install

Right-click any item with a yellow exclamation mark (e.g., "Ethernet Controller"). Update Driver Browse my computer Point it to the entire VirtIO CD-ROM drive and check Include subfolders Repeat this for the Balloon driver QXL graphics Optimization Tips Performance machine type and From a VDI (VirtualBox): qemu-img resize windows81

: Once the "Red Hat VirtIO SCSI pass-through controller" appears, select it. Your qcow2 disk should now be visible for partitioning. 4. Post-Install Optimization if=virtio \ -netdev user

Log out and back in for changes to take effect.

sudo systemctl enable --now libvirtd sudo usermod -aG libvirt,kvm $USER