Windows 7: Qcow2 Free

qemu-system-x86_64 \ -enable-kvm \ -m 4096 \ -cpu host \ -smp cores=2 \ -drive file=win7.qcow2,if=virtio,cache=writeback \ -cdrom windows7.iso \ -cdrom virtio-win-0.1.173-4.iso \ -vga qxl \ -netdev user,id=net0 -device virtio-net,netdev=net0

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Windows 7 doesn’t natively have virtio drivers. To get better performance: qemu-system-x86_64 \ -enable-kvm \ -m 4096 \ -cpu

qemu-system-x86_64 -hda windows7.qcow2 -m 4G -vga virtio -display sdl id=net0 -device virtio-net

Use the virt-install command to orchestrate the installation:

A valid installation disc image (Service Pack 1 recommended).