fsutil behavior set DisableDeleteNotify 0
Compress cold or archived Windows 8 images to minimize storage footprints across backups. Step 1: Creating the Windows 8 QCOW2 Virtual Disk windows 8 qcow2
Execute the following command to boot the virtual machine. This command mounts both the Windows 8 installation ISO and the VirtIO drivers ISO simultaneously. fsutil behavior set DisableDeleteNotify 0 Compress cold or
While QCOW2 is feature-rich, it can sometimes be slower than RAW images due to the overhead of its metadata. To optimize Windows 8 on QCOW2: Use VirtIO Drivers : Ensure you install VirtIO storage drivers windows 8 qcow2