Boot Windows and use Disk Management ( diskmgmt.msc ) to "Extend Volume" into the newly unallocated space.
Upload the .qcow2 file to /var/lib/vz/images and import it using the qm importdisk command.
To build an image from scratch, you will need an ISO file and the qemu-img utility. 1. Initialize the Disk windows 8 qcow2
If you run out of space on your virtual drive, QCOW2 makes expansion simple. qemu-img resize windows8.qcow2 +10G
Standard IDE emulation is slow. Download the ISO from the Fedora Project. During Windows installation, "Load Driver" and point to the VirtIO SCSI and Network folders to enable high-speed I/O. Enable KVM Acceleration Boot Windows and use Disk Management ( diskmgmt
Protects the virtual disk at the storage level. Creating a Windows 8 QCOW2 Image
The QCOW2 format offers several advantages over raw disk images: Download the ISO from the Fedora Project
Windows 8 remains a popular choice for legacy software testing and lightweight virtualization. Using a QCOW2 (QEMU Copy-On-Write) disk image is the most efficient way to run this OS in modern virtualized environments like KVM, QEMU, or Proxmox. Why Use QCOW2 for Windows 8?
Easily save and revert to specific system states.
Always use the -enable-kvm flag on Linux hosts. This allows the guest OS to run at near-native speeds by using the host CPU's virtualization extensions (VT-x or AMD-V). Deployment Scenarios
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