Windows does not natively recognize KVM’s efficient paravirtualized devices.
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Once you have your file, follow these performance tips: qemu-system-x86_64 \ -enable-kvm \ -cpu host \ -smp
Use a legitimate license key (retail, OEM, or from your Microsoft account). cache.direct=on \ -netdev user
qemu-system-x86_64 \
-enable-kvm \
-cpu host \
-smp cores=4,threads=2 \
-m 8192 \
-drive file=windows10.qcow2,if=virtio,aio=native,cache.direct=on \
-netdev user,id=net0 -device virtio-net,netdev=net0 \
-usb -device usb-tablet