Windows 7 Qcow2 – Bonus Inside

To ensure optimal performance and proper hardware detection (especially for networking and storage), Windows 7 requires VirtIO drivers when running as a KVM guest.

qemu-img convert -f vmdk source.vmdk -O qcow2 destination.qcow2 Windows 7 Qcow2

Warning: Windows 7 is not plug-and-play aware for storage controllers. After conversion, you will likely encounter a bluescreen. To fix this, boot the Windows 7 ISO in repair mode and inject the VirtIO SCSI driver offline using dism . To ensure optimal performance and proper hardware detection