A default Windows installation is bloated. Run these inside the guest:
After optimization, trim the QCOW2 image from the host: Windows 10.qcow2
Inside Windows 10 VM:
qemu-img convert -f vmdk -O qcow2 Windows\ 10.vmdk Windows\ 10.qcow2 A default Windows installation is bloated
A default Windows installation is bloated. Run these inside the guest:
After optimization, trim the QCOW2 image from the host:
Inside Windows 10 VM:
qemu-img convert -f vmdk -O qcow2 Windows\ 10.vmdk Windows\ 10.qcow2