during the installation. Without these, Windows won't even see your QCOW2 drive because it needs specialized drivers to talk to the virtual hardware efficiently.
Whether you download an image or build your own, Windows 11 has strict hardware requirements (TPM 2.0, Secure Boot). If you download a pre-made .qcow2 image, it is often modified to bypass these checks. While convenient, this can lead to instability or issues with future Windows updates. windows 11 taoqcow2 better download
: Use a tool like QEMU on a PC to create a virtual disk. Command: qemu-img create -f qcow2 windows11.qcow2 64G . during the installation