QEMU - install and run under Windows

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# 1. download QEMU

    # https://www.qemu.org/download/#windows
    #
    # or:
    #
    # https://qemu.weilnetz.de/w64/
    # https://qemu.weilnetz.de/w32/


# 2. add QEMU installation path to `Path` system environment variable

    C:\Program Files\qemu


# 3. create virtual disk

    qemu-img create ./my-disk.img 20G   # or (compressed disk):  qemu-img create -f qcow2 ./my-disk.img 20G

    # Where:
    #   ./my-disk.img   means path to created disk
    #   20G             means 20 GB disk size


# 4. run QEMU using (*.iso boots first letting to install OS):

    qemu-system-x86_64.exe -m 4G -hda ./my-disk.img -cdrom ./my-linux.iso -boot d

    # Where:
    #   -m 4G                   means 4 GB RAM for VM
    #   -hda ./my-disk.img      means attached hard disk
    #   -cdrom ./my-linux.iso   means attached CD disk
    #   -boot d                 means boot order


# 5. run QEMU using (only when OS is installed):

    qemu-system-x86_64.exe -m 4G -hda ./my-disk.img



# See also
#
#     1. https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/QEMU/Images
#     2. https://linux.die.net/man/1/qemu-img
#     3. https://linux.die.net/man/1/qemu-kvm
#     4. https://manpages.debian.org/jessie/qemu-system-x86/qemu-system-x86_64.1.en.html