Place this ISO in a directory where you will keep your VM assets, such as ~/VirtualMachines/ISOs/ .

It natively supports copy-on-write snapshots, allowing you to save the VM state and revert to it instantly if something breaks.

Download the official VirtIO driver ISO from the Fedora Peer-to-Peer network. Attach the VirtIO ISO to the VM's virtual CD-ROM drive.

Boot the Windows 10 Lite VM, open , find any flagged components (Storage, Network, PCI), right-click them, and select Update Driver , pointing the search to your virtual CD-ROM drive. Performance Optimization Tips

To understand this combination, we must break down the two components: 1. Windows 10 Lite

There are two primary pathways to acquiring a Windows 10 Lite QCOW2 image: building it manually for maximum security, or downloading a trusted community pre-built image. Approach A: The Manual, Secure Build (Recommended)