QEMU, MSYS2, and Emacs: Open-Source Solutions to Run Virtual Machines on Windows
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## Executive Summary This article is a step-by-step guide for setting up and running QEMU on Windows using the MSYS2 MinGW64 environment: it covers installing QEMU via pacman, launching a Kali qcow2 VM, converting VMWare VMDK images to qcow2, extracting OVMF UEFI firmware from an RPM for UEFI boot support, example qemu-system-x86_64 commands to mirror VMX settings (SOF-ELK), and practical troubleshooting tips (Hyper-V interactions, USB/Admin requirements, and performance tuning).
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