If you're working with a Windows 10.qcow2 file, you're likely managing a virtual disk image for a virtual machine.

You can create "linked clones" where a base Windows 10.qcow2 remains read-only while multiple VMs store their unique changes in smaller, separate overlay files. How to Create a Windows 10.qcow2 Image

qemu-system-x86_64 \ -enable-kvm \ -m 4096 \ -cpu host \ -smp 4 \ -drive file=Windows 10.qcow2,format=qcow2,if=virtio \ -cdrom /path/to/Win10_22H2_English.iso \ -netdev user,id=net0 -device virtio-net-pci,netdev=net0

Windows 10.qcow2 [upd]

If you're working with a Windows 10.qcow2 file, you're likely managing a virtual disk image for a virtual machine.

You can create "linked clones" where a base Windows 10.qcow2 remains read-only while multiple VMs store their unique changes in smaller, separate overlay files. How to Create a Windows 10.qcow2 Image Windows 10.qcow2