This is the most critical part of this review.

Skip the 30-60 minute installation process.

While most official archives provide ISO files, some community sources offer pre-installed QCOW2 formats for specific uses:

If your host machine supports it, use KVM to make the VM run at near-native speeds: qemu-system-i386 -m 1G -enable-kvm -hda windows_xp.qcow2 Safety and Security Warnings

Websites like OSBoxes or VirtualBoxes occasionally offer QCOW2 formats, though they primarily focus on VDI or VMDK. You can easily convert these to QCOW2 using the qemu-img tool. 3. GitHub and Developer Forums