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virtualization=true is needed for -M virt, else windows installer won’t boot.
--accel tcg,thread=multi is to speed up emulation
devices are added for graphics output (ramfb), keyboard/mouse (usb*) and network (-nic)
pauth-impdef=on speeds up pointer authentication https://www.qemu.org/docs/master/system/arm/cpu-features.html#tcg-vcpu-features
Setup Windows
Setup will take between 1 and 2 hours on a high end x64 processor. It requires several manual steps.
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