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Microsoft does provide an official Windows Server 2016 QCOW2 image for direct download . To use this format, you must typically download the official ISO evaluation image and convert it or build your own. Creating a QCOW2 Image windows server 2016 qcow2 image download
This is the safest, fastest, and most recommended method to get a clean . There is no such thing as a from Microsoft
qemu-img convert -f vhdx -O qcow2 WindowsServer2016.vhdx windows-server-2016.qcow2 windows server 2016 qcow2 image download