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Windows XP does not have good default time synchronization with KVM hosts. Install the QEMU Guest Agent within the XP VM to keep the clock synchronized and ensure proper quiescing during backups.

qemu-system-i386 \ -m 1024 \ -cpu host \ -smp 2 \ -drive file=windows-xp.qcow2,index=0,media=disk,format=qcow2 \ -vga vmware \ -net nic,model=rtl8139 \ -net user \ -rtc base=localtime \ -enable-kvm Use code with caution. Performance Optimization Framework windows+xpqcow2+top

loadvm snapshot_name

# Watch QEMU process using the Windows XPQCow2 image top -p $(pgrep -f "windows.xpqcow2") Windows XP does not have good default time

qemu-img create -f qcow2 -o preallocation=metadata windows_xp.qcow2 20G Use code with caution. C. Enable Cache Modes windows+xpqcow2+top