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Try Qemu driveron windows

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#19,306 opened on Jul 19, 2024

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Description

I have a theory that we should be able to run Qemu Driver in Windows if we set the correct “Accell” maybe if we set the accell to “tcg” like this PR https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/pull/19299/files#r1683516637 but for windows

we should explore that and see if that works with a different type of accell tcg or anything else that might be helpful

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Research direction
Examine the PR at kubernetes/minikube/pull/19299 to understand how 'tcg' acceleration was implemented for other platforms. Test running the QEMU driver on Windows with 'tcg' acceleration and explore alternative acceleration options. Review minikube's QEMU driver code in drivers/qemu/ for Windows specific handling.
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go
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infrastructure
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Research
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3
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1-3 hours
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Fresh
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Needs investigation
Prerequisites
minikube fundamentalsQEMU
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40