[Bug 1865252] [NEW] QEMU Windows Portable Version (with HAXM accelerator and QEMU GUI)

[Patrick Schleizer]

Public bug reported:

Please consider providing a QEMU Windows portable [1] [2] [3] version on
official qemu.org.

Reasons:

* This would improve usability, the out of the box user experience of laymen 
(non-technical) users.
* Linux distributions could add the QEMU Windows portable to their installer / 
live ISO images (and the DVD's autorun.inf). Users who are still running on the 
Windows platform could be having an easy path to try out a Linux distribution 
by running int inside QEMU. I've seen that in many some years ago. Was running 
Windows. Just open the DVD drive in Windows explorer, double click and QEMU 
(shipped with the ISO) booted the ISO.

Ideally EMU Windows portable version would be bundled with:

* the [QEMU HAXM accelerator] by default. Related ticket: [5]
* a QEMU GUI by default. Related ticket: [6]


[1] When I say "Windows Portable" I mean "USB portable". [4]

[2] A compress archive (zip or so) which after extraction can be
executed without further installation / setup required. As far I know
[https://portableapps.com portableapps.com] is the most popular project
of that kind.

[3] QEMU might already be portable or mostly portable. See:

* https://portableapps.com/search/node/QEMU
* 
https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=site%3Aportableapps.com%20QEMU%20portable
* https://www.portablefreeware.com/?id=640
* https://willhaley.com/blog/simple-portable-linux-qemu-vm-usb/

But not sure above projects are still maintained. Would be certainly
better if official qemu.org would be providing a QEMU Windows portable
version.

[4] Or more generally "can be run on any external storage medium on any
Windows [10] computer.

[5] https://bugs.launchpad.net/qemu/+bug/1864955

[6] https://bugs.launchpad.net/qemu/+bug/1865248

** Affects: qemu
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Title:
  QEMU Windows Portable Version (with HAXM accelerator and QEMU GUI)

Status in QEMU:
  New

Bug description:
  Please consider providing a QEMU Windows portable [1] [2] [3] version
  on official qemu.org.

  Reasons:

  * This would improve usability, the out of the box user experience of laymen 
(non-technical) users.
  * Linux distributions could add the QEMU Windows portable to their installer 
/ live ISO images (and the DVD's autorun.inf). Users who are still running on 
the Windows platform could be having an easy path to try out a Linux 
distribution by running int inside QEMU. I've seen that in many some years ago. 
Was running Windows. Just open the DVD drive in Windows explorer, double click 
and QEMU (shipped with the ISO) booted the ISO.

  Ideally EMU Windows portable version would be bundled with:

  * the [QEMU HAXM accelerator] by default. Related ticket: [5]
  * a QEMU GUI by default. Related ticket: [6]

  
  [1] When I say "Windows Portable" I mean "USB portable". [4]

  [2] A compress archive (zip or so) which after extraction can be
  executed without further installation / setup required. As far I know
  [https://portableapps.com portableapps.com] is the most popular
  project of that kind.

  [3] QEMU might already be portable or mostly portable. See:

  * https://portableapps.com/search/node/QEMU
  * 
https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=site%3Aportableapps.com%20QEMU%20portable
  * https://www.portablefreeware.com/?id=640
  * https://willhaley.com/blog/simple-portable-linux-qemu-vm-usb/

  But not sure above projects are still maintained. Would be certainly
  better if official qemu.org would be providing a QEMU Windows portable
  version.

  [4] Or more generally "can be run on any external storage medium on
  any Windows [10] computer.

  [5] https://bugs.launchpad.net/qemu/+bug/1864955

  [6] https://bugs.launchpad.net/qemu/+bug/1865248

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