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Why Do I Need to Install and Update VirtIO Drivers for Windows?
Updated on 2024-05-17 GMT+08:00
Why Do I Need to Install and Update VirtIO Drivers for Windows?
Why Do I Need to Install VirtIO Drivers?
VirtIO drivers are paravirtualized drivers that provide high-performance disks and NICs for ECSs.
- A standard Windows OS does not have VirtIO drivers.
- Public images have VirtIO drivers by default.
- You need to install VirtIO drivers for private images. For details, see Installing VirtIO Drivers.
Why Do I Need to Update VirtIO Drivers?
This ensures that known issues identified in the community or R&D tests can be avoided on the latest drivers.
When Do I Need to Update VirtIO Drivers?
After a major error is fixed, you are advised to update VirtIO drivers immediately. (This has not happened by now.)
After other issues are fixed, decide whether to update VirtIO drivers based on your needs.
What Do I Need to Do?
- Upgrade VirtIO drivers in Windows private images or running Windows ECSs.
- If you have any technical issue or question, contact the customer service.
Parent topic: Image Optimization
Image Optimization FAQs
- Must I Install Guest OS Drivers on an ECS?
- Why Do I Need to Install and Update VirtIO Drivers for Windows?
- What Will the System Do to an Image File When I Use the File to Register a Private Image?
- How Do I Configure an ECS, BMS, or Image File Before I Use It to Create an Image?
- What Do I Do If a Windows Image File Is Not Pre-Configured When I Use It to Register a Private Image?
- What Do I Do If a Linux Image File Is Not Pre-Configured When I Use It to Register a Private Image?
- How Do I Optimize an Image?
- How Do I Use a Private Image Created from a First-Generation ECS to Create a Second-Generation ECS?
- How Do I Enable NIC Multi-Queue for an Image?
- How Do I Configure an ECS to Dynamically Acquire IPv6 Addresses?
- How Do I Make a System Disk Image Support Fast ECS Creation?
- Whey Do I Fail to Install Guest OS Drivers on a Windows ECS?
- How Do I Install Native Xen and KVM Drivers?
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