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.
Windows does not have VirtIO drivers installed by default.
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 by the community can be eliminated from drivers as soon as possible.
What Do I Need to Do?¶
Upgrade VirtIO drivers in Windows private images or running Windows ECSs.
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