Windows does not have native support for VirtIO devices included.īut, there is excellent external support through opensource drivers, which are available compiled and signed for Windows: The availability and status of the VirtIO drivers depends on the guest OS and platform. You can maximize performances by using VirtIO drivers. balloon (dynamic memory management), see Dynamic Memory Management.network (ethernet cards), see Paravirtualized Network Drivers for Windows.block (disks drives), see Paravirtualized Block Drivers for Windows.Īt the moment these kind of devices are supported: In short, they enable direct (paravirtualized) access to devices and peripherals for virtual machines using them, instead of slower, emulated, ones.Ī quite extended explanation about VirtIO drivers can be found here. VirtIO Drivers are paravirtualized drivers for kvm/Linux (see ).
