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<p>Rbellamy: /* Binary Drivers */ Update link to new virtio driver site</p> <hr /> <div>= Windows VirtIO Drivers =<br /> <br /> The source for the Windows drivers is hosted in a repository on GIT hub. Anonymous users can clone the repository<br /> <br /> git clone git://github.com/YanVugenfirer/kvm-guest-drivers-windows.git<br /> <br /> [https://github.com/YanVugenfirer/kvm-guest-drivers-windows Browse GIT repository online ]<br /> <br /> <br /> == Binary Drivers ==<br /> <br /> Binary drivers are provided by some Linux distributions including WHQL Certified drivers.<br /> <br /> For example the binary drivers for Ubuntu can be found [https://launchpad.net/kvm-guest-drivers-windows/+download here].<br /> <br /> 64-bit versions of Windows Vista and newer (this currently includes Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows Server 2012) require the drivers to be [http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/hardware/gg487332 digitally signed] to load.<br /> <br /> If your distribution does not provide binary drivers for Windows, you can use the package from the Fedora Project. These drivers are digitally signed, and will work on 64-bit versions of Windows:<br /> <br /> [https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Windows_Virtio_Drivers Latest VirtIO drivers for Windows from Fedora ]<br /> <br /> = Code signing drivers for the Windows 64bit platforms =<br /> * Drivers should be signed for Windows 64bit platforms. <br /> * Here are some links how to self sign and install self signed drivers:<br /> ** [http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff547649.aspx Installing Test-Signed Driver Packages]<br /> ** [http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/driver/tips/IFS_Signing.mspx How to Release-Sign File System Drivers]</div>

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