diff --git a/managing-os/windows/windows-tools-3.md b/managing-os/windows/windows-tools-3.md index 8d4a5fea..c610d08c 100644 --- a/managing-os/windows/windows-tools-3.md +++ b/managing-os/windows/windows-tools-3.md @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ Qubes Windows Tools (QWT for short) contain several components than can be enabl **In testing VMs only** it's probably a good idea to install a VNC server before installing QWT. If something goes very wrong with the Qubes gui agent, a VNC server should still allow access to the OS. -**NOTE**: Xen PV disk drivers are not installed by default. This is because they seem to cause problems (BSOD). We're working with upstream devs to fix this. *However*, the BSOD seems to only occur after the first boot and everything works fine after that. **Enable the drivers at your own risk** of course, but we welcome reports of success/failure in any case (backup your VM first!). With disk PV drivers absent `qvm-block` will not work for the VM, but you can still use standard Qubes inter-VM file copying mechanisms. +**NOTE**: Xen PV disk drivers are not installed by default. This is because they seem to cause problems (BSOD = Blue Screen Of Death). We're working with upstream devs to fix this. *However*, the BSOD seems to only occur after the first boot and everything works fine after that. **Enable the drivers at your own risk** of course, but we welcome reports of success/failure in any case (backup your VM first!). With disk PV drivers absent `qvm-block` will not work for the VM, but you can still use standard Qubes inter-VM file copying mechanisms. Xen PV driver components may display a message box asking for reboot during installation -- it's safe to ignore them and defer the reboot.