From 5c36f91736d07861b8b996c9ab25840e95d4c0df Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: taradiddles Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2018 08:48:09 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] 'unfixable' -> 'difficult to fix' --- managing-os/windows/windows-vm.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/managing-os/windows/windows-vm.md b/managing-os/windows/windows-vm.md index fc95dcfb..14ca549e 100644 --- a/managing-os/windows/windows-vm.md +++ b/managing-os/windows/windows-vm.md @@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ Installing Xen's PV drivers in the VM will lower its resources usage when using 2. installing Qubes Windows Tools (QWT), which bundles Xen's PV drivers. Notes about using Xen's VBD (storage) PV driver: -- Windows 7: installing the driver requires a fully updated VM or else you'll likely get a BSOD and a VM in an unfixable state. Updating Windows takes *hours* and for casual usage there isn't much of a performance between the disk PV driver and the default one; so there is likely no need to go through the lengthy Windows Update process if your VM doesn't have access to untrusted networks and if you don't use I/O intensive apps. If you plan to update your newly installed Windows VM it is recommended that you do so *before* installing Qubes Windows Tools (QWT). If QWT are installed, you should temporarily re-enable the standard VGA adapter in Windows and disable Qubes' (see the section above). +- Windows 7: installing the driver requires a fully updated VM or else you'll likely get a BSOD and a VM in a difficult to fix state. Updating Windows takes *hours* and for casual usage there isn't much of a performance between the disk PV driver and the default one; so there is likely no need to go through the lengthy Windows Update process if your VM doesn't have access to untrusted networks and if you don't use I/O intensive apps. If you plan to update your newly installed Windows VM it is recommended that you do so *before* installing Qubes Windows Tools (QWT). If QWT are installed, you should temporarily re-enable the standard VGA adapter in Windows and disable Qubes' (see the section above). - the option to install the storage PV driver is disabled by default in Qubes Windows Tools - in case you already had QWT installed without the storage PV driver and you then updated tyou VM, you may then install the driver from Xen's site (xenvbd.tar).