Windows 10 Updates reverts NIC to Realtek Driver

[Ben Yarwood]

I'm having an issue with Windows 10 (and Server 2016), it is using the Realtek Fast Ethernet NIC driver rather than the XenServer PV Network Device.

 

I've tried re-installing the xs-tools but this doesn't seem to have helped.

I've tried creating new VMs for Windows 10 and Server 2016 and the issue persists - I cannot get it to use XenServer PV Network Device and not the Realtek driver.

The host is 6.5 and has the following updates applied.

 

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[Alan Lantz]

I'm not sure what XenServer 6.5 fully supports Windows 10/Server 2016 since those came out after the XenServer version did.

You can try removing all of the registry/file from the XenTools installer and try again, but you may very well be fighting a losing

battle and will need to upgrade XenServer.

 

--Alan--

 

[Ben Yarwood]

11 minutes ago, Alan Lantz said:

I'm not sure what XenServer 6.5 fully supports Windows 10/Server 2016 since those came out after the XenServer version did.

You can try removing all of the registry/file from the XenTools installer and try again, but you may very well be fighting a losing

battle and will need to upgrade XenServer.

 

--Alan--

 

 

Just tried this now and XenTools doesn't want to install properly again by the looks of it.

 

Upgrade time it is then!

 

[Wern Pin Lee]

I have the same problem. It's something to do with the upgrade process... When I install a new VM, it works without any issue!

[Varaprasad Gevini]

I do have a same issues, Please let me know if any proper fix