RFE: Windows Server

[Todd & Margo]

winfsp-2.0.23075.msi does not install the service in Windows Server Standard 2025.  Please consider adding support for this.

Many thanks,

-T

[Bill Zissimopoulos]

Which service is not installed?

 

Do you mean that the WinFsp driver does not get installed or do you mean that the Launcher service is not installed?

 

Are there any error messages or other information?

 

Thanks.

 

Bill

 

 

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[Todd And Margo Chester]

>> *From: *win...@googlegroups.com <win...@googlegroups.com> on behalf of
>> Todd & Margo <toddan...@gmail.com>
>> *Date: *Saturday, March 15, 2025 at 20:57
>> *To: *WinFsp <win...@googlegroups.com>
>> *Subject: *[winfsp] RFE: Windows Server

>>
>> winfsp-2.0.23075.msi does not install the service in Windows Server
>> Standard 2025. Please consider adding support for this.
>>
>> Many thanks,
>>
>> -T

On 3/17/25 5:34 AM, Bill Zissimopoulos wrote:
> Which service is not installed?
>
> Do you mean that the WinFsp driver does not get installed or do you mean
> that the Launcher service is not installed?
>
> Are there any error messages or other information?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Bill
>

Hi Bill,

The driver installs without issue.

After rebooting, no "Z:" or other drive is found.

And searching "Services", "VirtIO-FS Service" does
not exist.

-T

[Bill Zissimopoulos]

Virtio-FS service uses WinFsp but is not related to the WinFsp project.

 

You should probably inquire in the Virtio-FS public forums.

 

Bill

 

 

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[Todd And Margo Chester]

>>> *From: *win...@googlegroups.com <win...@googlegroups.com> on behalf

>>> of Todd & Margo <toddan...@gmail.com>

>>> *Date: *Saturday, March 15, 2025 at 20:57
>>> *To: *WinFsp <win...@googlegroups.com>
>>> *Subject: *[winfsp] RFE: Windows Server

>>>
>>> winfsp-2.0.23075.msi does not install the service in Windows Server
>>> Standard 2025. Please consider adding support for this.
>>>
>>> Many thanks,
>>>
>>> -T
>

> On 3/17/25 5:34 AM, Bill Zissimopoulos wrote:

>> Which service is not installed?
>>
>> Do you mean that the WinFsp driver does not get installed or do you
>> mean that the Launcher service is not installed?
>>
>> Are there any error messages or other information?
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> Bill
>>
>

> Hi Bill,
>
> The driver installs without issue.
>
> After rebooting, no "Z:" or other drive is found.
>
> And searching "Services", "VirtIO-FS Service" does
> not exist.
>
> -T

You can download a free eval version of Server 2025 (select the desktop
install) to test for your self:

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/download-windows-server-2025

[Todd And Margo Chester]

On 3/17/25 6:35 AM, Bill Zissimopoulos wrote:
> Virtio-FS service uses WinFsp but is not related to the WinFsp project.
>
> You should probably inquire in the Virtio-FS public forums.
>

Do you have a link to them?

[Todd And Margo Chester]

Figured it out. I did not install
https://fedorapeople.org/groups/virt/virtio-win/direct-downloads/
virto-win-guesttools.exe
A reboot is required.

And you have to go into <win><R> services.msc, find VirtIO-FS
Service and set it to Automatic, then restart it.

This is a much better guide:
https://www.debugpoint.com/kvm-share-folder-windows-guest/

And if you want to remap the drive:

REGEDIT4

; Change VirtIO-FS's mount point (letter):
; Change the M: below to you desiged letter. Remember the :

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\VirtIO-FS]
"MountPoint"="M:"


Restart the service to get it to take:
cmd as administrator:
sc stop VirtioFsSvc
sc start VirtioFsSvc

or <win><R> services.msc, find VirtIO-FS Service and restart it.