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Copy speed using smb

Graph showing the transfer speed for copying a file using smb over a bridged network connection

Graph showing the transfer speed for copying a file using virtiofs

Using Robocopy to copy the 2GB sample.txt file from the Windows guest to the Linux host shared folder using the smb network protocol

Using Robocopy to copy the 2GB sample.txt file from the Windows guest to the Linux host shared folder using the virtiofs driver

Click “Browse” and select the virtio-win-…iso image

Select the drive letter (probably D:) of the mounted virtio-win ISO image

Under “Update driver” select “Browse my computer for drivers”

Select a driver

In the Device Manager, open “Other devices” to see the “Mass Storage Controller” with the missing driver

For startup type, select “Automatic (Delayed Start)”, then click “Start” at the bottom