VirtIO drivers have been installed as a CD-ROM image to /usr/share/drivers/windows/virtio-win.iso To install the drivers on a Windows guest machine, either during or after the installation of Windows, pass the iso file to the guest machine and mount it as a CD-ROM image. Then, in the Windows guest, open the Device Manager and start the driver update wizard. Locate the appropriate device and click to update its driver. In the pop-up window, click to browse in the guest machine to locate the iso image, and select the driver(s) from it to install. For an example, see: https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/QEMU/Windows_guest For information on using the Device Manager, refer to the Windows documentation.