

You can skip the Features part for now, so just click Next again. Scroll down a bit, and find Remote Desktop Services, click the check-box beside it to select.

It is safe to keep clicking Next until you get to Server Roles section of it. This requires additional licensing.Ĭlick on Manage, then choose Add Roles and Features.

If you need more than two concurrent RDP sessions, install the Remote Desktop Session Host. Verify Public is checked for Remote Desktop. Navigate to Control Panel > Windows Firewall > Allowed Apps. Make sure the Windows firewall allows Remote Desktop on the Public network. Your VPS will now have internet connectivity! Perform steps 3-6 again for any more Unrecognized Devices on your system.īy default, Windows Server will allow two concurrent RDP sessions. You will see a pop-up confirmation to verify that you want to install Red Hat VirtIO Ethernet Adapter, just click Install. and navigate to D:\virtio\NetKVM\WIN8\AMD64, then click Next. Two choices will appear, choose the one below, which is Browse my computer for driver software.Ĭlick Browse. Right-click on Ethernet Controller and choose Update Driver Software. You should notice 3 devices that are marked with yellow "!" signs (4 if you chose to enable Private Networking). On the left pane of that new window (will be named Computer Management), select Device Manager.

On the upper right part of the menu, click on Tools then choose Computer Management. Click "Load Driver".īrowse to one of the following folders (varies based on your ISO image):Īdditional Steps Configuring Network ConnectivityĪfter you log in for the first time on your Windows VPS via View Console, you will be greeted by the Server Manager. You now have a Windows ISO with built-in VirtIO drivers ready for use as a custom Vultr ISO.Īfter deploying your custom ISO, open the Vultr Web Console.Īt first, no drive is present. In general, the following mastering options are needed:įilesystem: UDF, Include Hidden Files, Include System Filesīoot Image: C:\custom\winserver\boot\ Use an ISO mastering tool to create your custom slipstream ISO. Įxtract the VirtIO ISO to c:\custom\winserver\virtio. Get the latest binary VirtIO drivers for Windows, packaged as an ISO file, from Įxtract your Windows Server ISO to: c:\custom\winserver with a compression tool such as 7zip. Building the Windows ISO (Server versions only)
