How to Access Host Folder in Windows VM on Proxmox Using Virtiofs

After successfully testing access to the host folder in Linux VM on Proxmox Using Virtiofs, I want to test also in Windows VM.

Below is how to do it

– Please ensure that virtiofsd is installed on the Proxmox host

apt install virtiofsd

– Create share directory on Proxmox

mkdir -p /srv/sharefolder/vm101

– Go to Proxmox GUI. Select Datacenter | Directory Mappings. Click add to create a new mapping.

– Select VM who will access share folder from Proxmox Host. Select Hardware | Add | Virtiofs

– Start VM who has been added Virtiofs

If the VM was already running, shut it down and then start it again

– Install WinFsp and virtiofs driver

For WinFsp, please download here: https://github.com/winfsp/winfsp/releases.

For VirtioFS driver, please download here: https://fedorapeople.org/groups/virt/virtio-win/direct-downloads/stable-virtio/virtio-win.iso

Install both on the Windows VM

Enable the VirtIO-FS service and ensure it starts automatically on boot

Once active, open This PC in File Explorer, and you will see a new drive (the shared folder from the host).

Good Luck 🙂