Updates to XenBus Windows I/O driver - For Citrix Hypervisor and XenServer
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Description
Who Should Read This Article?
This information is for customers using Citrix Hypervisor or XenServer who are entitled to receive automatic Windows I/O driver updates on their Windows VMs.
Latest versions
The following versions of XenBus are the latest that are available through Windows Automatic Updates. The version that is installed on your Windows VM depends on the version of Windows.
| Version | Release Date | Applicable Windows versions | Notes |
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| 9.1.11.115 | May 27, 2025 |
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For information about how to install these drivers on your Windows VM, see XenServer VM Tools for Windows.
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For information about how to install these drivers on your Windows VM, see XenServer VM Tools for Windows.
Version History
Note: History is only available for versions released since the start of 2018.
| Version | Release Date | Applicable Windows versions | Notes |
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| 9.1.9.105 | Oct 22, 2024 |
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For more information about installing the version 9.x.x.x drivers, see Upgrading your Citrix Hypervisor Windows I/O drivers to the latest major version.
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| 9.1.8.88 | Jun 04, 2024 |
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For more information about installing the version 9.x.x.x drivers, see Upgrading your Citrix Hypervisor Windows I/O drivers to the latest major version.
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| 9.1.7.80 | Nov 27, 2023 |
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For more information about installing the version 9.x.x.x drivers, see Upgrading your Citrix Hypervisor Windows I/O drivers to the latest major version.
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| 9.1.5.54 | Jan 25, 2022 |
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We recommend that you set the autoreboot registry key before updating to the latest version of the Citrix VM Tools for Windows. For more information, see Setting automatic reboots when updating the Citrix VM Tools for Windows. For more information about installing the version 9.x.x.x drivers, see Upgrading your Citrix Hypervisor Windows I/O drivers to the latest major version.
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| 9.1.4.49 | Jul 28, 2022 |
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We recommend that you set the autoreboot registry key before updating to the latest version of the Citrix VM Tools for Windows. For more information, see Setting automatic reboots when updating the Citrix VM Tools for Windows. For more information about installing the version 9.x.x.x drivers, see Upgrading your Citrix Hypervisor Windows I/O drivers to the latest major version. Important: Updating to this version of the driver removes the quiesced snapshots capability of the VM. If you are using quiesced snapshots and wish to retain this functionality, do not adopt these 9.x.x.x drivers. |
| 9.1.3.30 | Jan 14, 2022 |
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We recommend that you set the autoreboot registry key before updating to the latest version of the Citrix VM Tools for Windows. For more information, see Setting automatic reboots when updating the Citrix VM Tools for Windows. For more information about installing the version 9.x.x.x drivers, see Upgrading your Citrix Hypervisor Windows I/O drivers to the latest major version. Important: Updating to this version of the driver removes the quiesced snapshots capability of the VM. If you are using quiesced snapshots and wish to retain this functionality, do not adopt these 9.x.x.x drivers. |
| 9.1.2.14 | Jun 24, 2021 |
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We recommend that you set the autoreboot registry key before updating to the latest version of the Citrix VM Tools for Windows. For more information, see Setting automatic reboots when updating the Citrix VM Tools for Windows. For more information about installing the version 9.x.x.x drivers, see Upgrading your Citrix Hypervisor Windows I/O drivers to the latest major version. Important: Updating to this version of the driver removes the quiesced snapshots capability of the VM. If you are using quiesced snapshots and wish to retain this functionality, do not adopt these 9.x.x.x drivers. |
| 9.1.1.8 | Feb 11, 2021 |
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This version of the xenbus driver that takes advantage of the new Autoreboot registry key. This registry setting specifies the maximum number of reboots that are automatically completed when using Windows Update to update your drivers. We recommend that you set this registry key before updating to the latest version of the Citrix VM Tools for Windows. For more information, see Setting automatic reboots when updating the Citrix VM Tools for Windows. For more information about installing the version 9.x.x.x drivers, see Upgrading your Citrix Hypervisor Windows I/O drivers to the latest major version. Important: Updating to this version of the driver removes the quiesced snapshots capability of the VM. If you are using quiesced snapshots and wish to retain this functionality, do not adopt these 9.x.x.x drivers. |
| 9.1.0.4 | Jun 10, 2020 |
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For more information about installing the version 9.x.x.x drivers, see Upgrading your Citrix Hypervisor Windows I/O drivers to the latest major version. Important: Updating to this version of the driver removes the quiesced snapshots capability of the VM. If you are using quiesced snapshots and wish to retain this functionality, do not adopt these 9.x.x.x drivers. |
| 9.0.0.41 | Dec 19, 2019 |
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Important: Updating to this version of the driver removes the quiesced snapshots capability of the VM. If you are using quiesced snapshots and wish to retain this functionality, do not adopt these 9.0.0.x drivers. |
| 8.2.1.124 | Jun 04, 2018 |
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| 8.2.1.117 | Mar 28, 2018 | All supported Windows VMs |
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