- To install a driver on your target system, unpack the tarball, then navigate to either the x86 or x64 subdirectory (whichever is appropriate), and execute the copy of dpinst.exe you find there with Administrator privilege. For more information read the installation instructions. Windows PV Drivers 9 Series Windows PV Drivers 9.0.0.
- XenServer is an industry-leading, open source platform for cost-effective application, desktop, cloud, and server virtual infrastructures. XenServer enables organizations of any size or type to consolidate and transform compute resources into virtual workloads for today’s data center requirements, while ensuring a seamless pathway for moving workloads to the cloud.
- If you are using Citrix PV drivers on Windows Server, you can upgrade the Citrix Xen guest agent service. This Windows service handles tasks such as shutdown and restart events from the API. You can run this upgrade package on any version of Windows Server, as long as the instance is running Citrix PV drivers.
- Xen: The open source Xen hypervisor providing paravirtualized and fully virtualized machines. A single system driver runs in the Dom0 host talking directly to a combination of the hypervisor, xenstored and xend. Example local URI scheme xen:///.
Applicable Products
- Citrix Hypervisor
- XenServer
Customers should use the XenServer CLI to install this driver disk. Once the driver has been installed, the server must be restarted, in order for the driver to be loaded. As with any software update, Citrix advises customers to back up their data before applying this driver disk. Please note that the attachment to this article is a zip file.
Who Should Read This Article?
This information is for customers using XenServer 7.0 and later who have the Citrix VM Tools for Windows installed on their Windows VMs.
Latest version
The following version of Citrix VM Tools for Windows is the latest that is available:
| Installer Version | Release Date | Applicable Windows versions | Contains the following driver versions: | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.1.5 Attached to this page | Feb 11, 2021 | Windows 8.1, Windows 10, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server Core 2016, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server Core 2019 |
| This release contains an update to 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. Ensure 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. Important: Updating to the 9.x.x.x version of the xeniface driver removes quiesced snapshots capability of the VM. If you are using quiesced snapshots and wish to retain this functionality, do not adopt the 9.x.x.x drivers. |
Creative Labs Zen Drivers Downloads
Files
| Component | Details |
|---|---|
| Zip file name | citrix-vm-tools-9.1.5.zip |
| Zip file sha256 | f2deba9fb34239a32a0facd88c9f82af25611afbac12a8744e92acf4ead4d995 |
| 32-bit installer file name | managementagentx86.msi |
| 32-bit installer file sha256 | 63349BBB447830AB397ACE8750C4266705C6CB76EE884EEB9DFB89843800F731 |
| 64-bit installer file name | managementagentx64.msi |
| 64-bit installer file sha256 | B7BCDB24151FBDF9D61E0B3FA662671E4813860B6285141ACE4D50ED537CE4EA |
Xen Driver Domain
For information about how to update the Citrix VM Tools on your Windows VM, see the Citrix Hypervisor Product Documentation.
Xen Driver Support
Version history
Creative Zen Drivers For Windows 7
Note: History is only available for versions released since the start of 2018.
These versions of the Citrix VM Tools are no longer supported. To be in support, upgrade your Citrix VM Tools to the latest available version.
| Installer Version | Release Date | Applicable Windows versions | Contains the following driver versions: |
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| 9.0.42 | Aug 18, 2020 | Windows 8.1, Windows 10, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server Core 2016, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server Core 2019 |
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| 9.0.33 | Jun 10, 2020 | Windows 8.1, Windows 10, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server Core 2016, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server Core 2019 |
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| 7.2.0.1555 | Mar 05, 2020 | All supported Windows VMs The driver versions installed on your Windows VM depends on the operating system of that VM. | For Windows 8.1, Windows 10, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server Core 2016, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server Core 2019:
For Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 SP2, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1: |
| 7.2.0.1537 | Dec 19, 2019 | All supported Windows VMs The driver versions installed on your Windows VM depends on the operating system of that VM. | For Windows 8.1, Windows 10, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server Core 2016, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server Core 2019:
For Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 SP2, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1:
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| 7.1.0.1396 | Jul 11, 2019 | All supported Windows VMs |
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| 7.1.0.1327 | Feb 15, 2019 | All supported Windows VMs If your VM operating system is Windows 10 1803, you must install the latest Windows Updates before installing this version of the Management Agent. For more information, see https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4458469/windows-10-update-kb4458469. |
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| 7.1.0.1323 | Jan 08, 2019 | All supported Windows VMs If your VM operating system is Windows 10 1803, you must install the latest Windows Updates before installing this version of the Management Agent. For more information, see https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4458469/windows-10-update-kb4458469. |
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| 7.1.0.1305 | Oct 16, 2018 | All supported Windows VMs |
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| 7.1.0.1270 | Sep 06, 2018 | All supported Windows VMs |
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| 7.1.0.1229 | Jun 21, 2018 | All supported Windows VMs |
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| 7.1.0.1216 | Apr 04, 2018 | All supported Windows VMs |
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