network: 0.990 device: 0.860 virtual: 0.737 graphic: 0.690 vnc: 0.532 VMM: 0.421 semantic: 0.344 ppc: 0.301 risc-v: 0.289 debug: 0.279 mistranslation: 0.272 socket: 0.265 arm: 0.253 KVM: 0.242 boot: 0.234 x86: 0.212 hypervisor: 0.202 register: 0.201 PID: 0.190 performance: 0.183 peripherals: 0.177 user-level: 0.161 TCG: 0.161 architecture: 0.146 permissions: 0.113 assembly: 0.107 files: 0.061 i386: 0.056 kernel: 0.034 please assist resolving windows networking issue Description of problem: After Installation of Windows, for Intel E1000 , Realtek and VirtIO, Windows shows "Error Code 56: Windows is Still Setting Up the Class Configuration For This Device" in device manager and Network won't work Steps to reproduce: Install Windows 10 VM on Proxmox 7.2 with virtual hardware Version 6.1 You get the error code above. When using virtio nic , during installation of the kvm-qemu-virtio driver/agent package, the installer get's stuck and finally fails. If you downgrade to virtual hardware 5.1 , the problem goes away.