Windows Server doesn't recognize virtio network interface after VM was moved to a new KVM hypervisor

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • A VM running Windows Server 2019 was moved to a different KVM hypervisor.
  • The VM has a virtio network interface, but Windows doesn't list any network interface.
  • The network interface actually shows up in Windows' device manager.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 9.4 hypervisor
  • VM running Windows Server 2019
  • Virtio network interface

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