Intel Rst Vmd Driver Zip File – Quick

Intel distributes this driver as a compressed .zip file for several practical reasons:

Crucial Note: You cannot use the zip file directly. If you attempt to point the Windows installer to the .zip file, it will fail. You must extract the contents to a USB drive first.

| Feature | SetupRST.exe | f6vmdflpy-x64.zip | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Purpose | Post-OS installation | Pre-OS installation (WinPE) | | File type | Executable installer | Compressed folder with .inf files | | Usage | Double-click in Windows | Extract, then point Windows Setup | | VMD support | Yes (via software) | Yes (direct hardware access) |

Never try to run the zip file as an executable. You must extract it first.

Some users disable VMD to use standard NVMe drivers (Microsoft’s).
In BIOS: Intel Rst Vmd Driver Zip File

Warning: If Windows was installed with VMD on, disabling VMD will cause boot failure (reinstall needed).

After Windows boots:

  • Disk Drives → NVMe drive shows correctly.
  • Open RstMwService.exe (Intel® Optane™ Memory and Storage Management app) from Start Menu to confirm RAID/Optane status.

    • In PowerShell (admin):

    Get-PnpDevice -FriendlyName "*VMD*" | Format-List

    If you've downloaded a zip file containing the Intel RST VMD driver, here are the general steps to install or update the driver on your Windows system: Intel distributes this driver as a compressed

  • Open Device Manager:

  • Locate the Device:

  • Update the Driver:

  • Install the Driver:

    • | Con | Details | |------|---------| | No installer | You must manually point to the folder during Windows setup (Load Driver → Browse). | | No documentation inside ZIP | Beginners will be confused. The readme is minimal. | | Version confusion | Multiple versions exist (e.g., 19.x, 20.x). Newer CPUs require newer versions. | | VMD must be on | If VMD is disabled in BIOS, this driver does nothing (but also doesn’t harm). | | Not for existing OS | Trying to run this from Device Manager inside Windows may fail or be unnecessary. |

    Windows Setup cannot read drivers from the same USB drive if it is the installation media (in some older configurations). The safest method:

    Extract the contents of the f6vmdflpy-x64.zip directly onto USB Drive B. You should see files like: