Some users assume “non-VMD” is newer or more generic. It’s not. On a VMD-enabled system, if you don’t load the VMD driver during Windows setup, the installer won’t see your NVMe drive at all (unless you disable VMD in BIOS, which isn’t always possible or advised).
Leo called Intel support. The tech went quiet. Then said: “You loaded both drivers in the same session, didn’t you?” f6flpyx64nonvmdzip and f6flpyx64vmdzip
: This version might imply a standard or traditional approach to data compression, possibly without involving virtual machine (VM) or emulation layers. It could represent a straightforward, efficient method for compressing and packaging data, directly compatible with 64-bit systems. Some users assume “non-VMD” is newer or more generic