Questions tagged [hyper-v]

Type-1 hypervisor developed by Microsoft. Included in Windows Server 2008 R2 and later, as well as Pro editions of Windows since Windows 8.

Hyper-V is a type-1 (bare-metal) hypervisor developed by Microsoft. It is included in Windows Server 2008 R2 and later as well as Pro editions of desktop Windows since Windows 8. Hyper-V separates the host operating system and clients using partitions which run on top of a core hypervisor layer and includes many enterprise-oriented features including live migration and memory ballooning. Hyper-V virtual machines can be managed using the Hyper-V Manager MMC snap-in.

On desktop versions of Windows, the hypervisor is officially named Client Hyper-V. It replaces Windows Virtual PC in Windows 7, but does not provide Windows XP Mode.

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Windows 8 Hyper-V - how to give VM internet access?

I've got Windows 8 Pro on my home machine. I want to have a Windows 7 Professional VM running under Hyper-V, and I want the VM to have full internet access. My physical machine has a wireless network adapter I use to connect to a router. Here's what…
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Hyper-V VM won't boot from Cd, error: "unsigned image's hash is not allowed"

I went to install a Debian instance on Windows Hyper-V client in Windows 10. However, when I attempted to start the VM, it would not boot from the cd. Eventually the Hyper-V BIOS gave me a failure to start screen that listed boot devices and their…
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Docker on Hyper-V vs WSL 2

I'm using Docker Toolbox, recently I got to know about the Docker installation using WSL 2. What are the differences between Hyper-V and WSL 2? Which has better performance?
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Convenient way to enable/disable Hyper-V in Windows 8

I really like the Hyper-V support in Windows 8, however, there are some situations in which I need to disable Hyper-V in order to run some apps which don't like to be executed even in the root partition of the virtualized environment. What I've been…
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How to copy-paste files to Hyper-V VMs

When running Hyper-V and a virtual machine (also with a modern Windows OS), is it really not possible to copy/paste files across between host and VMs? Not even text it seems, although there is a weird "type clipboard text" option, that seems to only…
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Hyper-V reports that the hypervisor is not running. How to start the hypervisor?

I've created and run Hyper-V guests on this machine in the past. VT extensions are enabled in the BIOS; no changes made there. I've changed my boot device order recently. How can I ensure that Hyper-V's host hypervisor is started on Windows startup?…
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How to find out whether Hyper-V is currently enabled/running

How can I find out whether Hyper-V is currently running on my Windows 8.1 Pro System? Reason: Some installs automatically enable Hyper-V (e. g. the Visual Studio Android Emulator addons). I am mostly using VMWare and VBox for Virtualization, and…
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Hyper-V Clipboard and Integration Services in Ubuntu

I have Ubuntu 14.04 running in Windows Hyper-V. I am experiencing a problem with the Clipboard (copy from host to Virtual Machine), it is not working correctly (It was not working with Ubuntu 12.04 also). I suspect that the problem lies in the…
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Hyper-V appears to runs on top of the host OS, so why is it considered a native (type-1) hypervisor?

Wikipedia says : Hyper-V , codenamed Viridian[5] and formerly known as Windows Server Virtualization, is a native hypervisor...* Wikipedia itself says that a native hypervisor is type-1 hypervisor - which means it is directly connected to the…
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Change screen resolution of Ubuntu VM in Hyper-V

Last night I was attempting to set up a Ubuntu VM on my device using Hyper-V. I had no problems with creating the VM, nor getting OS installed inside it and booted (apart from I incorrectly chose Generation 2 the first time), however, I've been…
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Hyper-V Virtualisation Disabled in Firmware

I'm on Windows 8 and I've been trying to use Hyper-V to set-up a virtual machine. When I go into the "Turn Windows Features On or Off" the box to select Hyper-V platform, it is grayed out and when I hover "Hyper-V Cannot be installed: Virtualization…
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VMWare Player is not working after installing Hyper-V on windows 8 Pro

I was using BB10 simulator on windows 8 but last night I installed windows Phone 8 development environment and it also installed Hyper-V (or activated it). Now I am unable to run BB10 simulator in VMWare Player. Wondering how I can run them both at…
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How do I install and use Windows Virtual PC in Windows 8?

I really liked the integrated Virtual Machine that Windows had built-in with Windows 7, known as the Windows Virtual PC. I'm looking to install that again. I'd like to be able to install multiple virtual machines as I did before (running XP, Ubuntu,…
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How to remove all the vEthernet (Default Switch) once and for all?

As in the screenshot above, I don't know why the vEthernet (Default Switch) on my Windows 10 laptop keeps reproducing itself and auto connecting to it everytime I shut down and switch on the laptop. Worst is if I switch Wi-Fi networks, it auto…
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How to invoke Hyper-V Enhanced Session screen resolution prompt?

When using client Hyper-V in Windows 10, the first time you switch on Enhanced Session for VM it prompts you to select resolution, then remembers your selection and never prompts again it seems. Where does resolution setting get stored, or how can I…
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