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…
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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 connect to a local hyper-v virtual machine via SSH?

What I have: Windows 8.1 professional edition What I want? To simulate a circumstance: connect a remote Linux system using SSH. What I do: Install CentOS 6.4 x64 under the built-in Hyper-v. It works like a charm. What is the question? How to connect…
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