Hyper-V
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Developer(s) | Microsoft |
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Host platform | Windows (x64) |
Guest platform | x86/x64 (virtualized) |
Latest version | 1903 (2019-05-21) |
Hyper-V is a native x64 PC-compatible virtualization application released by Microsoft. Hyper-V succeeded Virtual PC. It was first included with Windows Server 2008, and has been freely available since Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012, where it can be installed as an optional component on the Pro version and higher versions.
Although Hyper-V is not intended for Windows Home or Core SKU, it can be installed on Windows 10 Home unofficially using a batch file. Alongside, unlike Virtual PC, Hyper-V is a "level 1 hypervisor" and thus cannot coexist with VirtualBox or VMware, which both are "level 2 hypervisors".