Hyper-V
Type | Hypervisor |
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Developer(s) | Microsoft Corporation |
Host platform | Windows (x64/ARM64) |
Guest platform | x86/x64/ARM64 (virtualized) |
Initial release version | 6.0.6001.18000 (2008-02-27) |
Latest release version | 10.0.22621.1 (2022-09-20) |
Hyper-V (codenamed Viridian) is a native 64-bit PC-compatible virtualization solution released by Microsoft, and the successor to Virtual PC. It was first included with x64 editions of 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. The Hyper-V Manager is a MMC snap-in.
In certain x86 builds of Windows 8, Hyper-V Manager is present.
Although Hyper-V is not intended for the consumer editions, the hypervisor can be unofficially installed on the Core/Home SKUs with the use of a batch file which facilitates the use of DISM for feature installation. Unlike Virtual PC, Hyper-V is a "level 1 hypervisor" and therefore was unable to coexist with VirtualBox or VMware, which both are "level 2 hypervisors", until the release of the Windows 10 April 2018 Update, which implemented support for the Windows Hypervisor Platform,[1] allowing third-party virtualization software like VMware or VirtualBox to run and manage virtual machines side-by-side with the Hyper-V hypervisor.[2][3]
Supported guest operating systems[edit | edit source]
A list of officially supported OSes that can run on Hyper-V in Windows 11.[4][5]
- Windows 7 with Service Pack 1 and above
- Windows Server 2008 with Service Pack 2 and above
- Most versions of Linux
Deprecated operating systems[edit | edit source]
The following operating systems are supported on older versions of Hyper-V on older host Windows systems, but aren't supported in the latest Windows 11 version of Hyper-V.[6][7]
- Windows 2000 Server with Service Pack 4 (support removed on Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012)
- Windows XP with Service Pack 2 or Windows XP Professional x64 Edition with Service Pack 2 (support removed on Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016)
- Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 2 (support removed on Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016)
- Windows Vista with Service Pack 2 (support removed on Windows 11)
- Windows Small Business Server 2011 (support removed on Windows 11)
- Windows Home Server 2011 (support removed on Windows 11)
- Windows MultiPoint Server 2011 (support removed on Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012)
Gallery[edit | edit source]
Hyper-V booting Windows 8.1 build 9471
Hyper-V running Windows 10 build 10565
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/virtualization/api/
- ↑ Zongmin. VMware Workstation 15.5 Now Supports Host Hyper-V Mode, VMware Workstation Zealot. 28 May 2020.
- ↑ Oracle. VirtualBox version 6.0 changelog, Oracle VM VirtualBox documentation. 18 December 2020.
- ↑ https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/virtualization/hyper-v/supported-windows-guest-operating-systems-for-hyper-v-on-windows
- ↑ https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/virtualization/hyper-v/supported-linux-and-freebsd-virtual-machines-for-hyper-v-on-windows
- ↑ https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-server-2008-R2-and-2008/cc794868(v=ws.10)
- ↑ https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-server-2012-R2-and-2012/dn792028(v=ws.11)