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'''Hyper-V''' is a native 64-bit PC-compatible virtualization application released by [[Microsoft]]. Hyper-V succeeded [[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. | '''Hyper-V''' is a native 64-bit PC-compatible virtualization application released by [[Microsoft]]. Hyper-V succeeded [[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. | ||
In certain x86 builds of Windows 8, Hyper-V Manager is present. | |||
Although Hyper-V is not intended for the Home SKUs, 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". However, as of Windows 10, version 1803, Microsoft has added the [https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/virtualization/api/ Windows Hypervisor Platform] to Windows, which allows third-party virtualization software like [[VMware]]<ref>[https://blogs.vmware.com/workstation/2020/05/vmware-workstation-now-supports-hyper-v-mode.html VMware supports Windows Hypervisor Platform as of VMware Workstation/Player 15.5. (Windows 10 version 2004 required)]</ref> or [[VirtualBox]]<ref>[https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Changelog-6.0#v0 VirtualBox supports Windows Hypervisor Platform as of VirtualBox 6.0.]</ref> to run and manage virtual machines on the Hyper-V hypervisor. | Although Hyper-V is not intended for the Home SKUs, 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". However, as of Windows 10, version 1803, Microsoft has added the [https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/virtualization/api/ Windows Hypervisor Platform] to Windows, which allows third-party virtualization software like [[VMware]]<ref>[https://blogs.vmware.com/workstation/2020/05/vmware-workstation-now-supports-hyper-v-mode.html VMware supports Windows Hypervisor Platform as of VMware Workstation/Player 15.5. (Windows 10 version 2004 required)]</ref> or [[VirtualBox]]<ref>[https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Changelog-6.0#v0 VirtualBox supports Windows Hypervisor Platform as of VirtualBox 6.0.]</ref> to run and manage virtual machines on the Hyper-V hypervisor. | ||