Hyper-V: Difference between revisions

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<ref>https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/virtualization/api/</ref>, allowing third-party virtualization software like [[VMware]]<ref>Zongmin. [https://blogs.vmware.com/workstation/2020/05/vmware-workstation-now-supports-hyper-v-mode.html VMware Workstation 15.5 Now Supports Host Hyper-V Mode], ''VMware Workstation Zealot''. 28 May 2020. </ref> or [[VirtualBox]]<ref>Oracle. [https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Changelog-6.0#v0 VirtualBox version 6.0 changelog], ''Oracle VM VirtualBox'' documentation. 18 December 2020.</ref> to run and manage virtual machines on the Hyper-V hypervisor.