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'''Hyper-V''' (codenamed ''Viridian'')<ref name="6001.16648">Hyper-V update package end-user license agreement (EULA) in [[Windows Server 2008 build 6001.16648]]</ref> is a native 64-bit PC-compatible [[w:virtualization|virtualization]] solution released by [[w:Microsoft|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]] as an optional installable component on Pro and higher editions. Its associated [[w:graphical user interface|graphical user interface]], the '''Hyper-V Manager''', is a [[Microsoft Management Console]] snap-in. | |||
The hypervisor is also available as part of a separate [[Windows Server|Windows Server Core]] operating system release named '''Hyper-V Server''' (first introduced alongside Windows Server 2008), which can be used to host virtual machines en masse for applications such as [[w:database management|database management]], [[w:mission critical systems|mission critical systems]] or [[w:file storage|file storage]]. | |||
Unlike Virtual PC, Hyper-V is a "level 1 hypervisor" and was therefore unable to coexist with competing solutions like [[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 to run and manage virtual machines side-by-side with Hyper-V.<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><ref>Oracle. [https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Changelog-6.0#v0 VirtualBox version 6.0 changelog], ''Oracle VM VirtualBox'' documentation. 18 December 2020.</ref> | |||
== Supported guest operating systems == | == Supported guest operating systems == | ||