What is Hyper-V?
Hyper-V is Microsoft’s hypervisor software, which allows you to create and run virtual machines on your PC. Virtual machines (VMs) let you create isolated instances of an operating system that doesn’t affect your host PC. There are a few options for virtualization software out there, but Hyper-V is native to Windows, and it’s ideal if you’re managing Windows VMs.
Hyper-V can be useful for testing unstable or dangerous apps, or if you need a specific feature from a specific operating system. For example, you can install Ubuntu if there’s something you need from Linux but you prefer Windows as your main operating system.
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Creating a virtual machine in Hyper-V on Windows 11
Hyper-V was first implemented with Windows Server 2008, and it’s been part of Windows ever since. For regular Windows, it’s only available in Pro, Enterprise, and Education editions of the OS — officially, that is. Even in those editions, it’s usually an optional feature, so you have to go into the Settings app to install it.
On Windows 11, you can install Hyper-V by going to Apps > Optional features. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click More Windows features, then find Hyper-V and install it.
How to install Hyper-V on Windows 11 Home
You might think it’s complicated to get Hyper-V running on Home editions of Windows, but it’s surprisingly simple. Here’s what you need to do:
Open Notepad (or another plain text editor) to create a text file.
Paste the following content into the file:
pushd "%~dp0"
dir /b %SystemRoot%\servicing\Packages\*Hyper-V*.mum >hv.txt
for /f %%i in ('findstr /i . hv.txt 2^>nul') do dism /online /norestart /add-package:"%SystemRoot%\servicing\Packages\%%i"
del hv.txt
Dism /online /enable-feature /featurename:Microsoft-Hyper-V -All /LimitAccess /ALL
pause
Save the file with the name hv.bat. You can save it wherever you prefer.
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Once you’ve saved it, right-click the file and choose Run as administrator.
Let the process run; it may take a while. Once it completes, you’ll have to restart your computer.
Hyper-V should automatically be installed and you can find it by searching in the Start menu. It’ll be called Hyper-V Manager.