How to enable hyper v windows 10

Install Hyper-V on Windows 10

Enable Hyper-V to create virtual machines on Windows 10.
Hyper-V can be enabled in many ways including using the Windows 10 control panel, PowerShell or using the Deployment Imaging Servicing and Management tool (DISM). This documents walks through each option.

Check Requirements

The Hyper-V role cannot be installed on Windows 10 Home.

Upgrade from Windows 10 Home edition to Windows 10 Pro by opening up Settings > Update and Security > Activation.

For more information and troubleshooting, see Windows 10 Hyper-V System Requirements.

Enable Hyper-V using PowerShell

Open a PowerShell console as Administrator.

Run the following command:

If the command couldn’t be found, make sure you’re running PowerShell as Administrator.

When the installation has completed, reboot.

Enable Hyper-V with CMD and DISM

The Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool (DISM) helps configure Windows and Windows images. Among its many applications, DISM can enable Windows features while the operating system is running.

To enable the Hyper-V role using DISM:

Open up a PowerShell or CMD session as Administrator.

Type the following command:

For more information about DISM, see the DISM Technical Reference.

Enable the Hyper-V role through Settings

Right click on the Windows button and select ‘Apps and Features’.

Select Programs and Features on the right under related settings.

Select Turn Windows Features on or off.

Select Hyper-V and click OK.

When the installation has completed you are prompted to restart your computer.

Introduction to Hyper-V on Windows 10

Whether you are a software developer, an IT professional, or a technology enthusiast, many of you need to run multiple operating systems. Hyper-V lets you run multiple operating systems as virtual machines on Windows.

Hyper-V specifically provides hardware virtualization. That means each virtual machine runs on virtual hardware. Hyper-V lets you create virtual hard drives, virtual switches, and a number of other virtual devices all of which can be added to virtual machines.

Reasons to use virtualization

Virtualization allows you to:

Run software that requires an older versions of Windows or non-Windows operating systems.

Experiment with other operating systems. Hyper-V makes it very easy to create and remove different operating systems.

Test software on multiple operating systems using multiple virtual machines. With Hyper-V, you can run them all on a single desktop or laptop computer. These virtual machines can be exported and then imported into any other Hyper-V system, including Azure.

System requirements

Hyper-V is available on 64-bit versions of Windows 10 Pro, Enterprise, and Education. It is not available on the Home edition.

Upgrade from Windows 10 Home edition to Windows 10 Pro by opening Settings > Update and Security > Activation. Here you can visit the store and purchase an upgrade.

Most computers run Hyper-V, however each virtual machine runs a completely separate operating system. You can generally run one or more virtual machines on a computer with 4GB of RAM, though you’ll need more resources for additional virtual machines or to install and run resource intense software like games, video editing, or engineering design software.

For more information about Hyper-V’s system requirements and how to verify that Hyper-V runs on your machine, see the Hyper-V Requirements Reference.

Operating systems you can run in a virtual machine

Hyper-V on Windows supports many different operating systems in a virtual machine including various releases of Linux, FreeBSD, and Windows.

As a reminder, you’ll need to have a valid license for any operating systems you use in the VMs.

For information about which operating systems are supported as guests in Hyper-V on Windows, see Supported Windows Guest Operating Systems and Supported Linux Guest Operating Systems.

Differences between Hyper-V on Windows and Hyper-V on Windows Server

There are some features that work differently in Hyper-V on Windows than they do in Hyper-V running on Windows Server.

Hyper-V features only available on Windows Server:

Hyper-V features only available on Windows 10:

The memory management model is different for Hyper-V on Windows. On a server, Hyper-V memory is managed with the assumption that only the virtual machines are running on the server. In Hyper-V on Windows, memory is managed with the expectation that most client machines are running software on host in addition to running virtual machines.

Limitations

Programs that depend on specific hardware will not work well in a virtual machine. For example, games or applications that require processing with GPUs might not work well. Also, applications relying on sub-10ms timers such as live music mixing applications or high precision times could have issues running in a virtual machine.

In addition, if you have Hyper-V enabled, those latency-sensitive, high-precision applications may also have issues running in the host. This is because with virtualization enabled, the host OS also runs on top of the Hyper-V virtualization layer, just as guest operating systems do. However, unlike guests, the host OS is special in that it has direct access to all the hardware, which means that applications with special hardware requirements can still run without issues in the host OS.

Установка Hyper-V в Windows 10

Включение Hyper-V для создания виртуальных машин в Windows 10.
Hyper-V можно включить разными способами, в том числе используя панель управления Windows 10, PowerShell или с помощью средства обслуживания образов развертывания и управления ими (DISM). В этом документе последовательно описан каждый из указанных способов.

Примечание. Механизм Hyper-V встроен в Windows в качестве дополнительной функции. Скачать Hyper-V нельзя.

Проверьте следующие требования

Роль Hyper-V невозможно установить в Windows 10 Домашняя.

Выполните обновление с выпуска Windows 10 Домашняя до выпуска Windows 10 Pro, открыв раздел Параметры>Обновление и безопасность>Активация.

Дополнительные сведения и советы по устранению неполадок см. в статье Требования к системе для Hyper-V в Windows 10.

Включение Hyper-V с помощью PowerShell

Откройте консоль PowerShell от имени администратора.

Выполните следующую команду:

Если не удается найти команду, убедитесь, что вы используете PowerShell от имени администратора.

После завершения установки выполните перезагрузку.

Включение Hyper-V с помощью CMD и DISM

Система обслуживания образов развертывания и управления ими (DISM) позволяет настраивать ОС Windows и образы Windows. Помимо всего прочего? средство DISM может включать функции Windows во время выполнения операционной системы.

Чтобы включить роль Hyper-V с помощью DISM, выполните указанные ниже действия.

Запустите PowerShell или сеанс CMD от имени администратора.

Введите следующую команду:

Дополнительные сведения о DISM см. в разделе Техническое руководство по DISM.

Включение роли Hyper-V через раздел «Параметры»

Щелкните правой кнопкой мыши кнопку Windows и выберите пункт «Приложения и компоненты».

Выберите Программы и компоненты справа в разделе связанные параметры.

Выберите пункт Включение или отключение компонентов Windows.

Выберите Hyper-V и нажмите кнопку ОК.

После завершения установки вам будет предложено перезапустить компьютер.

How to enable hyper v windows 10

Install Hyper-V on Windows 10

Enable Hyper-V to create virtual machines on Windows 10.
Hyper-V can be enabled in many ways including using the Windows 10 control panel, PowerShell or using the Deployment Imaging Servicing and Management tool (DISM). This documents walks through each option.

The Hyper-V role cannot be installed on Windows 10 Home.

Upgrade from Windows 10 Home edition to Windows 10 Pro by opening up Settings > Update and Security > Activation.

For more information and troubleshooting, see Windows 10 Hyper-V System Requirements.

Enable Hyper-V using PowerShell

Open a PowerShell console as Administrator.

Run the following command:

If the command couldn’t be found, make sure you’re running PowerShell as Administrator.

When the installation has completed, reboot.

Enable Hyper-V with CMD and DISM

The Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool (DISM) helps configure Windows and Windows images. Among its many applications, DISM can enable Windows features while the operating system is running.

To enable the Hyper-V role using DISM:

Open up a PowerShell or CMD session as Administrator.

Type the following command:

For more information about DISM, see the DISM Technical Reference.

Enable the Hyper-V role through Settings

Right click on the Windows button and select ‘Apps and Features’.

Select Programs and Features on the right under related settings.

Select Turn Windows Features on or off.

Select Hyper-V and click OK.

When the installation has completed you are prompted to restart your computer.

How To Enable Hyper-V On Windows 10 Home

Hyper-V is Microsoft’s virtualization platform. It is available on Windows Server Operating Systems but Microsoft has added the Hyper-V functionality to Windows 8.1 and Windows 10.

Unfortunately, the Hyper-V feature is only available in Windows 10 Professional and Enterprise editions. You can’t install it on Windows 10 Home Edition by default.

However, using the steps in this article, we’ll show you how to enable Hyper-V in the Windows 10 Home edition.

Does your system support virtualization?

Before moving forward, we need to check if our system supports virtualization. Hardware virtualization is required for Hyper-V to function correctly. Otherwise, you can use other virtualization platforms like Virtualbox and VMWare.

You can check all these requirements by opening the Command Prompt (Run –> cmd) and running the systeminfo command. You can check the Hyper-V requirements section. Hyper V Requirements

Most modern computers support all the requirements of Hyper-V. But some systems have virtualization disabled from BIOS. You can go to the BIOS setup computer at the startup and enable Virtualization. Enable Virtualization Support from BIOS

Enable Hyper-V in Windows 10 Home

Follow the steps below to install and enable Hyper-V in Windows 10 Home.

You can search for Hyper-V in the start menu to start creating virtual machines on your Windows 10 Home computer. Search for hyper v in the start menu

I noticed an interesting thing that Hyper-V was installed within a virtual machine. So I could create a virtual machine within a virtual machine.

Disable Hyper-V from Windows 10 Home

If you don’t want this functionality in your computer, you can always disable it. There are two ways to disable:

You can also do this using the command-line:

PowerShell

Command Prompt

Sometimes Hyper-V is very useful even for home users. It can be used to test and evaluate new software without hurting the host system. But there are times when enabling virtualization support or installing Hyper-V is not recommended.

Hyper-V requires some system resources to run its virtual machines. For example, if you have 4 GB RAM, you won’t be able to give any resources to the virtual machine. So it would not be wise to enable Hyper-V functionality.

For what purpose do you want to enable Hyper-V functionality on your Windows 10 Home computer? Please share your thoughts in the comments below.

Usman Khurshid is a seasoned IT Pro with over 15 years of experience in the IT industry. He has experience in everything from IT support, helpdesk, sysadmin, network admin, and cloud computing. He is also certified in Microsoft Technologies (MCTS and MCSA) and also Cisco Certified Professional in Routing and Switching.