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Hyper -V

Posted by : Unknown Saturday, 5 October 2013

In our previous post about Running Multiple Operating Systems Virtually we've seen how we can manage and create new virtual machines,now lets try doing the same with some built in tools of windows 8.Actually Hyper-V is a much broader concept,it allows us to run virtual servers and cloud platforms,but lets just stick to running a private virtual machine for another operating system.

And its alot of strain than simply using a virtual box but no harm in learning isn't it?

Ok before we step further into it first lets see the basic requirements for running Windows Hyper -V

A X64 based processor or simply a 64 bit system
Hardware assisted Virtualization ( a processor supporting Virtualization )
Hardware-enforced Data Execution Prevention

Never mind if you don't know these specifications about your pc,you can find them out simply just search for "system information" and the you would be presented with almost every possible data about your computer,now if you can scroll down a bit you would find the hyper V support details

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If the third option ,Hyper-V virtualization Enabled is set no for your system don't worry it says your system is capable of supporting virtualization but it has been disabled you can enable it by tweaking the bios menu if you don't know how to,google it for your hardware coz it varies from manufacturer to manufacturer.

Now that we know whether our pc is capable of supporting Hyper-V,lets go to the next step.

You need to enable Hyper-V.Goto control panel => Uninstall Programs =>Turn windows Features on or off