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Enabling Hyper-V for use on Windows 10

You all know when it comes to virtualization I am VMware all the way.  However, it has recently to my attention that the use of VMware Player on a company issued computer may be a violation of the EULA as this type of activity would be considered commercial use of the software.

So the option is to purchase a license or use the native Virtualization built into my Windows 10.

Ref: Workstation Player FAQs

  • Here are some capabilities of Windows 10 virtualization:
  • Hot add & remove for memory and network adapters: Windows and Linux Guests
  • Windows PowerShell Direct: Issue commands inside a virtual machine from the host
  • Linux secure boot:  – Ubuntu and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server can use secure boot options
  • Hyper-V Manager: Hyper-V manager can manage computers running Hyper-V on Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows 8.1

 

Prerequisites

The following prerequisites are required to successfully run Hyper-V on Windows 10:

Windows 10 Pro or Enterprise 64 bit Operating System
64 bit processor with Second Level Address Translation (SLAT)
4GB system RAM at minimum
BIOS-level Hardware Virtualization support

 

Windows 10 Hyper-V Install Steps:

  1. Enable virtualization support in bios
  2. Access the Control Panel
  3. From Control Panel select Programs
  4. In Windows Features select Hyper-V
  5. After installation of Hyper-V has completed, restart computer

The installation of Hyper-V is now complete.  The next step is to setup the Virtual Switch Manager for networking and configure your first virtual machine. This is can be done by:

  1. Clicking the search icon on the task-bar and then typing Hyper-V Manager .
  2. Select Virtual Switch Manager in the Actions pane
  3. Choose External and then click on the Create Virtual Switch button
  4. Give the new Virtual Switch a name, and ensure the active NIC is selected

 

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