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Windows 10: Using Client Hyper-V

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By Ivan Versluis

Client Hyper-V gives me a local virtualization host for creating operating system images, building App-V packages and testing software. It is available in the Pro and Enterprise editions of the Windows client operating system.

I like having my VMs with me, being able to connect USB disks and working without performance issues on my fast Intel SSD.

Client Hyper-V is the virtualization technology built into Windows 10 and Windows 8.x. It is the same virtualization technology previously available only in Windows Server. Client Hyper-V enables you to run more than one 32-bit or 64-bit x86 operating system at the same time on the same host computer.

The Microsoft Download Center has more information:

Enable Client Hyper-V

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enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName Microsoft-Hyper-V -All

Client Hyper-V Powershell installation