For the hell of it, I decided to install Hyper-V Server on a system, uninstall Hyper-V, and then install VMWare Server 2.0 It was all accomplished with no real gotchas but lead me to a licensing ...

Installing Hyper-V in Server 2008 is a matter of opening Server Manager and adding Hyper-V as a “role.” However, you don’t want to use the version of Hyper-V that comes with the Server 2008 DVD; you ...

If you're getting error messages while trying to manage a remote Hyper-V host from a Windows 10 desktop, here's one possible reason -- and a solution. I recently ...

Russell Smith is a technology consultant and trainer specializing in management and security of Microsoft server and client technologies. He is a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer with more than 15 ...

The version of Server 2008 has to be 64-bit and RTM, not beta or Release Candidate. Finally, the Hyper-V RTM upgrade is not reversible, so if you’re nervous, back up your entire system before ...

Some users of Windows 11/10 are reporting that they cannot install Hyper-V. If you are also facing the same issue where you are seeing a Hyper-V cannot be installed error, this guide will help you ...

We're considering deploying Hyper-V on our remote sites and running several 2008 R2 guests (DC, SQL and file server for example). Today we deploy our servers via WDS and PXE booting the server. The ...

Here's how you can expose the CPU features needed to run Hyper-V on Windows 10 instance being virtualized on VMware vSphere 6.5. Recently, I needed to try out some of the new Microsoft Hyper-V ...