How to install Hyper-V in Windows 8?

Windows 8 is released, and Hyper-V has added a variety of new features. Hyper-V is very convenient for those who need to use different operating systems frequently. Windows 8 has built-in virtualization tool Hyper-V in 64-bit Windows 8 Professional and Ultimate. Hyper-V is part of today's desktop and workstation environments.

After using it for a while, I found that its stability and functionality have improved significantly, and it is more convenient. We don’t need to install any third-party virtual machine software to directly Create a virtual machine running environment on Windows 8. This is very useful for network administrators and corporate employees. In the past, everyone can create their own virtual machine directly on windows8.

We can use VHD files to create multiple operating systems and edit the system boot menu to select the type of operating system to boot. Installing multiple operating systems on the same or multiple partitions can save a lot of disk space.

On the Windows 8 operating system, Microsoft is enhancing the value of virtualizing Hyper-V from all aspects. In terms of storage, Windows 8 can support Hyper-V-based Virtual Fibre Channel Adapter, storage resource library, new VHDX virtual hard disk format, etc. On the processor side, Windows 8 can support multi-core computing. On the network side, Window8 enhances broadband management, virtual switching extensions, dynamic monitoring, and network resource libraries.

Installing the new version of Hyper-V on Windows 8 is very easy and very short. Let's take a look at the installation experience:

Installing Microsoft Hyper-V in Windows 8

The first step in installing Windows 8 Hyper-V is to enable it. By default, Hyper-V in Windows 8 will not be installed in a clean install or upgrade installation. This is a bit disappointing for those who need this feature. But on the other hand, this feature is not widely used after all. So if you don't install it, it has its meaning.

The first step is to find the control panel. Select “Programs and Features”. There is also a small trick, that is, we directly press the “Win+R” key combination, and then we enter “ldquo;control” in the pop-up window. Click on the program function. You can quickly open the window below.

Programs and Features

On the left side of the above image, we can see the option to "turn the Windows function on or off", click this option and we will open In the window below, we found Hyper-V near the top, and we chose according to the different features we need to add. Click OK to do it.

Adding Features

You can install the entire package or choose to install some features. Most users may want to install all Hyper-V features on Windows 8.

After installing the desktop

After the machine restarts, Hyper-V in Windows 8 will be installed. You will see the Hyper-V Manager and Hyper-V virtual machine connections in the "Start” menu.

Settings:

Setting up Hyper-V

Creating an external virtual switch using Windows 8's Hyper-V Manager allows virtual machines to link to the network.

Network Connections

With the Windows 8 Hyper-V Manager, another option is to create an internal virtual switch. From setup to initial installation, the entire installation process is very fast and takes only three minutes to complete.

Summary: The new version of Hyper-V adds a variety of features, which is not good news for Vmware and Citrix open source Xen, but for the majority of Windows users is a caring server with Windows operating system The combination is tighter, the operation is more stable, and users are provided with better virtualization services.