Windows 10 Hyper-5 System Requirements

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Hyper-V is available in 64-bit version of Windows 10 Pro, Enterprise, and Educational activity. Hyper-V requires 2d Level Address Translation (SLAT) -- present in the current generation of 64-bit processors past Intel and AMD.

You can run three or 4 basic virtual machines on a host that has 4GB of RAM, though y'all'll need more resource for more virtual machines. On the other end of the spectrum, yous tin can also create large virtual machines with 32 processors and 512GB RAM, depending on your physical hardware.

Operating System Requirements

The Hyper-Five role tin exist enabled on these versions of Windows 10:

  • Windows x Enterprise
  • Windows x Pro
  • Windows 10 Education

The Hyper-V office cannot be installed on:

  • Windows 10 Abode
  • Windows ten Mobile
  • Windows 10 Mobile Enterprise

Windows 10 Home edition can exist upgraded to Windows 10 Pro. To exercise so open Settings > Update and Security > Activation. Hither you can visit the store and purchase an upgrade.

Hardware Requirements

Although this document does not provide a complete list of Hyper-V compatible hardware, the post-obit items are necessary:

  • 64-bit Processor with Second Level Address Translation (SLAT).
  • CPU support for VM Monitor Mode Extension (VT-x on Intel CPU'due south).
  • Minimum of 4 GB memory. As virtual machines share memory with the Hyper-5 host, yous will demand to provide enough memory to handle the expected virtual workload.

The post-obit items will need to be enabled in the system BIOS:

  • Virtualization Engineering - may have a different label depending on motherboard manufacturer.
  • Hardware Enforced Data Execution Prevention.

Verify Hardware Compatibility

After checking the operating system and hardware requirements above, verify hardware compatibility in Windows by opening a PowerShell session or a control prompt (cmd.exe) window, typing systeminfo, and so checking the Hyper-V Requirements section. If all listed Hyper-V requirements have a value of Yes, your system can run the Hyper-V part. If whatsoever item returns No, check the requirements listed in this document and make adjustments where possible.

Final Check

If all OS, hardware and compatibility requirements are met then yous will meet Hyper-V in Control Panel: Turn Windows features on or off and it will have 2 options.

  1. Hyper-V platform
  2. Hyper-V Management Tools

[!Note] If you lot see Windows Hypervisor Platform instead of Hyper-V in Control Panel: Turn Windows features on or >off your organisation may non be compatible for Hyper-V, then cross check above requirements.

If yous run systeminfo on an existing Hyper-V host, the Hyper-V Requirements department reads:

                Hyper-V Requirements: A hypervisor has been detected. Features required for Hyper-V will not be displayed.