BIOS CHECK: you CAN see if Virtualization is turned on by going into the Task Manager on the CPU tab under "Performance." below the graphs, you can see specs on the chip, including cache sizes and whether or not Virtualization is enabled.
I will do that tomorrow ASA I sit on my desk ❤. I had data corruption on my IP pbx software after I performed a physical restart on my Dell server (I had forgotten to enable auto restart on Power outage, on BIOS)
As a fellow MSFT Alumni (complete with my yearly MS Store credit!), it is a pleasure watching your channel continue to thrive and grow. You style is outstanding. Rock on, Kevin.
Nice reminder about VMs. Even more so if you have limited space for PCs are home, easy to merely create a VM. The only other thing I would have added to this video was the location of the files for the VM, and the location of the virtual hard drive for the VM. Another great video...
Thank you for the great video, Kevin. I am getting ready to try to install a Windows XP 32 bit virtual machine on my Windows 10 Pro laptop and your video helped me know what to expect once I finish. Both your speaking and action speed were perfect. Not so fast I was forced to keep rewinding just to make out what you say like many of the videos I've tried to watch.
I've recently used a virtual machine to test Microsoft Teams and Zoom QoS settings, basically replicate two completely independent meeting participants. One lesson learned was that the virtual machine microphone device is disabled by default, to enable you have to make sure the Virtual Machine Connection app is set to Enhanced Session, then when the Enhanced Session options appear on connection, navigate to Show Options > Local Resources > Remote Audio > Settings > Remote Audio Recording > Record from this computer. Took me a while to figure that one out! HTH
Not sure why, but i've listened to a ton of people talk about this information & you do the best job for my neurodivergent brain to understand it. Thanks man, you're helping me big time
Lol I forgot my bios password, so I had to reset my bios settings. This meant that I had to take out the cmos battery and wait forty minutes. However, the cmos battery got stuck, so I was doing random stuff for a while to get it out. Turns out tape works the best if it ever gets stuck. I then waited a painful 40 mins, and it finally worked and I turned on VM settings in the bios. Thank God.
You should talk about the pain to reliably backing up/restoring these Hyper-V guests on Windows 10 Pro. A video about an automated way of doing that without spending a fortune on additional apps, that would be great.
Such great video! I just bought the Windows Pro license because of you. They should give you some commissioning! Thanks for the amazing tips and videos!
Starting my journey into learning Powershell, and really wanted to use a VM to ensure I don't bork my personal computer. You made setting this up very easy!
The main difference is that Hyper-V is running directly on your hardware while VirtualBox is running on your OS. Actualy, when you install Hyper-V, your installation of Windows will actualy become a VM. It is not visible as a VM but in reality it is. This means that Hyper-V is more efficient. I am not to familiar with VirtualBox but Hyper-V is in essence enterprise software. Although I believe they turned some enterprise features of on the Windows 10 version of Hyper-V but the Windows server version of Hyper-V has all kinds of enterprise features like clustering. Hyper-V has rather similar features as vSphere, the hypervisor software from VMWare. If you are really interested in Hyper-V then there is a lot to learn and it is almost magical. Did you know you can move a VM that is running from one computer to another computer without turning the VM off?
I want to learn Linux but I always tweak things until they break. Nice to have a safe place to do it in now, I can fall back on Windows when I get lost. Thanks Kevin
Can I just give a shoutout of how clean and polished your videos are? The video quality is better than how I see the real world haha. Other than that, the content is on point and concise. If it was 2026, I would think you're AI generated Kevin
I used virtual machines on an IBM/370 using) OS/VM back in 1980. We implemented our own operating system n the machine as a virtual computer. We have the kernel, process manager, memory manager, utilities, and a compiler as well as login and session managers. It was so cool back in 1987!
Thank you for making such a great video. This content is what I’ve been looking for for a few weeks now refreshingly will explain, I’ll be back for more ! Cheers!
excellent video i always consider myself a pc expert with about 25 years experience in computers however your videos teach me a lot that i dont know keep it up kevin
Thanks! I initially switched from Home to Pro for the GP editor to disable unnecessary stuff in Windows 10+. It's nice that you get this other good stuff. Gonna stick with Pro from now on. I'm now considering migrating from Workstation Pro, which has been giving me problems with virtualizing Windows XP (esp. in the later versions for some reason).
Do a video of "WINDOWS FEATURES TURN ON OR OFF" - go through each feature, explaining each and why we might need it or want it or maybe just avoid it altogether. This is the first time I have discovered this list. A video with explanations will be very helpful and educational.
@ 2:36 You don't need to get into bios for "checking" whether virtualization is enabled or not Simply open Task Manager > Performance > CPU > under CPU graph look for Virtualization: if enabled your good to go // if not you might need to get inside bios and look for Virtualization. Mine was already enabled (default) or maybe the guy who built my pc did it IDK.
I'll add to my list. I have to check on the legality as well! I believe Apple has terms that say you should only install on Apple hardware. Let me dig in some more.
At 2:40 there is the easiest way to check virtualization is enabled or disabled. Just go to Task Manager then Performance tab and then click on the CPU option and under the CPU utilization graph check for the virtualization option. I checked it in that way because in my BIOS there is no option of Virtualization.
how did you turn on virtualisation if there wasn't an option in the BIOS? Im having the same problem where I cant find the option and on task manager virtualisation is disabled.
Great setup video. Curious how you set up the VM running in Hyper-v to see the computer's gpu? Should hyper-v see the gpu or does the gpu need to be able to support VM's?
You can also check by running a administrator CMD and saying systeminfo when you enabled hyper-v and it would display if your firmware, hardware or SSD is built for it (on the buttom)
It'll place the VM here: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Hyper-V\ if you want to modify the location, instead of clicking on Quick Create, click on New and you can customize.
BIOS CHECK: you CAN see if Virtualization is turned on by going into the Task Manager on the CPU tab under "Performance." below the graphs, you can see specs on the chip, including cache sizes and whether or not Virtualization is enabled.
I will do that tomorrow ASA I sit on my desk ❤. I had data corruption on my IP pbx software after I performed a physical restart on my Dell server (I had forgotten to enable auto restart on Power outage, on BIOS)
Thankyou king
As a fellow MSFT Alumni (complete with my yearly MS Store credit!), it is a pleasure watching your channel continue to thrive and grow. You style is outstanding. Rock on, Kevin.
@thawne7993 It is an association where former Microsoft employees come together, get some benefits, etc.
@@ricksegalCanadaMSFT Alumni? Just curious, what’s the “yearly MS Store credit”?? Like the MS “App” Store? How much of a credit?
that's a clean tutorial. explained exact things and no wrapped stories
this is the channel i'm looking for
Nice reminder about VMs. Even more so if you have limited space for PCs are home, easy to merely create a VM. The only other thing I would have added to this video was the location of the files for the VM, and the location of the virtual hard drive for the VM. Another great video...
Good tip!
Thank you for the great video, Kevin. I am getting ready to try to install a Windows XP 32 bit virtual machine on my Windows 10 Pro laptop and your video helped me know what to expect once I finish. Both your speaking and action speed were perfect. Not so fast I was forced to keep rewinding just to make out what you say like many of the videos I've tried to watch.
Try to share your network connection map a USB device to Hyper, not.
I love how you make the technology so simple to use. Keep it up.
Wow what a great video well explained you deserve a sub
I've recently used a virtual machine to test Microsoft Teams and Zoom QoS settings, basically replicate two completely independent meeting participants. One lesson learned was that the virtual machine microphone device is disabled by default, to enable you have to make sure the Virtual Machine Connection app is set to Enhanced Session, then when the Enhanced Session options appear on connection, navigate to Show Options > Local Resources > Remote Audio > Settings > Remote Audio Recording > Record from this computer. Took me a while to figure that one out!
HTH
Not sure why, but i've listened to a ton of people talk about this information & you do the best job for my neurodivergent brain to understand it. Thanks man, you're helping me big time
Lol I forgot my bios password, so I had to reset my bios settings. This meant that I had to take out the cmos battery and wait forty minutes. However, the cmos battery got stuck, so I was doing random stuff for a while to get it out. Turns out tape works the best if it ever gets stuck. I then waited a painful 40 mins, and it finally worked and I turned on VM settings in the bios. Thank God.
fucked up shit, man. Huge sympathy
You should talk about the pain to reliably backing up/restoring these Hyper-V guests on Windows 10 Pro.
A video about an automated way of doing that without spending a fortune on additional apps, that would be great.
I did this a long time ago and needed a quick refresher for a job interview. This video was perfect, thank you!
Such great video! I just bought the Windows Pro license because of you. They should give you some commissioning!
Thanks for the amazing tips and videos!
lol no, it can be installed on windows home as well, with few tweaks
Was trying to resolve the problem of enabling the Hyper-V feature until saw your segment on the BIOs part. Thanks for tip! Got it resolved!
Starting my journey into learning Powershell, and really wanted to use a VM to ensure I don't bork my personal computer. You made setting this up very easy!
I love your videos and I always learn something new. I would also like to see a comparison between Hyper-V and VirtualBox.
The main difference is that Hyper-V is running directly on your hardware while VirtualBox is running on your OS. Actualy, when you install Hyper-V, your installation of Windows will actualy become a VM. It is not visible as a VM but in reality it is. This means that Hyper-V is more efficient. I am not to familiar with VirtualBox but Hyper-V is in essence enterprise software. Although I believe they turned some enterprise features of on the Windows 10 version of Hyper-V but the Windows server version of Hyper-V has all kinds of enterprise features like clustering. Hyper-V has rather similar features as vSphere, the hypervisor software from VMWare. If you are really interested in Hyper-V then there is a lot to learn and it is almost magical. Did you know you can move a VM that is running from one computer to another computer without turning the VM off?
@@annoholics Hyper V has no sound sadly so no good.
@@annoholicsyou know if they is a way to use virtual box but with an iso image being windows? Using Ubuntu it’s automatically going with Linux
An excellent and helpful presentation in a short time. Great job Kevin.
I’m setting up an Ubuntu VM to do ESP Matter development. This video was super helpful.
I want to learn Linux but I always tweak things until they break. Nice to have a safe place to do it in now, I can fall back on Windows when I get lost. Thanks Kevin
Can I just give a shoutout of how clean and polished your videos are? The video quality is better than how I see the real world haha. Other than that, the content is on point and concise. If it was 2026, I would think you're AI generated Kevin
I used virtual machines on an IBM/370 using) OS/VM back in 1980. We implemented our own operating system n the machine as a virtual computer. We have the kernel, process manager, memory manager, utilities, and a compiler as well as login and session managers. It was so cool back in 1987!
Awsome presentation. As usual clear and tidy.
I just bought Win10 Pro and I know now how to set-up virtual Win11, thanks to your tutorial video. 👍
btw; Great videos, earned yourself a sub. Keep it up! 😎
Thank you for making such a great video. This content is what I’ve been looking for for a few weeks now refreshingly will explain, I’ll be back for more !
Cheers!
Thanks Kevin. This is interesting to work with one computer but different operating systems. Hyper V is very useful. Hats of Kevin :)
Very clear explanation and tutorial. Thank you for sharing.
excellent video i always consider myself a pc expert with about 25 years experience in computers however your videos teach me a lot that i dont know keep it up kevin
Thanks for the tutorial. One thing - if you are working on a restricted account, you need to run Hyper-V as an administrator.
Great intro to Hyper-V my dude
appreciate the video
Thanks Kevin! Your videos are amazing. I learnt a lot from you. 🙏🏻🙏🏻
Thanks for the note Muhammad! My pleasure!
Excellently explained. Very informative, precise.
Great video walking through VMs for beginners.
Brilliant! Awesome communicator! +1 Sub! I look forward to more of your content. Cheers!
A far better explanation than TestOut. Thank you!
Good video, precise and to the point, especially all the what-you-have-to-have-before-you-can-start stuff!
i have never watched a tutorial so pleasant
Great job as usual Kevin for explaining what might appear as Hyper-complex :-) Please keep up the great job !
This is awesome. Thank you Kevin. Keep it up buddy.
Thank you, so helpful and easy to follow. Great tutorial.
Great video that covers everything you need to know but isn't bloated.
Thanks for sharing this video of Hyper-V. This virtual machine is going to be very useful for great stuff. Amazing video and excellent content 👍☺️👌
you're awesome... i followed it step by step and i got it. thank u
Thanks for sharing clean explained video on virtual machine.
This tutorial is really neat. You earned my sub.
no talk of network sharing, internet, hard drive access, or any of that. great help
What a wonderful topic and explanation....
Excellent crispy session!!!
Completely awesome thank you for the amazing information!!!
Thank you, now can I add hyper-v in my resume skill list??😅
Hands down this is the best guide on this topic I've seen.
Kevin is definitely one of the best source of information when it comes to microsoft! Keep it up! Always looking forward to your videos and tutorials!
Awesome information packed into 11 minutes!
Thanks! I initially switched from Home to Pro for the GP editor to disable unnecessary stuff in Windows 10+. It's nice that you get this other good stuff. Gonna stick with Pro from now on.
I'm now considering migrating from Workstation Pro, which has been giving me problems with virtualizing Windows XP (esp. in the later versions for some reason).
Very good video! Very straightforward, very easy to follow. Thanks
Thanks Kevin, great video - very helpful for my new job...
Great video Kevin. Was just reading about this and wanted to see it in action.
Very nice tutorial Kevin! Thank you.
Thank you very much. I didn't know my windows installations lacks hyper-V :(
you make these vids really easy and and understanderble thx
As an information technology student with emphasis in system administration, I hardly applauded you for the video. keep on the good work. Bravo Kevin,
interesting use of “hardly.” 😅
So easy and I was fighting with VM from oracle. Thanks dude.
Very good tutorial thank you !
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11:05 - Enjoyed watching it as always! ☺️ Bye and cheers!
Thank you so much Kevin Stratvert this was very informative.
Great tutorial i learned alot. Hope you make more videos like this in the future.
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Great video and thanks for creating such a vsluable tutorial for those of us looking to explore virtual machines.
wow thanks! Very well layed out. I will be digging through your vids to further educate my self! subbed
Awesome, thank you!
Good stuff. Very educational and informative. Straight to the point.
Thank you for your amazing video tutorail
Do a video of "WINDOWS FEATURES TURN ON OR OFF" - go through each feature, explaining each and why we might need it or want it or maybe just avoid it altogether.
This is the first time I have discovered this list. A video with explanations will be very helpful and educational.
Simply, well-done!
Kevin thanks a lot for such informative knowledgeable Vedio ✍, This vedio is super cool and its very very easy to understand 💯, thanks a lot 🙏🙏🤗
That was a very simplified, explanation of windows hyper-v. Just what I needed. Thanks
thanks for the tutorial big upgrade from windows sandbox
@ 2:36 You don't need to get into bios for "checking" whether virtualization is enabled or not
Simply open Task Manager > Performance > CPU > under CPU graph look for Virtualization: if enabled your good to go // if not you might need to get inside bios and look for Virtualization.
Mine was already enabled (default) or maybe the guy who built my pc did it IDK.
Such a simple guide thanks man
Great video, Kevin. Thanks a million!
You are a life and Job save. Thank you
Great Video. Made it so simple.thanks
Great video. Simple and easy to understand. Thank you.
спасибо, всё очень понятно и доступно , без лишней воды 😎
Love that u are in virtual machine's and OS.Make videos about hackintoshing linux and videos of outside windows.
Thanks for the suggestion! I've added this to my list. Stay tuned. Cheers!
great tutorial and I look forward to more from you :)
wow.thanks for the video . it is so easy to follow and good way to practice other os. thanks alot
Thank you Kevin. Excellent video.
Thank you so much. That was really helpful
Many thanks for the great illustration
Can you please make another one how to install MacOs on Hyper V
I'll add to my list. I have to check on the legality as well! I believe Apple has terms that say you should only install on Apple hardware. Let me dig in some more.
At 2:40 there is the easiest way to check virtualization is enabled or disabled. Just go to Task Manager then Performance tab and then click on the CPU option and under the CPU utilization graph check for the virtualization option. I checked it in that way because in my BIOS there is no option of Virtualization.
how did you turn on virtualisation if there wasn't an option in the BIOS? Im having the same problem where I cant find the option and on task manager virtualisation is disabled.
hi sir
i like your videos. u explain in a great way
Great info! Will the VM have a same machine number as the main?
Great video, easy to understand. I join my voice to Mohamed Elsheraiy. I would really love to see a comparison between Hyper-V and Virtual box.
Great setup video. Curious how you set up the VM running in Hyper-v to see the computer's gpu? Should hyper-v see the gpu or does the gpu need to be able to support VM's?
Simple and easy to follow process. Thanks Kevin
This was very helpful. Thanks.
You can also check by running a administrator CMD and saying systeminfo when you enabled hyper-v and it would display if your firmware, hardware or SSD is built for it (on the buttom)
Great tutorial! Very helpful, thank you.
Great video, Kevin. Can you respond about what folder the virtual machines are stored in on the main host computer? Thanks.
It'll place the VM here: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Hyper-V\ if you want to modify the location, instead of clicking on Quick Create, click on New and you can customize.
@@KevinStratvert Thank you sir!
wow just amazing. The way of explaining is to good.
This is fantastic. Thanks Kevin