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They're really old games that used to run on XP or earlier systems. And of course, many of them don't work as expected when running on newer systems.

I created a Gen1 XP VM with Hyper-V Manager and installed the Integration Components (see Is it possible to get a Windows XP SP3 Hyper-V virtual machine properly working on Windows 10 Pro? - Super User). In the XP VM, I can see the display adapter enabled and I can access the internet. But I can't run any program except for those built-in ones. The programs either report an error or display messy mosaics.

I checked the MS official support list and know that the XP has been given up as it's really too old (so are those programs).

Also, sharing GPU is a problem. (remoteFX is removed and GPU partitioning doesn't support such old guest systems.

So I would like to know:

Have any guys successfully run games on a Hyper-V XP VM?

If yes, what is the magic that I missed?

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  • I don't know the answer to your question. (1) Generation 1 machines have limited integration facilities. XP will not run in Generation 2 where integration is much better. (2) XP is no longer updatable. So it does not seem possible to build a fully up to date XP machine. I have one from years ago as a VMware VM because I built it when updates to XP were available. This is a big hill to climb today.
    – anon
    Commented Apr 9, 2023 at 12:23
  • I have run once a game in a VMware Windows 7 VM and it worked fine. The only way to know if it'll work or not is to try it.
    – harrymc
    Commented Apr 9, 2023 at 12:58
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    From a usability and user friendly perspective, VMware is much better than Hyper-V - I agree with Harrymc. I have both (2 machines) and in Hyper-V both Generation 1 and Generation 2 machines.
    – anon
    Commented Apr 9, 2023 at 13:05
  • Define "Old Games"
    – Moab
    Commented Apr 9, 2023 at 15:39
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    If your goal is playing old games, a dedicated emulator, such as something produced by Good Old Games or a DOS Emulator may be a better solution. Perhaps stepping back from your current work and reconsidering the assumptions you've made so far may find a better overall solution.
    – music2myear
    Commented Apr 9, 2023 at 20:44

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