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Get official Windows XP virtual machine for Hyper-V
There are many unofficial Windows XP ISO file in numerous of websites. So to create a Windows XP virtual machine, one has to download that ISO and make that virtual hard disk manually. Is there a way ...
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Unable to disable Hyper-V in Windows 10
Hi I installed Docker for Windows which enabled Hyper-V on my windows 10 machine.
Unfortunately this caused Virtual Box to not work anymore, therefore I removed Docker again, but Hyper-V is still ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 VM on Windows 8 Hyper-V - No Network Connectivity
I have been attempting to connect my Ubuntu 12.04 Virtual Machine to the internet. I have been searching and found some information but have not been successful so far. I have also tried Linux Mint ...
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Cannot create external switch on Hyper-V
I am getting the following error when creating an external switch on Hyper-V:
I am running Windows 8.1 x64.
My switch settings are as follows:
Event viewer gives me the following errors in ...
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VMware Workstation and Hyper-V are not compatible [duplicate]
I installed VMworkstation on a fresh Windows 10 operating system. When I tried to create any machine I got the following error:
VMware Workstation and Hyper-V are not compatible. Remove the Hyper-V ...
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Hyper-V vs. Windows Virtual PC
When trying out the Windows 8 Consumer Preview, I installed Hyper-V.
It looked like just another Windows Virtual PC.
Could someone explain how it is different? Is there a performance difference? Any ...
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How to properly compact Hyper-V dynamic sized VHDX files for Linux VMs?
I have installed Ubuntu 18.04 LTS on a Hyper-V VM, everything was fine until I noticed that the VHDX file takes up unusually enormous amount of disk space. From within the VM, you can see that the ...
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How to create a Windows virtual machine using Hyper-V Manager
I am trying to create a Windows virtual machine using Hyper-V, but I have several issues. I tried following instructions on this page, to use the "Quick Create":
I was ...
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Windows 8.1- Hyper-V won't network with Ubuntu 14.04 VM
Well, I'm officially out of patience for this sort of thing, and it's 12:23 AM.
I'm trying to run Ubuntu 14.04 with Hyper-V on a Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro running Windows 8.1. I cannot get the virtual ...
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How do I setup a working Wifi/Internet connection on Windows 10 hyper-v?
I have set up a Ubuntu 18.04 instance in Hyper-V.
But I don't have any internet connection withing my VM.
I am working on a laptop, connected with Wifi.
I have tried the following.
Created an ...
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How is WSL 2 different from a Virtual Machine?
According to the announcement:
WSL 2 uses the latest and greatest in virtualization technology to run its Linux kernel inside of a lightweight utility virtual machine (VM). However, WSL 2 will NOT ...
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How to connect my Hyper-V VM to a USB tablet (or device in general)?
This question might look like a duplicate but I checked and actually this should not be the case. Here I want to be able to connect a USB device (not a hard drive, but a tablet, a phone or an mp3 ...
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No VGA and sound driver installed in XP guest machine in Hyper-v virtualization?
I have a Windows 10 host with 1 XP virtual machine using Hyper-v. However after installing XP for the guest machine, I don't see any VGA or sound driver, so the performance in guest machine is a ...
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Reenabling Confirmation Dialog for Turning Off Hyper-V VM
Normally when you turn off a Hyper-V VM (as opposed to shutting it down), a confirmation dialog appears. This is to prevent you from accidentally switching a machine off. However, for some testing ...
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Hyper-V Manager can't find virtual machine
I am using the Hyper-V Manager and following a Microsoft Learning tutorial.
I already have the three folders representing the Virtual Machine in:
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Learning\20488\Drives\...
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