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Enable and install Hyper-V on Windows 10

August 21, 2018 by Sefika Leave a Comment

Want to create virtual machines on Windows 10? If yes then you will have to enable Hyper-V before you begin the process. You would have run Hyper-V on Windows 8 running on your system, laptop or tablet. But here we will be talking about how to enable Hyper-V Windows 10? You can enable and install Hyper V on Windows 10 through three simple ways. This is important if you want to create a virtual environment. So without any delay a let us know what all you will require for Hyper- V manager download and the ways to do it.

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Requirements to Enable Hyper- V

Before moving on to the ways to enable Hyper- V Windows 10, you should be sure that you have all the things on this checklist.

  • Windows 10 Operating System
  • CPU support for the Mode extension.
  • 4GB.
  • 64-bit processor with SLAT.

Enable and Install Hyper- V on Windows 10

After you have all these requirements, you can go ahead with these three methods. All of them are easy and effective in its way.

Method I- Install Hyper- V on Windows 10 with PowerShell

Step 1: Click on Start and in the search box, type PowerShell. From the list of results displayed, right click on Windows PowerShell. Then choose Run as administrator.

Step 2: Then click on the Yes option when asked for permission.

Step 3: In the command window that will open, type Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature-Online-FeatureNameMicrosoft-HyperV-All. Hit Enter.

Step 4: Now to save the changes that you have made, restart your system after the installation process completes.

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Method II- Install Hyper-V Manually

The second method that you can try to install Hyper- V on Windows 10 home is by manually doing it. The method is quite easy and doesn’t require any kind of expert guidance.

Step 1: Press the Windows icon key +X simultaneously. And from the list of results, click on Programs and Features.

Step 2: You will observe on the left-hand side of the window, Turn Windows Features on or off. Click on it.

Step 3: A list of choices will be displayed. Scroll down to locate Hyper- V. Expand the option and then check all the options given within it.

If you wish to disable Hyper- V Windows 10, then uncheck the boxes against all options given under it. And click on Ok.

Step 4: Press Ok to save the changes. You will be prompted to restart your system after the installation process completes.

This as another method by which you can enable Hyper-V on Windows 10, but this is not the only method. You can also try to install and enable it while the OS is running. Check out the next method for it.

Method III- Install and Enable Hyper-V with DISM

The third and the last method to install Hyper-V is using DISM. DISM Tool is used for preparing Windows pre-installation.  Also as mentioned above, DISMalso allows you to enable the Windows features of your choice while the OS is running.

Step 1: Open the Start panel and in the search bar, type PowerShell. Then from the list of results, right-click on Windows PowerShell and select run as administrator.

Step 2: You will be asked for administrative permission, click on Yes to go ahead.

Step 3:  Type the command-

DISM/Online/Enable-Feature/All/FeatureName:Microsoft-Hyper-V.

Then hit the enter option.

Step 4: In order to make the changes come into action, it is advised you restart your computer. For that press Y key and restart your system right away.

Lastly, we would like to advise you to check that you have turned on the hardware visualization support as then only you will be able to enable Hyper-V in BIOS Windows 10. We hope that we are successful in explaining to you the topic and the various ways by which you can enable and install Hyper- V Windows 10 or disable Hyper- V Windows 10. So go ahead guys, and start making the Virtual Machines with Hyper-V.

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