The following is a video representation of the steps taken to complete the virtualization enablement process within Windows 10. If more than one NIC in is present, ensure that the proper NIC is selected for use on the VM external network connections.Ensure that External is highlighted, and then click on the Create Virtual Switch button.Select Virtual Switch Manager in the Actions pane.Open the Virtual Switch Manager, found on the Actions panel in the Hyper-V Manager, by typing Hyper-V at the Start Screen.Click the search icon (magnified glass) on the taskbar, type Hyper-V Manager and select the item NOTE: Right click Hyper-V Manager to pin it to the task bar.Also ensure that a virtual switch has been created and is functional. NOTE: As a best practice, configure networking for the Hyper-V environment to support external network connections. If Hyper-V was not previously enabled, reboot the machine to apply the change.Windows Features: Turn Windows features on or off Type turn windows features on or off and select that item.Click the search icon (magnified glass) on the taskbar.Save the BIOS settings and boot up the machine normally.Ensure that hardware virtualization support is turned on in the BIOS settings.BIOS-level Hardware Virtualization support.
64 bit processor with Second Level Address Translation (SLAT).
Step 1: Prerequisites The following prerequisites are required to successfully run Client Hyper-V on Windows 10:
Hyper-V Manager Down-level management - Hyper-V manager can manage computers running Hyper-V on Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows 8.1.Linux secure boot - Ubuntu 14.04 and later, and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 OS offerings running on generation 2 virtual machines are now able to boot with the secure boot option enabled.Windows PowerShell Direct – the ability to run commands inside a virtual machine from the host operating system.
Windows 8 was the first Windows client operating system to include hardware virtualization support natively. Virtualization provides a plethora of solutions from making the most of an organization’s hardware investment to running specific applications in other OS offerings.