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Microsoft Hyper-V
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Microsoft Hyper-V
Hyper-V is Microsoft's hardware virtualization product. It lets you create and run a software version of a computer, called a virtual machine.
- Architecture: Hyper-V is a Type 1 hypervisor. Even when you enable it on Windows 10/11, the Windows OS you interact with technically runs as a special "root partition" VM on top of the hypervisor layer.
- Integration: Because it is built into Windows Server, it is extremely popular in Windows-centric shops. It uses the VHD/VHDX virtual hard disk format.
- Gen 1 vs. Gen 2: When creating a VM, you choose Generation 1 (BIOS-based, legacy) or Generation 2 (UEFI-based, secure boot support). Gen 2 is the modern standard.