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Introduction |
Hyper-V has always been a Windows
Server Role in Windows Server 2008, Windows
Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, or as a Stand Alone installation using Microsoft
Hyper-V Server. However, Hyper-V platform is now included
in Windows 8 operating system, so are the management
tools.
Windows 8 includes Hyper-V as a virtualization
platform, but since not everybody will use this
feature, it’s
not enabled by default. Here’s how to enable it on
your Windows 8 PC.
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Client Hyper-V in Windows 8 supports
32-bit and 64-bit operating systems. If you are
installing Hyper-V feature on a 32bit Client Windows 8,
then you will only be able to install the Hyper-V
Management Tools, where you will be able to remotely
manage Virtual Machines installed on remote Virtual
Servers.
Installing Hyper-V on a 64bit Client gives you complete
control for creating and managing VMs through Hyper-V
Manager which are either created locally or on remote
servers.
Client Hyper-V supports multiple forms of storage,
including IDE, iSCSI, SMB, and USB flash drives. Also,
Client Hyper-V takes advantage of the security and
management enhancements of Windows 8, such as BitLocker
Drive Encryption, Secure Boot, and so on. You can
install Client Hyper-V on each 64-bit device that has
Second Level Address Translation (SLAT) enabled. Most
modern PCs have support for SLAT. It supports as many as
12 monitors, most USB devices, wireless networks, and
sleep and hibernate states. It also offers a full
fidelity experience, including 3D, audio, multi-touch,
and so on.
To install the Client Hyper-V on
Windows 8, follow the below steps :
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Virtualization has to be
supported by your computer and enabled
in the BIOS, so reboot your machine, enter into BIOS and
make sure that the virtualization options are enabled.

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From the Windows 8 Start Screen, type
Control Panel

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Click on Control Panel

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From the Control Panel, click
on Programs and Features

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From the left side pane of the
the Programs and Features window,
click on Turn
Windows features on or off.

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When the Windows Features
open,
check the Hyper-V option. Then click
OK.
The two sub-options are Hyper-V Management Tools
and Hyper-V Platform

Note : If you are installing Hyper-V feature
on a 32bit Client Windows 8, then you will only be
able to install the Management Tools, and the
Hyper-V Platform will be grayed as shown in the
below snapshot. This is the same true if
Virtualization is not supported or not enabled from
the BIOS.
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The selected feature(s)
installation will start, the Hyper-V binaries will
now be added to your Windows installation.

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Once Hyper-V is enabled, you must fully shut
down and restart your computer to complete
installation. Upon
restart, you will be able to create and manage VMs
through Hyper-V Manager or the Hyper-V Module for
Windows PowerShell. You can also use Virtual Machine
Connection to remotely connect to VMs
To enable Client Hyper-V using
Windows PowerShell:
In the Windows PowerShell command line, type the
following:
Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature-Online-FeatureName
Microsoft-Hyper-V

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The Hyper-V Manager and the
Hyper-V Virtual Machine Connection tool will be
located in the Start Screen

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With the Hyper-V manager , you
will be able to create and manage VMs, you can also
be able to remotely connect to Hyper-V Servers

If you own a Windows 8 32bit Client, then the
Hyper-V platform will not be installed, hence you
will not be able to create VMs. Only the management
tools will be installed where you will be able to connect to a remote
Virtual Server.

Summary
Hyper-V is now part of Windows
8, however, it is not enabled by default. Once
installed, you can use Hyper-V manager to create and
manage Virtual Machines.
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